Chasing a par 158 for victory, Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 60-ball 106 as Rajasthan Royals crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets in Qualifier 2.
Sanju Samson and co. will now meet Gujarat Titans in the final on Sunday.
Jos Buttler slammed a ton after Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy picked up three wickets as Rajasthan Royals booked the finals berth with a seven-wicket win over Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Rajasthan now face Gujarat Titans in the final on Sunday night. Chasing 158 for the win, Buttler slammed his fourth century of the season to turn the game on its head.
Buttler was assisted by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who slammed a quick-fire 13-ball 21 at the start. Sanju Samson also chipped in with 23 off 21 deliveries.
Earlier, Patidar played with supreme confidence after high-profile openers Virat Kohli (7) and Faf du Plessis (25) failed to come up with impactful knocks.
The uncapped Indian hit a 42-ball 58 but his effort was the lone bright spot of the RCB innings.
Royals gained the upper hand by taking five wickets in the last five overs that went for only 34 runs.
Krishna, hammered for three straight sixes in the final over against Gujarat, lifted his game in the slog overs as well to dismiss the in-form Dinesh Karthik and Wanindu Hasaranga off successive balls.
Also Rajasthan Royals bowler Obed McCoy took a stunning 3 wickets as dismiss the Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Harshal Patel at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the second Qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season.
The pacer also had a great day with the ball for the Royals.
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