Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are all set to take on the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 34th match of the IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 24 (Friday). This will be a game between two sides who are on the opposite sides of the points table. RCB sit third, having won 8 points from 6 matches, with four wins and two losses. On the other hand, GT have accumulated 6 points from 6 games with three wins and four losses. They sit in 7th in the table. Hence, whoever wins the match will make big strides.
RCB Vs GT Pitch Report
The Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for producing some of the most batting-friendly tracks in the history of the IPL. This season too, teams will look to put on big scores this season. On the other hand, the dew factor comes into play massively as the game progresses in the evening. Hence, the team who wins the toss will elect to bowl first.
Predicted XIIs
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar.
GT: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, R. Sai Kishore/Manav Suthar.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Jacob Duffy, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu, Connor Esterhuizen.
