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Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill, back, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya near the trophy before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 first qualifier cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru supporters cheer for their team before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli walks out to bat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia)
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Venkatesh Iyer bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Venkatesh Iyer during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, left, and batting partner Devdutt Padikkal celebrate scoring runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Groundsmen clean the pitch during a break in the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Jason Holder, left, celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Jason Holder celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Jason Holder bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Tim David is bowled out by Gujarat Titans' Prasidh Krishna during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar, left, and batting partner Jitesh Sharma stand between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar acknowledges the applause from the crowd as he leaves the field at the end of their innings during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Two artists play violins during an innings break in the during an innings break in the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru players watch the laser light show during an innings break in the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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A laser light show takes place during an innings break in the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Fireworks light up the sky at innings break during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 first qualifier cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan loses the grip of his bat as he plays a shot, and the bat hit the stumps during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 first qualifier cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan reacts as he walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill reacts as he walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. () | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler is bowled out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo; AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Dar, right, celebrates with teammate Virat Kohli after the dismissal of Gujarat Titans' Nishant Sindhu during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo/: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Washington Sundar walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Dar, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Gujarat Titans' Jason Holder, left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jacob Duffy gestures after bowling a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India,. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Rahul Tewatia plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Rashid Khan bends to avoid a bouncer from Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jacob Duffy during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Rashid Khan hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma reacts in the field during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Siraj, right, congratulates batting partner Rahul Tewatia on scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar, left, celebrates with teammate Virat Kohli after taking the catch to dismiss Gujarat Titans' Rahul Tewatia during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
