IPL Final 2026: RCB won the toss, captain Rajat Patidar chose to bowl first against Gujarat Titans.

Ahmedabad. Only a few hours are left for the caravan of IPL 2026 (IPL Final 2026) to reach its destination. The final match on Sunday is being played between Gujarat Titans and defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In this match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, while RCB is eyeing a successful defense of the title, Gujarat has entered the field with the intention of winning the IPL trophy for the second time in the year 2022. RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first.

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🚨 Toss Update from the FINAL 🚨@RCBTweets have won the toss & will bowl first against @gujarat_titans in Ahmedabad.

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 31, 2026

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In the final match, defending champions RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. Captain Rajat Patidar said that he has not made any changes in the playing 11. At the same time, Arshad Khan has returned to the Gujarat camp. He has got a chance in place of Sai Kishore.

Playing-11 of both the teams

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Jacob Duffy, Rasikh Salaam Dar.

Impact players: Venkatesh Iyer, Kanishk Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj.

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Impact players: Famous Krishna, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Sai Kishore.