Rajasthan Royals Way to IPL 2026 Final: In the eliminator match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 47 runs. Even after this big victory, Rajasthan, captained by Riyan Parag, did not get the ticket for the final. Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore, which had won the Qualifier-1 played earlier, had secured a place in the direct finals. So let us know which last ‘battle’ Rajasthan will have to fight from here to reach the finals.

Rajasthan’s last battle for the final

Let us tell you that Rajasthan, which won the Eliminator, will have to play against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-2. The team that wins this match will become the second finalist, who will face RCB for the title match.

ipl playoff rules

The playoff stage of the Indian Premier League has been designed in such a way that among the first and second placed teams, the team that wins Qualifier-1 will go directly to the finals, while the other team will get a second chance to reach the finals through Qualifier-2.

The eliminator match is held between the third and fourth placed teams. The losing team in this match is out of the season, while the winning team has to win in Qualifier-2 to reach the finals. In Qualifier-2, the teams that lost the first qualifier and won the eliminator compete.

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Rajasthan will have to win Qualifier-2 for the final

According to the rules mentioned above, Rajasthan has to play against Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier-2 match. The winner of this match will make it to the finals. To reach the finals, Rajasthan will have to defeat Gujarat at any cost. Now it will be interesting to see whether Rajasthan can win the last battle of the second qualifier or not. The second qualifier will be played on May 29 (Friday) in New Chandigarh.

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