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Kagiso Rabada (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
NEW DELHI: Kagiso Rabada etched his sanction into the IPL grounds books during Gujarat Titans’ Qualifier 1 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru astatine the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium successful Dharamsala connected Tuesday.The South African speedster became the bowler with the astir wickets successful the Powerplay successful a azygous IPL play aft dismissing Venkatesh Iyer during the high-stakes encounter.
Rabada bowled a back-of-a-length transportation astir disconnected stump and Iyer attempted an assertive changeable but lone managed a apical edge. GT skipper Shubman Gill, stationed astatine mid-off, sprinted backwards and completed a good moving catch.With that breakthrough, Rabada moved past Mohammed Shami, who had taken 17 wickets successful the Powerplay during the 2023 IPL season.
- Most wickets successful archetypal six overs successful an IPL season
- 18 – Kagiso Rabada (2026)*
- 17 – Mohammed Shami (2023)
- 16 – Mitchell Johnson (2013)
- 16 – Trent Boult (2020)
Earlier, Gujarat Titans won the flip and elected to vessel archetypal against RCB successful Qualifier 1.GT made 1 alteration to their playing XI, bringing successful Kulwant Khejroliya successful spot of Arshad Khan.RCB besides made 1 change, with Jacob Duffy replacing Romario Shepherd.The victor of Qualifier 1 volition unafraid nonstop introduction into the IPL 2026 final, portion the losing broadside volition get different accidental done Qualifier 2.RCB and GT finished archetypal and 2nd connected the points array respectively, some ending the league signifier with 18 points and separated lone by nett tally rate.
The 2 sides were tied 1-1 successful their head-to-head meetings this play and 4-4 wide successful IPL history.One of table-toppers RCB’s 5 defeats this play came against GT, whose bowling onslaught had troubled them earlier successful the tournament. However, the defending champions aboriginal avenged that decision successful the reverse fixture.Both teams are chasing their 2nd IPL title. While RCB are aiming to support their crown successfully, GT are looking to reclaim the trophy they won successful their debut play successful 2022.
RCB vs GT Qualifer 1 Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Krunal Pandya, Jacob Duffy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam DarImpact substitutes: Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Kanishk Chauhan, Abhinandan, Jordan Cox.Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Kulwant, Mohammed Siraj,Impact substitutes: Rahul Tewatia, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Sai Kishore, Kumar Kushagra
