Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are to face each other today (31 May) in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. This high-voltage match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from 7:30 pm. RCB has reached the IPL title match for the fifth time, while this is the third final of GT. RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, had ended the trophy drought in Ahmedabad last year itself. She would like to become champion for the second consecutive time and join the club of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
GT, on the other hand, is eyeing a second IPL title. GT won the trophy in its debut season in 2022. After this, he had to face a close defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in the 2023 final on the same ground. Captain Shubman Gill would like to heal that heartbreaking defeat. They will also be desperate to avenge the crushing defeat suffered by RCB in Qualifier 1.
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GT vs RCB Final, Ahmedabad Pitch Report
This match is to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium on the same pitch on which last year’s final was played. In the current season, two matches have been played on this pitch, one of which was played between GT and RCB. In a low-scoring match, GT registered a one-sided win by 4 wickets. Even though less runs were scored in that match, the final is likely to be high-scoring. RCB has Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Tim David, while GT has great batsmen like Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Jos Buttler.
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run chasing is beneficial
Run chasing teams have been winning in Ahmedabad. Out of the last 6 IPL finals, only the chasing team has won 4. In such a situation, whoever wins the toss today will want to bowl first. Especially the GT team likes to chase runs.
Probable playing XI of both the teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer/Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam, Jacob Duffy/Suyash Sharma
Gujarat Titans – Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
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