19.2: Krunal Pandya to Prasidh Krishna, Dropped a bit short, on off. It stays low and Krishna inside edges the pull shot to backward square leg for a single.
19.1: Krunal Pandya to Prasidh Krishna, Slides in full and on off, Krishna defends off the front foot.
18.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, Nagging length, at the hips. Prasidh Krishna tucks it through square leg for a single.
18.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, In front of the sticks, full, Prasidh Krishna presses ahead and blocks it out.
18.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, Leg cutter, full and straightening up from off. Prasidh Krishna swings hard across the line, but connects only a handful of thin air.
18.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, FOUR! Into the gap! On a back of a length, outside off. Prasidh Krishna uses the pace, stays put in the crease and guides it wide of short third for a boundary.
18.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, Almost a yorker, outside off. This is clipped to mid-wicket.
18.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! TAKEN! Bhuvneshwar Kumar adds another to his tally. That's his 26th wicket this season. Length ball, around off. Rahul stays leg side and looks to smash it over cover, but mistimes it badly as he is deceived by the lack of pace. Cannot control the shot and slices it in the air to the left of cover where Rajat Patidar leaps a bit and takes a fine tumbling catch at the edge of the circle. RCB are just one wicket away as GT are 156/9.
17.6: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Full and angled in and around off. Rahul Tewatia clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.6: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Miles outside off, breaching the tramline. Left alone.
17.5: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Outside off, slower one, on a length. Rahul slashes at it, but the ball keeps low and squirts off the bottom edge to the keeper.
17.4: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Slightly short at 135.3 kph, on the stumps. Rahul Tewatia swats it back to the bowler. Rasikh collects the ball on the follow-through and releases a direct hit at the batting end, but Tewatia hasn't moved out of his crease. Rasikh gives the batter a stare before walking back.
17.3: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Guided away! Short of a length, at pace now on top of off. Rahul Tewatia rides the bounce, opens the bat face and pierces the backward point and short third gap for a boundary.
17.2: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Tewatia continues to have fun out there. Serves it right into the slot, on off, Rahul Tewatia gets the ball into his arc, gets down on a knee, and slogs the slower ball over long on for a six.
17.1: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Back of a length, outside off, punched on the up to deep point.
17.1: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Way too short and likely going over the head of the batter. Rahul Tewatia lets it fly through to the keeper. Wide signalled, but RCB have gone for a review. Ball Tracking with a side on replay comes up. Tewatia's head height is measured at 1.755 meters, and the ball is passing well above that, at 1.833 meters. So it's a wide and the on-field decision is upheld.
19.6: Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, A couple of runs to end the innings! Prasidh Krishna bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Jitesh Sharma miscues his pull towards long on, but the batters have enough time to get the second run. Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish on 254/5!
19.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Low full toss, on middle, Rajat Patidar lobs it towards long on for one. There will be no hundred for him, but this has been one of the best playoffs knocks of all time.
19.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Down the ground and into the 90s goes Rajat Patidar! Much fuller and on middle, Rajat Patidar stays deep inside his crease, gets under the ball and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 250 UP FOR RCB.
19.3: Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, Uppish but safe! Pitched up and around off, takes pace off, Jitesh Sharma swings wildly at it and it skews off the outside edge wide of backward point. Two fielders chase after it, with one of them pushing the ball back with a dive. The batters take two and then decide on the third as well. The throw comes in at the keeper's end, where Jos Buttler fails to collect the ball, with Patidar putting in a desperate dive.
19.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Fuller and on middle and leg, angles in, Rajat Patidar backs away and lofts it towards long on for a single.
19.1: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, SIX! There is no stopping the RCB skipper! This is a gift, though, a full toss, angling into the pads. Easy pickings for Rajat Patidar as he whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.
18.6: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! 21 runs off the over! Mohammed Siraj misses the yorker and serves this right in the slot, on middle. Jitesh Sharma gets his front foot out of the way and launches it over the long on fence for half a dozen more. 250 is still on for RCB.
18.5: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Connects this time! Back of a length and just outside off, Jitesh Sharma throws his bat at it and scythes it through backward point for another boundary.
18.4: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, Hard-length delivery, on off, jags back in, Jitesh Sharma tries to punch it away but fails to connect.
18.3: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, Nails the yorker, on middle, angles in, Rajat Patidar forces it down to long on for a single.
18.2: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! 10 off the first 2 balls! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Rajat Patidar stays deep and shovels it off the inner half of the bat. He splits the gap perfectly between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.
18.1: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Perfect start to the over! A full toss, outside off, Rajat Patidar reaches out for it and slashes hard. His bottom hand comes off but he ends up slicing it over the deep point fence for a biggie.
17.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, OUT! CASTLED! The extra ball brings in a wicket for Prasidh Krishna. He goes fuller and on middle, good pace on it and just shapes in a touch. Tim David clears his front leg to slog it across the line but misses it completely and the ball rattles the stumps behind. RCB are 214/5, and Jitesh Sharma is the new batter in for them. Mohammed Siraj will bowl the penultimate over.
17.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, WIDE! Tries the bouncer, on middle, but too high for the batter, Tim David lets it go. Called a wide.
17.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Fine yorker again, on off, Rajat Patidar can only dig it down to long off for one.
17.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Another misfield! Prasidh Krishna gets the yorker right again, on middle, angles in, Rajat Patidar tries to dig it out but gets an inside edge towards short fine. It is not far from the fielder, but Kulwant Khejroliya dives over the ball to his left and lets it through for a boundary. Gill is not happy with that effort and lets his frustration be known to the fielder, and rightly so.
17.3: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, Short of a length and on middle, Tim David heaves it to deep mid-wicket for another run.
17.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, In the blockhole, on middle and leg, tailing in as well, Rajat Patidar tucks it through square leg for a run.
17.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, Touch fuller and on off, Tim David knocks it towards mid off for a single.
17.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, WIDE! Good length but angling down the leg side, Tim David fails to flick it away. Wided.
19.3: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! CAUGHT! It's all over. Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualify for the Grand Finale of IPL 2026. They beat the Gujarat Titans by a massive margin of 92 runs. Flatter and quicker outside off. Siraj clears the front leg, swings across the line and sends it ballooning high into the night sky off the top edge. The ball hangs forever between mid on and mid off before Tim David, the tall Australian, comes thundering in from long off and flings himself into a dive to complete a stunning catch. Caps off a commanding display across all departments by RCB. Joyous faces all around the RCB camp and why not? They are now just one step away from defending their title.