Last Updated:May 31, 2026, 21:54 IST
Rasikh Salam Dar bowled four overs for RCB in the IPL 2026 final against GT and picked up three wickets for 27 runs.
Rasikh Salam Dar picked up 3 wickets for 27 runs in final of IPL 2026. (Picture Credit: Creimas)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Rasikh Salam Dar entered his name in the history books on Sunday (May 31) by becoming only the second uncapped player to take three or more wickets in an IPL final. The 26-year-old cricketer bowled four overs for the Rajat Patidar-led side in the IPL 2026 final on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Gujarat Titans and picked up three wickets for 27 runs in four overs.
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His superb show with the ball helped RCB restrict GT to 155/8 in 20 overs after Rajat Patidar opted to bowl first upon winning the toss.
The record for the best bowling figures in an IPL final by an uncapped player is held by Karanveer Singh. Karanveer bowled four overs for Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab) in the final of IPL 2014 against Kolkata Knight Riders and dismissed four batters for 54 runs.
Best bowling figures by uncapped players in IPL final
PLAYERTEAMOVERSRUNSWICKETSAGAINSTVENUEDATEKaranveer SinghPunjab Kings4544Kolkata Knight RidersBengaluruJune 1, 2014Rasikh Salam DarRoyal Challengers Bengaluru4273Gujarat TitansAhmedabadMay 31, 2026R Sai KishoreGujarat Titans2202Rajasthan RoyalsAhmedabadMay 29, 2022Shadab JakatiChennai Super Kings4212Royal Challengers BengaluruChennaiMay 28, 2011Harmeet SinghDeccan Chargers4232Royal Challengers BengaluruJohannesburgMay 24, 2009
The overall record for the best bowling figures in an IPL final is held by Anil Kumble. Kumble dismissed four Deccan Chargers batters for 16 runs in four overs in the IPL 2009 final at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on May 24, 2009.
In the final of 2013 IPL, Dwayne Bravo also picked up four wickets for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Best bowling figures in IPL final
PLAYERTEAMOVERSRUNSWICKETSAGAINSTVENUEDATEAnil KumbleRoyal Challengers Bengaluru4164Deccan ChargersJohannesburgMay 24, 2009Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings4424Mumbai IndiansKolkataMay 26, 2013Karanveer SinghPunjab Kings4544Kolkata Knight RidersBengaluruJune 1, 2014Ravichandran AshwinChennai Super Kings4163Royal Challengers BengaluruChennaiMay 28, 2011Hardik PandyaGujarat Titans4173Rajasthan RoyalsAhmedabadMay 29, 2022Andre RussellKolkata Knight Riders2.3193Sunrisers HyderabadChennaiMay 26, 2024Yusuf PathanRajasthan Royals4223Chennai Super KingsNavi MumbaiJune 1, 2008Mitchell McClenaghanMumbai Indians4253Chennai Super KingsKolkataMay 24, 2015Mitchell JohnsonMumbai Indians4263Rising Pune SupergiantHyderabadMay 21, 2017Deepak ChaharChennai Super Kings4263Mumbai IndiansHyderabadMay 12, 2019Rasikh Salam DarRoyal Challengers Bengaluru4273Gujarat TitansAhmedabadMay 31, 2026
Rasikh opened his wicket account on Sunday with the wicket of Nishant Sindhu on the sixth ball of the eighth over. The left-handed batter from Haryana was caught by Devdutt Padikkal. For his second wicket, he dismissed Rahul Tewatia on the first ball of the 17th over, and his third wicket came in the form of Rashid Khan.
For RCB, apart from Rasikh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also impressed with his bowling in the IPL 2026 final.
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The 36-year-old fast bowler from Meerut bowled four overs and picked up two wickets for 29 runs.
The two wickets by Bhuvneshwar in the final helped him extend his tally of wickets to 28 in IPL 2026. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker in this year’s IPL.
News cricket Rasikh Salam Dar Becomes 2nd Uncapped Bowler To Take 3 Wickets In IPL Final
