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Bengaluru Roars Into IPL Final as Patidar Powers 92-Run Win over Gujarat

Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 254 runs in Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Titans at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, setting the highest team total in IPL playoffs history. Captain Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 93 off 33 balls led the charge.
Early setbacks saw RCB lose Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in the ninth over after Jason Holder's strikes, but Krunal Pandya's partnership with Patidar stabilized the innings as Gujarat's dropped catches mounted.
Patidar struck 5 fours and 9 towering sixes at a strike rate of 281.82, while RCB smacked 38 boundaries—the most ever in IPL playoffs history, surpassing Chennai Super Kings' 33 from their 2012 semi-final.
The colossal 254/5 total left Gujarat Titans facing a formidable challenge, as Patidar's late-innings demolition transformed a measured start into controlled aggression that could prove beyond their reach.
Patidar's strike rate of 281.82 signals his readiness for new batting roles to India team selectors, while Virat Kohli surpassed 600 runs in four consecutive IPL seasons, positioning RCB as dominant playoff contenders.

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