By Admin 
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Today (May 31), in the final of IPL 2026, the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans will face each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. All the fans are praying for RCB to become champion again. Meanwhile, we will tell you about a record due to which it is almost certain that Bengaluru will lift the trophy again. For this record we will have to go back 8 years.
Actually, the record is such that from 2018 to 2025, in these 8 years, whichever team has won the Qualifier-1 match, has won the title. In this way, it seems certain that Bengaluru will become champion this season too. RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, entered the final by defeating Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier of the season. Now the team will face Gujarat in the final also.
Record of last 8 years, team winning Qualifier-1 became champion
- IPL 2018- Chennai Super Kings Winner (defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2019- Mumbai Indians Winner (defeat Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2020- Mumbai Indians Winner (beat Delhi Capitals in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2021- Chennai Super Kings Winner (beat Delhi Capitals in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2022- Gujarat Titans Winner (defeated Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2023- Chennai Super Kings Winner (defeated Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2024- Kolkata Knight Riders Winner (defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier-1)
- IPL 2025- Royal Challengers Bangalore Winner (defeated Punjab Kings in Qualifier-1)
RCB was the best team of the season in 2026
It is noteworthy that RCB appeared as the best team in the 2026 season. Bengaluru won 9 out of 14 league matches. Lost the remaining 5 matches. With this performance the team remained on top in the points table. Gujarat, which is at second position, also won 9 matches and got 18 points, but Bengaluru remained at the first position due to better net run rate. After this, defeated Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1. Now it will be interesting to see whether Bengaluru is able to maintain the record that has been going on for 8 years or not.
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