RCB vs GT Qualifier 1, IPL 2026 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru march into second straight final, win by 92 runs

OUTTT! krunal Pandya puts the final nail in Gujarat Titans coffin as Mohammed Siraj is caught by Tim David. RCB march into second straight final by winning the game by 92 runs.

The fight finally ends for Rahul Tewatia as he is caught by Rajat Patidar for 43-ball 68. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets his second of the night. GT 156-9 (18.2)

Rahul Tewatia is reducing the margin of defeat for Gujarat Titans but that won't stop RCB from reaching the final. GT 134-8 (16)

RCB are just two wickets away from reaching the final for the second consecutive time. Kagiso rabada is caught by Virat Kohli off Krunal Pandya. GT 92/8 (12)

OUTTT!!! Jacob Duffy gets his third of the night as Rashid Khan is caught by Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps. GT 83/7 (11)

OUTTT!!! Washington Sundar bites the dust as he is caught by Josh Hazlewood off Jacob Duffy. Its going to be an easy win for RCB tonight as they have already put a foot forward in the final. GT 65/6 (8.2)

Two in an over for Rasikh Salam Dar as Jason Holder and Nishant Sandhu depart in the same over. While Sandhu was caught and bowled, Holder was caught by Josh Hazlewood. GT 51-5 (6)

4, 6, 4 & OUTT! Jos Buttler welcomes Josh Hazlewood with a flurry of boundaries before the Australian gets better of the Englishman, clean bowled. Gujarat Titans are pure tatters. Buttler walks back for 29. GT 51/3 (5)

OUTTT!!! The Gujarat Titans backbone has been broken. After Sai Sudharsan's hit wicket, Bhuvneshwar Kumar cleans up Shubman Gill as Gujarat Titans lose both their openers. Gill departs for just 2. GT 27/2 (3.1)

OUTTT!!!! Unfortunate for Sai Sudarsan to be dismissed hit wicket. A gift for RCB. GT 27-1 (3)

Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill walk out for Gujarat Titans in the chase. Jacob Duffy will open the attack for RCB.

The mid-innings laser show is taking place in Dharamsala, after a violin duet performance. Although the fans are loving it, not sure if the players would be liking it.

Captain Rajat Patidar's 93 helps RCB to post a mammoth 254/5 in 20 overs. Gujarat Titans have a mountain to climb to reach the final directly.

Fifty for Rajat Patidar with back-to-back sixes off Kagiso Rabada. 200 also comes up for RCB in style as the whole RCB camp rejoices. With three overs to go, RCB certainly have their sights on 230-run mark. RCB 204/4 (17)

OUTTTT!!!! It's Kagiso Rabada once again with the wicket as he breaks the partnership which was looking dangerous. Krunal Pandya is caught by Sai Sudharsan in the deep for 43. Captain Rajat Patidar is batting on 49 as Tim David joins him. 189/4 (16.1)

The pair of Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya has certainly making a statement. Both Patidar and Pandya have entered in their 40s with a partnership already reaching 90. If they go on like this, 230 is certainly in the horizon for RCB. RCB 189-3 (16)

OUTTT!!!! Gujarat Titans get the biggest breakthrough of the night. Jason Holder bangs short wide of the off side. Virat Kohli goes for a pull, gets an inside edge which crashes on to the stumps. Kohli can't believe it. The former RCB captain walks back dejected for 43. Holder gets another wicket as Devdutt Padikkal edges behind. Two set batters depart in the same over. RCB 99/2 (10)

Virat Kohli is certainly turning the tables as far as his statistics in the IPL playoffs are concerned. The RCB batter dispatches Kagiso Rabada around all corners, with 4, 4, 6 in the last over of the powerplay. The fifty-run stand between Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal also comes up. RCB 76-1 (6)

The departure of Venkatesh Iyer doesn't seem to have any effect on the RCB batters. Devdutt Padikkal, who has been in tremendous form is finding the gaps in ease. Virat Kohli can just watch from the other end as RCB race to 50 in just four overs. RCB 50/1 (4)

OUTTTT!!!!! Kagiso Rabada gives Gujarat Titans the breakthrough. The South African bowls the hard length and Venkatesh Iyer was in no position to pull that. He swings across the line and gets a top edge which flies over mid-off. Shuvman Gill takes a good running catch. Iyer walks back for 19 as Rabada takes the Purple Cap. RCB 21/1 (2)