RCB Captain Rajat Patidar Leads By Example In Playoffs To Break Marathon IPL Records

Rajat Patidar - (Source: AFP)

On Tuesday, in the first qualifier of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru scripted history as the Rajat Patidar-led side put 254 runs on the board. The two teams locked horns at the Dharamshala Stadium, and Shubman Gill’s decision to bowl first turned out to be a nightmare.

Notably, RCB, batting first, lost an early wicket, but Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stitched a fifty-plus stand for the 2nd wicket. However, GT got back in the hunt with two wickets in the same over. Rajat Patidar then took responsibility on his shoulders and slammed a brilliant 93 off just 33 balls.

Rajat Patidar Misses Out On A Well-Deserved Century

Rajat Patidar walked to bat when RCB were 93/2 after 8.2 overs. From that situation, Patidar went all guns blazing, and his 93-run knock helped RCB put 254 runs on the board. Patidar’s knock featured five fours and nine sixes.

With the brilliant knock, Patidar went on to break a plethora of records. The most special feat was that the RCB captain dethroned Shreyas Iyer to slam the highest individual score by an Indian captain in IPL playoffs history.

Rajat Patidar Slams Highest Individual Score By A Captain In IPL Playoffs

As mentioned above, Patidar scored an unbeaten 93, and with that, he went past Shreyas Iyer, who previously held the record for the highest individual score by an Indian captain in IPL history, amassing 87 runs against the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025 qualifier 2.

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Notably, Patidar not only has the highest individual score by an Indian captain, but also the joint-most by any captain in IPL history alongside David Warner, who too scored 93 off the bat for SRH vs Gujarat Lions. Here is the complete list.

93 runs* - David Warner (SRH vs GL, 2016 Q2)
93 runs*- Rajat Patidar (RCB vs GT, 2026)
87 runs* - Shreyas Iyer (PBKS vs MI, 2025 Q2)
85 runs - Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers vs DD, 2009 Semis)
79 runs - KL Rahul (LSG vs RCB, 2022 Eliminator)
69 runs - David Warner (SRH vs RCB, 2016 Final)

Fastest IPL fifty as a Captain in IPL Playoffs

Rajat Patidar also became the 3rd fastest captain in IPL history to score a fifty in IPL playoffs. Here is the complete list.

17 balls - Adam Gilchrist v DC, 2009
20 balls - MS Dhoni v MI, 2012
21 balls - Rajat Patidar v GT, 2026*
23 balls - Shreyas Iyer v SRH, 2024
24 balls - David Warner v RCB, 2016
25 balls - Rohit Sharma v CSK, 2015

List Of All Records Broken By Rajat Patidar

Most 6s by a Batter in IPL Playoffs/Knockouts:

40 - Suresh Raina
28 - MS Dhoni
25 - Kieron Pollard
24 - Rajat Patidar*

Highest Partnerships for 4th or Lower Wickets in IPL Playoffs/Knockouts:

106* - David Miller & Hardik Pandya (GT) vs RR, Kolkata, 2022 (4th wicket) (Qualifier 1)
96 - Shreyas Iyer & Rishabh Pant (DC) vs MI, Dubai, 2020 (4th wicket) (Final)
95 - Rajat Patidar & Krunal Pandya (RCB) vs GT, Dharamsala, 2026 (4th Wicket) (Qualifier 1), Tonight*
92* - Dinesh Karthik & Rajat Patidar (RCB) vs LSG, Kolkata, 2022 (5th wicket) (Eliminator)

Rajat Patidar in IPL Playoffs: