Ex-RCB batter AB de Villiers picked RCB skipper Rajat Patidar to win Player of the Match (POTM) award in the IPL 2026 final against GT and predicted he would score at a strike rate over 200. De Villiers also said ex-RCB skipper Virat Kohli would score a half-century. Patidar was named Player of the Match against GT in Qualifier 1.