Kohli’s RCB Reach IPL Final! Buttler’s Gujarat Go Again on Friday 🏏
5/26/202619 min
Stuart Broad and Steve Finn give their expert take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 92-run victory over Gujarat Titans to reach the 2026 IPL final. They heap praise on the batting of captain Rajat Patidar and re-live some of their own battles with Indian icon Virat Kohli. Broad and Finn then look ahead to Wednesday’s eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, with the winner set to face Jos Buttler’s Titans on Friday for a place in the final.
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First 90 secondsStuart Broad· Host0:00
[upbeat music] This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network. [upbeat music] I'm Stuart Broad, he's Stephen Finn, and this is For the Love of Cricket. RCB are in the IPL final again, Finny. Can they go back-to-back?
Steven Finn· Guest0:17
Well, they, they certainly can. Yeah, I mean, the way that they played today, that was dominant, wasn't it, in what was effectively a semifinal. And to sweep aside the team that are second in the table like that is a bit of a statement to the tournament. They certainly found their rhythm. They, they've not had Phil Salt for a majority of the tournament as well, so to do it without him has been equally impressive. And, and yeah, they, they just look good, don't they? And I think the thing that's most pleasing is that for them it's not always Virat Kohli scoring the runs. Today it was their captain, Padiddar, who did it. Um, and th- they just l- look like a really good, well-oiled machine. Their seam bowlers have bowled excellently. Jacob Duffy with three wickets today, the Kiwi. Um, so yeah, I, I would have them as my favorites now, I think. What do you reckon?
Stuart Broad· Host1:03
Yeah, just for, for the viewers that haven't seen the scores, uh, RCB got 254 for five off their 20 overs, having been put into bat by the Gujarat Titans. So maybe some question marks on, on, on the field first decision. And then once you're chasing a mammoth total like that, it's always gonna be difficult, and Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 162. Uh, mate Jos got 39 off 11, so he got going, but, you know, everything has to be absolutely perfect to chase a score like