Toss & Conditions

Final last final wali same pitch par khela jayega, aur ye pitch is season already do baar use ho chuki hai, including RCB vs GT ka league match. Ahmedabad generally chasing teams ko favour karta aaya hai, aur last six finals mein se four finals chasing side ne jeete hain.

Head-to-Head

Last three meetings mein overall RCB, GT par 2-1 se lead karti hai. Sabse recent clash mein RCB ne 254/5 post kiya aur GT ko 162 par bowled out karke 92 runs se jeet liya—game ka turning point ye tha ki chase mein GT dismiss ho gayi. Isse pehle wali meeting mein script flip ho gayi, jahan GT ne 4 wickets se jeeta, 25 balls remaining ke saath, jab RCB 155 par bowled out ho gayi thi. In teen games ka pattern mixed raha hai, dono teams ne turn-by-turn matches ko decisively control kiya hai.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 254/5

GTGujarat Titans 162/10

2026-05-26 · RCB won by 92 runs

GTGujarat Titans 158/6

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 155/10

2026-04-30 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 206/5

GTGujarat Titans 205/3

2026-04-24 · RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RCB ka record 10W-5L hai, NRR +0.948 ke saath. Unke last three results mein GT ke against 92-run win aur Punjab Kings ke against 23-run win hai, aur sirf ek defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad ke against 55 runs se aayi. Sabse telling recent result wahi 92-run win vs GT hai, jahan unhone 254/5 ke saath combine karke bowling se GT ko 162 par bowled out kar diya.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 254/5

GTGujarat Titans 162/10

2026-05-26 · RCB won by 92 runs

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 200/4

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 255/4

2026-05-22 · SRH won by 55 runs

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 222/4

PBPunjab Kings 199/8

2026-05-17 · RCB won by 23 runs

Gujarat Titans

GT ka record 10W-6L hai, NRR +0.048 ke saath. Unke last three results mein Chennai Super Kings ke against 89-run win aur Rajasthan Royals ke against 7-wicket win hai, lekin RCB ke against 92-run loss bhi hai. Sabse telling recent result wahi 92-run defeat vs RCB hai, jahan 254 chase karte hue GT 162 par bowled out ho gayi.

GTGujarat Titans 219/3

RRRajasthan Royals 214/6

2026-05-29 · GT won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

GTGujarat Titans 162/10

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 254/5

2026-05-26 · RCB won by 92 runs

GTGujarat Titans 229/4

CSChennai Super Kings 140/10

2026-05-21 · GT won by 89 runs

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Prediction

Saare four models RCB ko favour kar rahe hain, average probability 58% (range 56–60%) ke around. Bookmakers bhi RCB ki taraf lean kar rahe hain—RCB 53% (1.80) vs GT 47% (2.00). Key stats overall RCB ko 4-2 se edge dete hain, mainly NRR gap, last three head-to-heads mein 2-1 advantage, aur mid-overs aur death-overs economy better hone ki wajah se. Swing factor ye hai ki kya GT ka powerplay attack early terms dictate kar payega, ya RCB ka recent head-to-head edge ek aur high-scoring game mein carry ho jayega.

Kohli owns the chase

Virat Kohli set the chase on fire before Gujarat Titans could settle, and that early authority proved decisive as Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by five wickets with 12 balls remaining. Chasing 156, RCB briefly felt the game tighten in the middle overs, but Kohli’s tempo never dipped for long, and the target was always within reach once he had batted deep.

Powerplay punch makes 156 small

The match swung in the first six overs of RCB’s reply. They raced to 70/2 in the powerplay, effectively wiping out the advantage GT hoped to build by batting first. Even when the run-rate slowed to 7.5 an over through the middle (75/3), the damage was already done: the required rate stayed manageable, and RCB only needed a controlled finish rather than a risky late surge.

Kohli, Rasikh define the night

Kohli’s 75 off 42 was the innings that separated the sides, mixing clean hitting with smart rotation when the field spread. Venkatesh Iyer’s 32 off 16 added the early thrust, including a 61-run stand with Kohli that broke the back of the chase. Earlier, Rasikh Salam Dar’s 3/27 ensured GT never ran away, while Rashid’s 2/25 was the main reason the contest stayed alive into the middle overs.

Pre-match edges show up early

The pre-game lean towards RCB was built around their ability to dominate key phases at home, and that’s exactly how the chase played out. GT’s best route was to strike hard up front, but RCB’s top order blunted that plan and forced GT into defensive fields early. GT did create a pocket of pressure through Rashid Khan’s tight spell, yet without a big powerplay or a longer partnership, they were always chasing the game’s momentum.