With an aim to return to winning ways, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will host Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 34th match of IPL 2026. The much-awaited clash between the two teams will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST. Both teams lost their previous fixture. RCB, who entered IPL 2026 as the defending champions, have 4 wins in six matches. They have 8 points at an NRR of +1.171. A win here can see them finish the day in the second spot.
RCB kicked off their campaign with back-to-back wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. They suffered their first defeat of the season against Rajasthan Royals. RCB defeated the Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants before suffering a defeat against Delhi Capitals.
Virat Kohli has the most runs for RCB in the season and he has 247 runs in six innings. He is followed by Rajat Patidar, who has scored 230 runs with a strike rate of 212.96.
GT have 3 wins and as many defeats in six matches. The IPL 2022 champions have 6 points at an NRR of -0.821. GT kicked off their campaign with back-to-back defeats against Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
They registered a hat-trick of wins before suffering a big 99-run defeat against Mumbai Indians. GT are in need of a win at this stage of the tournament.
For GT, captain Shubman Gill has scored the most runs. He has scored 265 runs in five innings. With 206 runs, Jos Buttler sits in the second spot.
prediction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter this match as favorite and are likely to finish the day as the second-placed team with a victory over Gujarat Titans.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patiday (Captain), Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, 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 (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, 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.
