Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) reached their second successive final in the IPL for the first time in history, as they defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Qualifer 1 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala by a massive margin of 92 runs. Captain Rajat Patidar was the star of the show with the bat, as he even won the Player of the Match. With his dazzling innings of 93, Patidar went on to achieve a massive record that was held before the game by the young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Rajat Patidar slammed 93 runs from 33 balls in an innings studded with 5 fours and 9 sixes. This was scored at a strike rate of 281.82. This makes him the player with the highest srike rate in an IPL innings of more than 90 runs. The previous record was held by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had smashed 103 runs from 37 balls at a strike rate of 278.38 earlier this season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Jaipur.
For RCB, the record was held by Chris Gayle, who smashed his iconic knock of 175 at a strike rate of 265.
RCB posted a mammoth total of 254/5 on the board in what was the highest ever made in a playoff match in the history of the IPL.Rajat Patdiarwas the star of the show with a 33-ball 93 in a knock that included nine sixes. Virat Kohli (43 off 25) gave them a quick start. Krunal Pandya (43 of 28) put up a 95-run partnership with Patidar in just 35 balls. Kagiso Rabada (2-54) and Jason Holder (2-39) took two wickets each.
The defending champions then bowled out the 2022 trophy winners for just 162 after their pacers took five wickets in the powerplay, as Rahul Tewatia's 43-ball 68 proved a case of too little too late. Jacob Duffy (3-39) was the pick of the bowlers, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-28), Rasikh Salam Dar (2-24) and Krunal Pandya (2-16) took two wickets each.
RCB, thus reached the IPL final for the second time in a row with a 92-run win.
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