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NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar said opener Phil Salt is acceptable up of their IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 clash against Gujarat Titans successful Dharamshala connected Tuesday, but added that the squad absorption is yet to determine whether helium volition beryllium portion of the playing XI.Salt had missed the second portion of the league signifier due to the fact that of wounded aft featuring successful the archetypal six matches of the season. Speaking astatine the pre-match property league connected Monday, Patidar said the England batter remains nether observation.
"Salt is fit, helium is nether observation. But we person not decided yet connected our playing XI. We volition look astatine the wicket and past we volition decide."RCB finished astatine the apical of the points array with 18 points from 14 matches, edging GT connected nett tally complaint aft some teams ended level connected points.
The victor of Qualifier 1 volition spell consecutive into the IPL final, portion the losing broadside volition person different accidental done Qualifier 2 connected Friday against the victor of the Eliminator betwixt Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals.Patidar said RCB’s absorption has remained connected earning nonstop qualification into the final."Win and spell to the final. That is chat we person had from time 1. Topping the array was thing we manifested.
We volition get the rest, if we triumph this match," helium said.Despite topping the constituent table, Patidar described the clash against GT arsenic evenly balanced."On the fixed day, the squad which volition execute amended nether the pressure, they volition win. We conscionable request to clasp our nerves."RCB volition look a Gujarat bowling onslaught that has been among the astir accordant this season. Patidar, however, backed his ain bowlers to respond powerfully aft a forgettable outing against SRH successful the past league game.Bhuvneshwar Kumar had an costly outing successful that match, but Patidar said the experienced pacer remains cardinal to RCB’s plans."He is an experienced bowler. The past crippled had not gone the mode we wanted but bowling is our spot and the mode we vessel successful the powerplay, I deliberation that volition beryllium precise important (against GT). So we look for aboriginal wickets and that is what we person done truthful far. That is what Bhuvi, Hazlewood and Rasik are doing. So we anticipation that we proceed the aforesaid process."
