Glenn Phillips (screengrab)

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru completely defeated Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, winning by 92 runs after posting a massive score of 254/5. Rajat Patidar He played a brilliant inning of 93 unbeaten runs with the help of nine sixes and five fours in just 33 balls. Virat Kohli And Krunal Pandya also scored 43 runs as the GT bowlers struggled badly under pressure.Gujarat’s chase never really materialized as their top order collapsed early on. Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Jos Buttler were all out cheaply, leaving the team with a lot to do. Ultimately GT was out for 162 runs.Gujarat Titans batting after the match glen phillips Attended the press conference despite not being part of the playing eleven. During the conversation, a reporter asked whether GT had mentally given up after seeing RCB score 254. This question apparently troubled Phillips, who strongly rejected the suggestion.“It’s a silly question. It’s a really silly question. No one goes out there waiting to be like, ‘Oh, you know what? We’ll just drop it.’ Why would we do this as professional cricketers? It’s a terrible question,” he told reporters.“We went out there, we did everything. Unfortunately, when you’re trying to chase 250, everything has to be perfect. And we went out there to try to do everything right, and obviously that didn’t happen.”Phillips said that chasing such a big score always creates pressure and every small mistake becomes costly.Phillips acknowledged that scoreboard pressure played a large role in the collapse but insisted that the team gave its all on the field.“There’s huge scoreboard pressure when you’re trying to chase 250. And, you know, very few teams have done that,” he said.