RCB create a massive record, register the highest total in the history of IPL playoffs

Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru unleashed an absolute carnage on the Gujarat Titans bowling attack in a high-voltage IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 encounter at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday.Asked to bat first, the defending champions amassed a mammoth 254/5 in their allotted 20 overs – the highest total ever recorded in the history of the IPL playoffs.RCB’s 254/5 surpassed the previous record of 233/3 set by Gujarat Titans against Mumbai Indians during Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad in the 2023 season.Leading the charge was RCB captain Rajat Patidar who produced a sensational unbeaten knock of 93 off just 33 deliveries. His explosive innings included five fours and nine towering sixes as he tore apart the GT attack.Apart from Patidar, Virat Kohli played an aggressive 43 off 25 balls while Krunal Pandya chipped in with a decisive 43 off 28 deliveries to power RCB to a record-breaking total.

Highest total in IPL knockouts/Playoffs
254/5 RCB vs PBKS Dharamsala 2026 *
233/3 GT vs MI Ahmedabad 2023
228/5 MI vs GT New Chandigarh 2025
226/6 PBKS vs CSK Wankhede 2014
222/5 CSK vs DC Chennai 2012

Highest totals for RCB
263/5 vs PWI Bengaluru 2013
262/7 vs SRH Bengaluru 2024
254/5 vs PBKS Dharamsala 2026 *
250/3 vs CSK Bengaluru 2026
248/3 vs GL Bengaluru 2016

Rajat Patidar in IPL Playoffs:
112*(54) vs LSG Eliminator 2022
58(42) vs. FY Q2 2022
34(22) vs RR Eliminator 2024
15*(8) vs. PBKS Q1 2025
26(16) vs. PBKS Final 2025
93*(33) vs. GT Q1 2026
6 innings | 338 runs | Average 112.66 | SR 193.14 | 100/50 1/2 | 4s/6s 25/24

Only Raina (40), Dhoni (28) and Pollard (25) have hit more sixes in IPL knockouts/Playoffs.

Most boundaries in IPL knockouts/Playoffs
38 RCB vs GT Dharamsala 2026 *
33 CSK vs DC Chennai 2012
32 PBKS vs CSK Wankhede 2014
31 GT vs MI Ahmedabad 2023
31 MI vs GT New Chandigarh 2025