Facing shreyas

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar wants to end the side’s 18-year drought and lift the coveted trophy for their loyal fan base and Virat Kohli. Kohli has been with RCB since the very first edition in 2008 and captained the side from 2013 to 2021, and was a part of all three RCB teams to have lost the final in 2009, 2011, and 2016, respectively.

“Virat has contributed so much over the years, winning would mean a lot, especially for him and the fans,” said Patidar in the pre-game press conference.

The Patidar-led RCB will hold an advantage over the Punjab Kings as they thrashed them by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 in Mullanpur to seal the direct entry to the final.