New Delhi, May 27 -- Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) marched into a second successive Indian Premier League (IPL) final with a 92-run demolition of Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 in Dharamsala on Tuesday, powered by skipper Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 93 off 33 balls and a ruthless pace assault that ripped apart their opponents' top-order inside the powerplay.

Put into bat, RCB piled up a daunting 254/5, with Patidar producing one of the most destructive knocks of the season, peppering the boundaries with effortless ease after being handed reprieves early in his innings.

The RCB captain tore into the Gujarat Titans attack in the death overs, ensuring his side crossed the 250-run mark in emphatic fashion. Patidar turned...