The incident occurred shortly after the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 31. Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, had just suffered a five-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who successfully chased down the 156-run target to lift the IPL 2026 trophy.
The incident occurred while the squad was traveling back to its team hotel in Ahmedabad. Videos from the scene showed police personnel managing traffic and keeping onlookers away from the area.
Gujarat Titans bus caught little fire in Ahmedabad due to short circuit in ACThe incident happened while going to the hotel after the final match, the players were taken down due to short circuit. Other arrangements were made to take them to the hotel pic.twitter.com/OOSFKLJLFM
— Kamit Solanki (@KamitSolanki) June 1, 2026We Couldn't Get Over The Line - Shubman Gill On IPL 2026 Final Defeat
"We couldn't get over the line, but there are always things that you could improve on. And even if we had won the trophy, there were still things that we felt as a group that we needed to work on," he said at the post-match presentation.
In reply, Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down the target comfortably. Venkatesh Iyer provided a quick start with 32 off 16 balls, while Virat Kohli anchored the innings with an unbeaten 75 off 42 deliveries as RCB sealed a five-wicket victory with two overs remaining.
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GT lost Qualifier 1 to RCB in Dharamshala on May 26 before traveling to Chandigarh. They bounced back by defeating Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 2 at Mullanpur on May 29. However, bad weather in northwestern India delayed their chartered flight to Ahmedabad until late Saturday.
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