In a remarkable performance during the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, Rajat Patidar scored 93 runs off just 33 balls for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Gujarat Titans, leading his team to a formidable total of 254/5. His innings included five fours and nine sixes, which brought his total to 41 sixes in the tournament, setting a new record for the most sixes hit by a captain in a single T20 tournament. This achievement surpassed the previous record of 40 sixes held by Riyan Parag during the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Before Patidar, the record for the IPL season was held by Shreyas Iyer, who hit 39 sixes as captain of Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. Patidar's performance places him alongside notable players like Virat Kohli, who hit 38 sixes as captain for RCB in 2016. If he had scored a century in this match, he would have become the first player to achieve two centuries in IPL playoffs, having previously scored a century against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.