Rajat Patidar vs Gujarat Titans: In the Qualifier-1 match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar created history by playing a explosive innings. He played an explosive inning of 93 unbeaten runs in just 33 balls, which included 5 fours and 9 sixes. This inning of his not only destroyed the bowlers of Gujarat Titans (GT) but also made many big records in his name. On the basis of his memorable innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore team managed to score 254 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.
Record breaking innings of Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar has now become the batsman with the joint highest score as a captain in IPL playoff history. He has equaled the record of David Warner. He scored unbeaten 93 runs against Gujarat Lions. Apart from these, no captain has been able to touch the figure of 90 runs in the IPL playoffs.
Captain who scored the biggest score in IPL playoff
- 93* runs Rajat Patidar
- 93* runs David Warner
- 87* runs Shreyas Iyer
- 85 runs Adam Gilchrist
- 79 runs KL Rahul
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Most sixes in a playoff match
Rajat Patidar has made the record of second highest number of sixes in a playoff match by hitting 9 sixes in this innings. Now only Shubman Gill is ahead of him in this list. He hit 10 sixes against Mumbai Indians in the year 2013. With this, he has also increased the total number of sixes in playoff history. Now he has hit 24 sixes in IPL playoff matches. He has achieved this feat in just 6 innings.
Most sixes in IPL playoffs
- 40 Suresh Raina (24 innings)
- 28 MS Dhoni (23 innings)
- 25 Kieron Pollard (17 innings)
- 24 Rajat Patidar (6 innings)
Fastest fifty in playoff
Along with this, Rajat Patidar registered his name in the fastest fifty in playoff history by completing his half-century in just 21 balls in this match. This is the fourth fastest fifty of the playoffs.
Fastest half century in IPL Knockout/Playoff
- 16 balls Suresh Raina (2014)
- 17 balls Adam Gilchrist (2009)
- 20 balls ms dhoni (2012)
- 21 Ball Rajat Patidar (2026)
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