Watch: Rajat Patidar's stunning catch dismisses Shubman Gill— RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Final turning point

When Rajat Patidar grabbed a stunning catch to dismiss Shubman Gill during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, there was a massive roar from the crowd. 
The visitors, who blew away this opposition during the first qualifier of the event, won the toss and had no hesitation in bowling first on a surface that was great for batting after the first few overs and was expected to settle down later in the evening.

Patidar takes the catch of IPL 2026 Final — Gill gone for 10, GT in trouble

On the first delivery of the third over, Gill continued from where he left as he took on Josh Hazlewood and rocked the pull shot over the mid-wicket region and put the pressure back on the bowler straightaway with a boundary. It was the followed by Gill’s dismissal for 10 runs off eight balls.

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It was a short of a length delivery with some extra bounce as Gill looked to play his favorite short-arm jab pull shot. This one got big on him a bit as he ended up slicing it high where Rajat Patidar ran from the mid-off region and grabbed a fine catch to send his opposite number back into the hut.

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It was a superb start for the Bengaluru franchise against the Titans.

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The Bengaluru side continued to impress as the fans celebrated two more wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, during the fourth over, sent back Sai Sudharsan for 12 runs. The ball came rushing into the southpaw, who was later into the pull shot with the ball ballooned in the air before Jitesh Sharma grabbed a simple catch.

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Nishant Sindhu, who struggled to get going from his end for 20 runs off 18 balls, failed to cross the boundary rope and was caught by Devdutt Padikkal as the Titans limped their way to 59/3 in nine overs at an economy ate of just over six.

Internet explodes as Patidar's catch leaves RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Final crowd speechless

Here is how the fans on internet exploded as Patidar’s catch left the RCB vs GT final of the IPL 2026 crowd speechless- 

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GT- 63/3 (N Sindhu 20, R Salam Dar 1/11) vs RCB.