RCB vs GT Final Live: Shubman Gill as Bengaluru take early control in powerplay

Shubman Gill welcomes Josh Hazlewood with a stunning four at deep mid wicket, but throws away his wicket on the next ball. He goes for a flick shot, but hits straight up in the air. Rajat Patidar takes a good catch as RCB gain early momentum.

Gill scored 10 off 8 balls. Nishant Sindhu comes in at No. 3.

RCB - 24/1 in 2.5 overs (CRR 8.47)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes just 5 runs off his first over to keep the game balanced in the powerplay. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are not in the mood to take big risks.

Sai Sudharsan - 9 off 6 balls

Shubman Gill - 6 off 6 balls

GT - 18/0 in 2 overs (CRR 9.00)

Sai Sudharsan gives Gujarat a flying start with two back-to-back fours off Jacob Duffy in the first over. He survives an out given with a DRS as GT scorch up 13 runs.

Sai Sudharsan - 9 off 5 balls

Shubman Gill - 1 off 1 ball

GT - 13/0 in 1 over (CRR 13.00)

Openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are out in the middle to kick off GT's innings.

Jacob Duffy to bowl the first over for RCB.

Arshad Khan replaces Sai Kishore in GT's XI today. Prasidh Krishna starts from the bench.

GT XI (batting first) - Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj

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

No changes to RCB's XI today. Venkatesh Iyer starts from the bench.

RCB XI (bowling first) - Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar

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

Captains Rajat Patidar and Shubman Gill are out in the middle for the toss at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Patidar wins the toss and RCB are bowling first in the IPL 2026 final.

Same XI for RCB, so no Phil Salt. Arshad Khan comes in for GT.

Kagiso Rabada took two wickets in Qualifier 2 to take a lead in the Purple Cap race. The 2020 Purple Cap winner is two wickets ahead of two-time winner Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Most wickets in IPL 2026:

1. Kagiso Rabada - 28 wickets in 16 innings
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 26 wickets in 15 innings
3. Jofra Archer - 25 wickets in 16 innings

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finishes his campaign with 776 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 237.30, taking a massive lead in the Orange Cap race. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are also in contention, but need big knocks today to clinch the award.

Most runs in IPL 2026:

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 776 runs in 16 innings
2. Shubman Gill - 722 runs in 15 innings
3. Sai Sudharsan - 710 runs in 16 innings

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It's a gloomy day in Ahmedabad at the moment, and the yellow alert has been issued for thunderstorms. However, there is no forecast for rain before and during the toss and start time.

Like RCB, the Gujarat Titans also clinched 9 wins in the league stages to secure a Qualifier 1 spot. However, GT suffered a heavy defeat against RCB in Dharamsala, boosting the latter's confidence today.

Gujarat overcame their Qualifier 1 defeat with a dominant and morale-boosting win against RR in Qualifier 2. Captain Shubman Gill recorded his 5th IPL century and Sai Sudharsan added another fifty to regain momentum before the final.

Notably, GT defeated RCB in their home fixture in Ahmedabad earlier this season and will look at home advantage to bring up their second title.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the defending champions and the table toppers, will enter this fixture as the favourites. RCB finished the league stage at the top of the points table with 9 wins in 14 games, securing a Qualifier 1 spot.

Rajat Patidar's side then thrashed GT by 92 runs while defending a total of 254 in Qualifier 1. Patidar led by example by smashing 93 off 33 balls and the franchise stalwart Virat Kohli contributed with 43 off 25 balls.

Now, playing back-to-back finals, RCB will look to clinch their second title today.

Hello everyone, welcome to Sports Yaari's live coverage of the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.

Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans and Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash against each other in the summit clash at Narendra Modi Stadium.

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