254 for 5 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) total against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Dharamsala is the highest by any team in an IPL playoff (or knockout) match. The previous highest was by GT exactly three years ago, when they made 233 for 3 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2.
RCB's total is also the fifth instance of a team scoring 250 or more in a playoff or knockout game in T20 cricket, four of which have come in India in the last six months.
4 Instances of RCB scoring 250 or more in the IPL, the second-most by any team, behind Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who have done it six times.
GT, on the other hand, conceded 250-plus runs in an innings for the first time. The previous highest they conceded was 247 for 2 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ten days ago.
114 Runs that RCB scored in the last six overs of their innings, the second-most by any team in an IPL innings. The record is held by RCB themselves, when they scored 126 in the final six overs against Gujarat Lions in 2016.
9 Number of 200-plus totals for RCB in IPL 2026, the joint-most by any team in a T20 tournament, alongside SRH and Punjab Kings (PBKS), who also have nine each in this edition.
281.81 Rajat Patidar's batting strike rate during his 93* off 33, the highest for a captain in a fifty-plus score in the IPL. The previous highest was 278.26 by Faf du Plessis, when he made 64 off 23 balls, also for RCB against GT in 2024.
0 Batters to score more runs at a higher strike rate in an IPL innings than Patidar's 93*, which came at 281.81. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 278.37 is the second-highest for that many runs, with 103 off 37, also against GT last year.
Patidar's innings featured only one dot ball, off Prasidh Krishna in the 12th over, which fetched a bye for RCB.
93* Patidar's score against GT is also the joint-highest by any captain in the IPL playoffs (or knockouts). David Warner also scored 93* for SRH against Gujarat Lions during Qualifier 2 in 2016.
9 Sixes that Patidar hit during his unbeaten 93 are the second-most by any batter in an IPL playoff (or knockout) game. Shubman Gill hit ten during his 129 against MI in 2023.
Patidar hit eight sixes in the last six overs of the innings during which he scored 72 off 20 balls, after being 21 off 13.
18 Wickets for Kagiso Rabada in the powerplay overs in IPL 2026, the most by any bowler in an edition of the IPL. He went past Mohammed Shami, who had 17 wickets in 2023, also while playing for GT.
On the flip side, Rabada has conceded 35 sixes in this IPL across all phases, the most by any bowler in an edition, surpassing Anshul Kamboj's 34 sixes, also in 2026.