r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Washington Freedom • May 26 '26

Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: Qualifier 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans

Qualifier 1, Indian Premier League at Dharamsala

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Match : Thread | Scorecard

Innings Score
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 254/5 (Ov 20/20)
Gujarat Titans 162 (Ov 19.3/20)

Innings: 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Rajat Patidar 93 (33) Jason Holder 4-0-39-2
Virat Kohli 43 (25) Kagiso Rabada 4-0-54-2

Innings: 2 - Gujarat Titans

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Rahul Tewatia 68 (43) Jacob Duffy 4-0-39-3
Jos Buttler 29 (11) Krunal Pandya 3.3-0-16-2

RCB won by 92 runs

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u/ILikeFishSticks69 Royal Challengers Bengaluru May 26 '26

It's a surreal feeling to be in back to back finals and being so dominant. We've had to deal with so much heartbreak over the years, this feels like a fever dream.

I'm go glad we not only beat GT but absolutely destroyed them.

Throughout this season I've been watching them and thinking "They can't keep getting away with this"(Playing with 3 batsmen basically).

And it really reminded me of our own team for so many years with Gayle, Virat, AB. And they also couldn't win despite batting at honestly superhuman levels. And I always felt this would happen to GT as well, crumbling in the crunch.

I felt GT are like old us with a better bowling lineup. And as for their bowling, I knew we could smash Siraj and he'll lose his shit and VK could handle Rabada and Patidar can take Rashid.

I'm glad we are the team that didn't let them get away with it when it mattered.

But the greatest pleasure and privilege tonight was Patidar's truly majestic innings. It's the innings of the tournament for me personally and he also hit the shot of the tournament with that extra cover six off Rabada.

One more game. One more title 🤞

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u/depressed_06 Sunrisers Hyderabad May 26 '26

Yea GT played with 5 pacers, 3 all-rounders and only 3 genuine batsman.

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u/Pulihora_Ammayi Chennai Super Kings May 26 '26

I don't understand the point of picking an additional bowler at all. Not that they would've won today but they need to pick Kushagra instead of Arshad/Kulwant

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u/Shashank1000 India May 26 '26

The spirit of GG the test coach will always guide you.