IPL 2026 Winner Prediction: ‘Bapu’ made prediction, told who will win the IPL 2026 trophy; The remaining 3 teams are shocked to know the reason!

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR)… these are the four dangerous teams who have got the ticket for IPL 2026 playoff on the basis of their strength. Now only one question is flashing in the minds of crores of cricket fans that who will win this time? Whose hands will adorn the shining IPL trophy? Although the final and real answer to this question will be found only in the great match to be held on May 31, but before that a big prediction has been made regarding the name of the winner of this season.

The surprising thing is that this prediction has not been made by any saint, astrologer or astrologer, but by the ‘Bapu’ of Indian cricket i.e. Delhi Capitals captain and powerful all-rounder Axar Patel.

Akshar Patel revealed a big secret as soon as he was out of the group stage.

Akshar Patel, the captain of Delhi Capitals (DC), the team that was eliminated from the group stage of IPL 2026, was asked this interesting question about the champion team, when his team had played its last group match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). During the post match presentation, when famous commentator Murali Karthik asked Akshar Patel that he has played against all the 4 teams that reached the playoffs this season, according to his experience, which team is the strongest contender to win the title this time? On this, Akshar surprised everyone by directly taking the name of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) without any hesitation.

Why will Sunrisers Hyderabad become champion in the eyes of ‘Bapu’?

Akshar Patel not only called Sunrisers Hyderabad a contender to win the title, but also exposed the very dangerous reason behind it due to which the opposing teams are afraid. Analyzing the game plan of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Akshar said that the biggest strength of this team is their top order. When Hyderabad’s top-3 batsmen set on the crease and start scoring runs, it becomes impossible for any bowling attack in the world to stop them. They take the match so far away from the opposition team from where there is no way back.

History and magical figures are also giving strength to Akshar Patel’s claim.

This prediction of Akshar Patel is also getting strengthened by those historical figures, which are currently going viral on social media. In the history of IPL, ever since the rule of playoff (Page 1 & Page 2) came into force, it has happened only once when a team that was outside the top-2 in the points table (third or fourth) has created history by winning the tournament. That charismatic team was none other than the same ‘Orange Army’ i.e. Sunrisers Hyderabad, which had achieved this seemingly impossible feat in the year 2016.

That ‘Captain’ connection of Australia… will history repeat again after 10 years?

According to cricket pundits, this time history is on the verge of repeating itself. It should not surprise anyone if Sunrisers Hyderabad becomes champion again after exactly 10 years i.e. in 2026. A very interesting and magical coincidence is also working behind this. In 2016, when the Hyderabad team became the champion, the command of the team was in the hands of Australia’s ace player David Warner. At the same time, exactly 10 years later, i.e. in the year 2026, the captaincy of Sunrisers Hyderabad is in the hands of Pat Cummins, who won the World Cup for Australia. In such a situation, there are full chances that this prediction of ‘Bapu’ will prove to be true.