RCB captain Rajat Patidar made a shocking statement in which he almost seemed certain that the IPL 2026 final would be played at his franchise’s home ground at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and also seemed confident enough to be one of the teams that would enter the final.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru team won the IPL 2026 title, ending their curse of over 18 seasons. However, despite his stellar form, his biggest drawback at the end of the season was the Chinnaswamy Stadium massacre at RCB’s victory parade.

Chinnaswamy has since been banned from hosting national and international matches as the commission investigating them revealed that the ground does not have the necessary provisions to qualify as a ground that accommodates so many spectators.

Has Rajat Patidar just confirmed the IPL 2026 venue?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Delhi Capitals at their M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Before the start of the match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar made a shocking statement while speaking after the end of the toss.

Rajat Patidar claimed that they will host the 2026 IPL finals; However, no such confirmation has yet come from the BCCI’s IPL governing committee. However, as per IPL rules, the defending champions can host the final match of the next season; However, confirmation was missing after the unforgettable mismanagement at this venue.

“Of course, there was a lot of planning behind it. And as you know, this year we have a final in Chinnaswamy, so we have to win every home match,” said the defending team captain.

The Chinnaswamy was also about to host India Women’s World Cup matches, including some playoffs, and would have also hosted India’s Men’s T20 World Cup matches had it not been for that victory parade mishap.

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RCB started unbeaten in Chinnaswamy in IPL 2026

The defending IPL champions, the Royal Challengers, with their first title in history, play for the first time a season as the best team. They are led by Rajat Patidar, the young batsman from Madhya Pradesh.

However, unlike last season when they lost games at their own home, this season they are undefeated at home so far. They have played three matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Having played their first two matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, RCB got off to a winning start, only to lose their only match at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. They returned with their final game against the Lucknow Super Giants, winning which sealed their third win of the season and rose to no. 2 in the points table.

RCB became the first team in IPL history with this unique record in Chinnaswamy

Keeping Rajat Patidar as captain of RCB, the franchise is at the moment of a new phase, where it has recently completed 100 home matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The ongoing RCB vs DC match marks the Challengers’ fourth game here in Bengaluru, while Delhi Capitals are also looking for their third win of the season. The Capitals also got off to a promising start, winning their first two games.

Rajat Pattidar has been RCB’s best batsman as he not only scored the second most runs for the Challengers but also dominated with an astonishing strike rate. Rajat Patidar is now 3rd in the orange cap leaderboard and has amassed 230 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 212.96.

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