Three teams for the playoffs in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League have been confirmed. Royal Challengers Bangalore under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, Gujarat Titans under the captaincy of Shubman Gill and Sunrisers Hyderabad under the captaincy of Pat Cummins have reached the playoffs. Now there is competition between 4 teams for the fourth spot. Today is Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings match. LSG is out of the playoff race, if Punjab wins then their hopes will remain intact otherwise their journey will also end today.

Former Indian cricketer and commentator in IPL 2026, Mohammad Kaif believes that the best captain of IPL 2026 is Shubman Gill, who has confirmed his place in the top-2 this season. Gujarat will now face Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier-1. RCB had won its first title last year under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, this time the team was the table topper. However, Kaif considers Gill to be the best captain of this season.

Mohammad Kaif wrote on his

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For me Shubman Gill is this IPL’s best captain. The sign of a great captain is how he uses his bowlers. His bowlers have taken 108 wickets in 14 games. RCB, PK, SRH, RR, CSK have been dismissed by GT bowlers, Gill asks his bowlers to stick to Test match line and length. Gill…

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 21, 2026

Shubman Gill’s performance in IPL 2026

Gill has impressed not only with his captaincy but also with his batting. He opens and is giving a great start. He has scored half-centuries in the last 2 matches, he played brilliant innings of 85 runs against KKR and 64 runs against CSK. Gill has scored 616 runs in 13 innings played this season, his strike rate is 161.67.

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Shubman Gill is in second place in the race for Orange Cap, ahead of him is his partner Sai Sudarshan. Sai has scored 638 runs in 14 innings, Gill is only 22 runs behind him. Gill has scored 6 half-centuries in IPL 2026.