RCB VS GT Qualifier 1: What time will the Qualifier 1 match start today? Know where you can watch LIVE action

RCB VS GT Qualifier 1: The Qualifier 1 match of the Indian Premier League 2026 is going to be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. It is going to be played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. There is discussion everywhere about this match, because the team winning today will get the ticket for the final. Whereas the losing team will reach Qualifier 2. Everyone would like to see this match. So if you also want to watch this match sitting at home, then let us tell you on which platform you can watch it for free.

What time will the RCB VS GT Qualifier 1 match start?

The IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans will start at 7:30 PM IST. The toss will take place 30 minutes before the start of the match (7:00 PM IST).

Where can you watch RCB VS GT Qualifier 1 live?

IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Tamil, Star Sports 2 Telugu, Star Sports 2 Kannada and Star Sports 3. Live streaming of Qualifier 1 will be available on Jio Hotstar’s app and website.

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RCB VS GT Qualifier 1: Head to Head

A total of 8 matches have been played so far in the IPL between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. In this, RCB has won 4 matches, whereas GT has won 4 matches. The highest score during the match played between the two teams was 206 runs. Whereas the lowest score has been 147 runs. Head to head is indicating that a close contest can be seen between Bengaluru and Gujarat.

Big score sure to be made in Dharamshala

This season, RCB won the only match here by batting first, but that match was of the day. On the night, the target has been easy to chase in Dharamshala, with both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians easily achieving the target of over 200. This matches well with this match also, in all the previous matches between RCB and GT, the team batting second has won. Talking about the weather, the teams will be happy to get respite from the scorching heat prevailing in most parts of North India. The weather is expected to remain pleasant in the hilly areas, although there is a possibility of light rain around 5 pm, which is more than two hours earlier than scheduled.

Both teams are like this

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team: Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Philip Salt, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chauhan, Jacob Duffy, Richard Gleeson, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Satvik Deswal

Gujarat Titans Team: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Ashok Sharma. Connor Esterhuizen, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav

Also read: IPL 2026: If this happens today, then Royal Challengers Bangalore will reach the finals without playing the match, Gujarat Titans will be out.