Sai Sudharsan Gets Out BIZARRELY Vs RCB; Creates History, Becomes First Player In The World To...

Gujarat Titans (GT) were defeated by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, as the defending champions reached the final for the second time in a row. The GT Batting completely faltered chasing a mammoth target of 255 runs. Sai Sudharsan, who was coming into the match on the back of four 50+ scores was expected to perform.

However, some pretty bad luck struck for the left-handed batter as he was dismissed in the most bizarre manner possible. In fact, this made Sudharsan the holder of a unique record in IPL history. In the third over of the second innings, Sai Sudharsan fiercely cut a ball from Jacob Duffy that went to the boundary.

However, he put so much power into the shot that he lost control of his bat. His bat slipped and fell to the ground, and bounced straight into the stumps, thus leaving the star opener absolutely shell-shocked. Check out the dismissal right here: Sai Sudharsan Creates History Sai Sudharsan was ultimately dismissed hit wicket thanks to a bizarre turn of fortunes. The GT batter thus became the first player in history to be dismissed in this fashion more than once in the IPL.

Sudharsan's first hit-wicket dismissal came against Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2022, when he had missed a bouncer from Kieron Pollard, and the bat flew out of his hand to land straight on to the stumps. Rajat Patidar Special Helps RCB Reach IPL 2026 Final 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 Patdiar was 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. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, IPL 2026, IPL Points Table, and around the Sports.