{"id":12461,"date":"2026-05-26T17:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/rajat-patidar-smashes-93-to-top-captaincy-sixes-in-ipl-2026-qualifier-1"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:43:18","slug":"rajat-patidar-smashes-93-to-top-captaincy-sixes-in-ipl-2026-qualifier-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/rajat-patidar-smashes-93-to-top-captaincy-sixes-in-ipl-2026-qualifier-1","title":{"rendered":"Rajat Patidar Smashes 93* to Top Captaincy Sixes in IPL 2026 Qualifier 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar etched his name into the IPL record books during the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 on Tuesday against Gujarat Titans. Patidar finished unbeaten on 93 runs from just 33 balls, striking 5 fours and, more importantly, clearing the ropes 9 times. That blistering display lifted him to 41 sixes in IPL 2026, taking him to the top as the captain with the most sixes in a single T20 tournament. The landmark he reached had previously been held by Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag, who struck 40 maximums as captain for Assam in the 2023\u201324 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>In IPL history specifically, the bar for a captain\u2019s most sixes in one season had been set by Shreyas Iyer. Iyer had produced 39 sixes for Punjab Kings during IPL 2025, and Patidar\u2019s effort against Gujarat Titans surpassed that standard as his nine-hitting spree moved him into an elite company. 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