4 teams of playoff (Photo: PTI)
RCB, GT, SRH, RR… These are the 4 teams who have made it to the playoffs of IPL 2026. But, who will win among these 4 teams? Who will win the IPL trophy? The real answer to this question will be known only on May 31. But before that a prediction has been made regarding the name of the winner. This prediction has not been made by any sage or astrologer but by the Bapu of Indian cricket. Akshar Patel’s nickname is Bapu. Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel, who was eliminated from the group stage of IPL 2026, was asked a question about the champion team after the end of their last group match against KKR.
SRH champion in the eyes of Akshar Patel
In the post match presentation, Murali Karthik asked Akshar Patel that he has played against all the 4 teams, what does he think, which team is a strong contender to win the title? In response to this question, Akshar Patel took the name of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The dangerous reason behind calling SRH the champion
Akshar Patel, from his experience, not only judged Sunrisers Hyderabad as the champion but also told the dangerous reasons due to which he approved that team. He said that when the top three of that team score runs then it becomes difficult to stop them.
Figures also support Akshar Patel’s claim
Akshar Patel’s prediction about the victory of Sunrisers Hyderabad is also strengthened by the figures which are in the headlines on social media. After the advent of playoffs in IPL, this has happened only once so far, when a team that was outside the top-2 has won the IPL title and that team is Sunrisers Hyderabad. This team, known as Orange Army, had performed this miracle in 2016.
Will this happen again after 10 years?
In such a situation, it would not be surprising if Sunrisers Hyderabad is seen repeating the same charisma in IPL after 10 years. The big thing is that in 2016 also SRH became champion under Australian captain David Warner and in 2026 also its captain is Pat Cummins of Australia.
