India, May 27 -- Rajat Patidar could not have hoped for a better result. A record total, a brute of an innings and a second consecutive final. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a perfect match to completely outplay Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday. RCB blasted a mammoth total of 254, in chase of which GT could only manage 162, going down by a whopping 92 runs. The captain himself was the star of the show, bludgeoning a 93-run carnage that knocked the stuffing out of the 2022 champions.

Rajat Patidar's knock made a huge difference. He was struggling at one stage, having jaywalked to 14 off 10 balls, but from there, to have accelerated the way he did - belting 79 off th...