India, April 18 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar cheekily mentioned at the toss about how the final will take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and needing to win all the games ahead of the IPL 2026 game against the Delhi Capitals on April 18, Saturday. The statement has raised some eyebrows, given the BCCI has not even announced the venues for the playoffs and the final as yet.

Why Did Rajat Patidar say the final will take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium?

For quite a few years now, the IPL has followed the tradition of awarding the final to the venue, whose team had won the previous edition. Since the Royal Challengers ended their trophy drought last year, the IPL 2026 final is likely to take place at the Chin...