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
| PLAYER | TEAM | OVERS | RUNS | WICKETS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Karanveer Singh | Punjab Kings | 4 | 54 | 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | June 1, 2014 |
| Rasikh Salam Dar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 27 | 3 | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | May 31, 2026 |
| R Sai Kishore | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 20 | 2 | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | May 29, 2022 |
| Shadab Jakati | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 21 | 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai | May 28, 2011 |
| Harmeet Singh | Deccan Chargers | 4 | 23 | 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Johannesburg | May 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
| PLAYER | TEAM | OVERS | RUNS | WICKETS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 16 | 4 | Deccan Chargers | Johannesburg | May 24, 2009 |
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 42 | 4 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | May 26, 2013 |
| Karanveer Singh | Punjab Kings | 4 | 54 | 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | June 1, 2014 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 16 | 3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai | May 28, 2011 |
| Hardik Pandya | Gujarat Titans | 4 | 17 | 3 | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | May 29, 2022 |
| Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.3 | 19 | 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | May 26, 2024 |
| Yusuf Pathan | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 22 | 3 | Chennai Super Kings | Navi Mumbai | June 1, 2008 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 25 | 3 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | May 24, 2015 |
| Mitchell Johnson | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 26 | 3 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Hyderabad | May 21, 2017 |
| Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 26 | 3 | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | May 12, 2019 |
| Rasikh Salam Dar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 27 | 3 | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | May 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.
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.
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