Dharamshala, May 26 -- In a playoff that turned into a batting demolition, Royal Challengers Bengaluru piled up a towering 254/5 against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026, with skipper Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 93 off 33 balls emerging as the defining force behind the chaos.
But beyond the raw numbers, the innings was shaped by a series of missed opportunities, fractured moments, and a relentless shift in momentum that Gujarat could never fully reclaim at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
A key turning point came in the 13th over when Prasidh Krishna briefly created pressure on Patidar. First, a sharp chance went begging when Kagiso Rabada dropped a difficult opportunity at deep point after Patidar miscued a pull sh...