RCB chase 206 to beat Gujarat by five wickets in Bengaluru with seven balls to spare
Royal Challengers Bangalore closed out their final league game of the season at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium with a statement chase, overhauling 206 to beat Gujarat by five wickets with seven balls to spare in Match 34 of the IPL 2026. Krunal Pandya finished the job in the 19th over, first drilling a boundary to draw level and then pulling a short ball from Jason Holder to deep backward square leg for the winning run at 18.5 overs.
His late acceleration proved decisive, coming after a surge in the 17th over when he struck two fours and a six off Manav Suthar to tilt the chase firmly in RCB’s favor. Tim David provided a key moment earlier, top‑edging a Kagiso Rabada delivery over third man for six, one of several small but crucial contributions that kept the required rate under control.
Even as Gujarat mixed up their pace and lengths in the closing overs, RCB’s middle order held its nerve, chiseling singles and finding the boundary when it mattered. Gujarat had set a testing target, finishing at 205/3.
They took 18 off the final over, bowled by Krunal Pandya, with Jason Holder launching a six and then threading a four past wide long-off after a misfield from Devdutt Padikkal, before Washington Sundar ended the innings with a single. The result gave RCB a confident finish to their league campaign at their Bengaluru home, sealing a high‑scoring contest with clinical composure at the death.