A funny moment involving Rajat Patidar from the IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, April 5 went viral on social media.
The defending champions are off to a dream start in IPL 2026. Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a resounding 43-run win over Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. This was RCB’s second consecutive win in the current season, having defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the season.
RCB continues its dominance by defeating CSK in IPL 2026
The crowd at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium witnessed pure entertainment from the RCB batsmen. After a fast start by Phil Salt (46 runs off 30 balls) and Virat Kohli (28 runs off 18 balls), Rajat Patidar led his team with an unbeaten 48 runs off just 19 balls.
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Devdutt Padikkal also hit a brilliant half-century, but the biggest innings came from Tim David, who scored an incredible 70* off just 25 balls as RCB posted a massive score of 250/3 on the board.
Later, CSK were bowled out for 207 as the hosts registered their consecutive wins at home this season. The drinks break caught everyone’s attention during RCB’s innings in Bengaluru amid high-voltage action.
Rajat Patidar’s funny drink-break gesture goes viral
During the break, Patidar and Padikkal were waiting for refreshments when an umpire picked up the RCB captain’s water bottle and casually drank from it as if it was his own.
Seeing this the Patidar was shocked and a little irritated and then he quickly came running and grabbed the bottle back.
Team mentor and batting coach Dinesh Karthik had a mild argument with the umpire, while head coach Andy Flower watched the entire scene with a cool and irritated expression.
Dinesh Karthik brought drinks for Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal… umpire caught one ðŸ˜
Patidar angrily: “Return it!” ???
The umpire saw him coming back and immediately returned him
Karthik, Andy Flower and Patidar’s reactions were hilarious 🙂
– CricketElysium (@ElysiumCricket) 6 April 2026
Rajat Patidar reveals he enjoyed six-hitting show in Bengaluru
After the match, Patidar was happy as his entire team played good cricket and he enjoyed watching all the sixes from the dugout and from the non-striker’s end.
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Rajat Patidar said in the post-match presentation, “It feels great, but at the same time, if you play good cricket, it gives a lot of satisfaction to the team. I think initially the ball was stopping a bit. The way Phil and Virat bhai played the innings, I think it was brilliant. And after that, the way the team changed the approach, I think I really enjoyed the sixes from the dugout and from the non-striker’s end.”
Talking about his plan, the RCB captain said that he just wanted to stay at the crease and attack the bowlers. Patidar said, “Yes, I think my mindset was very clear. As long as I am there, I always try to put pressure on the bowler. And also, I am lucky that the team was there. So yes, as I said, I was enjoying the sixes.”
Their next match will be against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 10 in Guwahati. They top the table with four points from two matches so far in the tournament.
