Hit-wicket In IPL: Sai Sudharsan's Brilliant Shot Turns Into Disaster As GT Falter vs RCB
Sai Sudharsan became only the second player to be dismissed hit wicket in IPL knockouts during Gujarat Titans' IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sai Sudharsan became only the second player to be dismissed hit wicket in IPL knockouts during Gujarat Titans' IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In IPL 2025, Kusal Mendis, playing for GT vs Mumbai Indians, was the first player to be hit wicket in IPL knockouts. Sudharsan's dismissal happened in the third over by RCB pacer Jacob Duffy. Sudharsan was going great. On the delivery he got hit wicket, he played a classic cut shot as the ball crossed the boundary ropes. However, the bat slipped out of his hands and fell behind him and hit the stumps. Sai Sudharsan had already started running, only to turn back and see the ball crash into the stumps. Sudharsan's innings was cut short at 14.
HOW UNFORTUNATE!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2026
Probably the only way to end Sai Sudharsan's streak of five 50-plus scores
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Sai Sudharsan ka filmy wicket, agle hi over me captain Gill bhi 7 ball me 2 run banakar stumping
— Pramod sahu (@PramodK08555177) May 26, 2026
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A blistering knock from Rajat Patidar, backed by crucial contributions from Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, and Krunal Pandya, powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a mammoth 254/5 against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
RCB also scripted history by registering the highest total ever in an IPL playoff/knockout match, surpassing GT's 233/3 against the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad in 2023.
Patidar led the charge with a sensational 93 off just 33 deliveries, while Kohli chipped in with 43, Padikkal scored a brisk 30, and Venkatesh Iyer added 19, laying the foundation for RCB's explosive finish.
Asked to bat first, Venkatesh Iyer and Virat Kohli opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Iyer got off to an aggressive start, taking on Mohammed Siraj and smashing 14 runs in the opening over.
Kagiso Rabada struck in the following over, dismissing Venkatesh Iyer for 19 and bringing Devdutt Padikkal to the crease. Padikkal counterattacked immediately, hammering Rabada for three consecutive boundaries in the fourth over.
Padikkal and Virat Kohli then dominated the Gujarat Titans bowlers, powering Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 76/1 at the end of the Powerplay. However, Jason Holder provided a crucial breakthrough in the ninth over, striking twice to remove both Kohli and Padikkal in a major blow to RCB.
Skipper Rajat Patidar and all-rounder Krunal Pandya steadied Royal Challengers Bengaluru's innings with a crucial partnership after the middle-order setbacks. The duo then shifted gears dramatically in the 15th over, hammering Kulwant Khejroliya for 28 runs to power RCB past the 150-run mark.
The duo continued their assault, taking on veteran spinner Rashid Khan and smashing him for 21 runs in the following over. However, in the 17th over, Kagiso Rabada struck again, dismissing Krunal Pandya and sending him back to the pavilion, bringing Tim David to the crease.
However, Patidar continued his aggressive approach, taking on Rabada for 15 runs to bring up a blistering half-century in just 21 balls.
Prasidh Krishna then broke the partnership in the 18th over by dismissing Tim David for just 4, bringing Jitesh Sharma to the crease.
Sharma and Patidar smoked Siraj for 21 runs in the 19th over to take RCB's score to 235. Sharma and Patidar continued their assault in the final over as they slammed Krishna for 19 runs to power RCB to a massive 254/5.
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