[WATCH] Arshad Khan Pulls Off Brilliant Sliding Catch To Dismiss Devdutt Padikkal In IPL 2026 Final

Gujarat Titans’ (GT) Arshad Khan produced a brilliant catch near the boundary to dismiss Devdutt Padikkal in the IPL 2026 Final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After RCB’s openers got off to a flying start in the chase, GT bounced back with two quick wickets.

Padikkal came to the crease in the fifth over after Venkatesh Iyer was dismissed. Looking to keep up the attacking approach, the left-hander went after Kagiso Rabada in the final over of the powerplay. He stepped out of his crease and tried to hit the ball over the off-side field, but failed to connect properly and only managed to send it towards the third-man region.

Arshad Khan sprinted to his left from the deep and showed great awareness to complete the catch. Despite slightly misjudging the ball at first and having to slide on the outfield, he kept his balance and held on to a superb catch to send Padikkal back to the pavilion. Watch the excellent effort below:

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Devdutt Padikkal finished his IPL 2026 season with 464 runs, averaging 33.14 and scoring at an impressive strike rate of 168.72. His dismissal for 1 in the final was the first time this season that he failed to reach double figures. Before this match, his lowest score had been 10 against the Lucknow Super Giants.

GT Fight Back as RCB Lose Key Wickets in Middle Overs of IPL 2026 Final

RCB slipped to 63/2 in the sixth over after Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed. Although they were comfortably placed in the chase and the required run rate was not a concern, the batters continued to play aggressively during the middle overs and ended up losing important wickets.

Rashid Khan gave Gujarat Titans a lifeline by dismissing both Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya in the ninth over. At the time of writing, Virat Kohli and Tim David were keeping RCB on track, with the score at 105/4 after 11 overs and the target still well within reach.

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