GT vs RCB, a high-voltage clash between the table toppers of the IPL 2026 season. The season has now reached its phase of qualifiers. On 26th May 2026, it is the first qualifier between the Gujarat Titans and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the historic Dharamshala Stadium, starting at 7:30 PM IST. Both the captains, Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar, will look forward to sealing the qualifier and getting themselves one step closer to another title.
GT vs RCB: Pitch Looks Pretty Hard Today, Favorable for Pacers
In GT vs RCB today, the pitch will be more favourable for bowling first, as the temperature will be around 18 degrees, and the wind will play an important role, with the ball swinging more and helping bowlers. As it is the qualifiers, both captains will look for the safer option of bowling first here, as Mohammed Siraj and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be in complete action today.
GT vs RCB: Coin Fell in favour of Shubhman Gill
Both captains came out for the toss for the thrilling GT vs RCB Qualifier 1, and both looked pretty confident, making the clash even more thrilling. Rajat Patidar flipped the coin, and Shubman Gill called tails, and fortune fell in the favor of Shubman Gill, who elected to bowl first. There is one change in Gujarat’s squad, and Rajat Patidar has a different opinion about the pitch. According to him, the pitch won’t change later because it is pretty hard.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Playing XI
- Rajat Patidar (c)
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Krunal Pandya
- Tim David
- Jitesh Sharma (wk)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Josh Hazlewood
- Jacob Duffy
- Rasikh Dar
Substitutes:
- Romario Shepherd
- Suyash Sharma
- Jordan Cox
- Abhinandan Singh
- Kanisk Chouhan
Gujarat Titans
Playing XI
- Shubman Gill (c)
- Sai Sudharsan
- Nishant Sindhu
- Jos Buttler (wk)
- Washington Sundar
- Jason Holder
- Rashid Khan
- Kulwant Khejroliya
- Kagiso Rabada
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
Substitutes:
- Rahul Tewatia
- Glenn Phillips
- Anuj Rawat
- Kumar Kushagra
- Sai Kishore
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