Short Circuit, Smoke In Team Bus: Gujarat Players Stranded After IPL 2026 Final
It has been learned that the team members, who are all safe and unhurt despite smoke spreading inside the bus, waited on the road for a short while before another bus was arranged to take them to the hotel.
- Gujarat Titans' team bus had a short circuit causing smoke but no injuries
- The bus incident occurred returning from the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad
- The incident saw players being stranded in the middle of the road as another bus had to be arranged
Following a disappointing defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final, the Gujarat Titans escaped a major scare when their team bus suffered a short circuit. It was reported that the electrical fault caused smoke to fill the vehicle; however, no one was harmed as all players and staff were successfully evacuated. The incident occurred on Sunday night while the team was returning to their hotel from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Although everyone remained safe, the disruption left the players stranded for about an hour, compounding a miserable night for the franchise, who had earlier lost the IPL final to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by five wickets.
It was also a continuation of their tough travel itinerary as GT had to travel from Dharamsala to Mullanpur on May 27 to play the Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals on May 29.
However, their scheduled departure to Ahmedabad on May 30 was inordinately delayed because of inclement weather in Mullanpur. GT reached their home base late on Saturday evening.
Was fatigue a reason for the Titans' meek surrender to RCB in the IPL final? "I don't want to take away from the fact that RCB have won by simply stating that we've had this number of games in these short days and we're fatigued and that's not really what we're about," said Vikram Solanki, GT's Director of Cricket, in the post-match press conference.
"Admittedly, it (155/8) was a below par total but they showed great fight to try and defend it. We might make an assessment of what we might have done differently, that's a given. But I think you've got to accept that the opposition sometimes play well as well," he added.
With PTI Inputs
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