Rajat Patidar left fuming after third umpire refused to give wicket to RCB (Agency Image)

Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajat Patidar The Gujarat Titans batsman looked quite disappointed after a controversial decision by the third umpire. washington beautiful A significant relief during the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.The incident occurred when RCB had already made a great start with the ball. After winning the toss and electing to field, the defending champions removed Gujarat’s star opening pair by striking twice inside the powerplay. Josh Hazlewood rejected Shubman Gill for 10, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar GT soon came under pressure as Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for 12 runs.As the Titans looked for a recovery, Jacob Duffy provided another breakthrough for RCB. Bowling a short ball onto leg stump, Duffy mistimed a pull shot from Washington Sundar, with the ball heading towards fine leg, where Jordan Cox completed what initially looked like a clean catch.However, the celebrations were cut short as the third umpire was called in to check whether the catch was taken fairly or not.Multiple replays showed that Cox did not have complete control of the ball during the catching process. The ball seemed to be stuck awkwardly between the ring fingers of both hands and while he managed to catch it, there was uncertainty as to whether the ball had hit the ground when he attempted to complete the catch.After reviewing the footage, the third umpire ruled Washington not out and concluded that there was not enough evidence to confirm a clean catch.Patidar did not like this decision. The RCB captain immediately approached the on-field umpire and looked eager to understand the logic behind the decision. Television cameras captured Patidar having a lengthy discussion as he sought clarification on why the catch was not upheld.From RCB’s point of view, this decision was particularly disappointing given how well they had started. Gujarat Titans have relied heavily on their top order throughout IPL 2026, with Gill and Sudarshan both scoring over 700 runs during the season and playing major roles in taking the team to the final. His early dismissal had RCB firmly in control, before Sundar’s escape gave GT a possible way back into the contest.