India, May 31 -- Sachin Tendulkar was left in awe of Krunal Pandya after the spinner's delivery led to Jos Buttler's stumping during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Sunday. (RCB vs GT IPL 2026 LIVE SCORE)

With Buttler and Washington Sundar looking to build a partnership after GT lost Sai Sudharsan (12), Shubman Gill (10) and Nishan Sindhu (20) early, Rajat Patidar decided to send Krunal Pandya in the 13th over.

The RCB spinner was up against Buttler in the first ball and removed the Englishman right away. Building on his side's early momentum, Pandya sent a fast, wide yorker as he saw Buttler stepping out the whole time. Buttler failed to connect, and wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma complet...