RCB vs GT Live
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans are set to clash in the crucial IPL 2026 match today. Both teams are coming off defeats in their last games and are looking to win two big points at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The defending champions, RCB, are in the top half of the points table, and another win today will boost their playoff hopes. Shubman Gill's GT is looking to return to winning ways after a huge 99-run defeat against the Mumbai Indians.
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IPL 2026 Match 34: RCB vs GT Live Score and Match Updates
Sai Sudharsan gives GT lead
After a slow start, Sai Sudharsan is dominating at Chinnaswamy with two more fours off Rasikh Dar in the fourth over.
Sai Sudharsan - 27 off 21 balls
Shubman Gill - 2 off 3 balls
GT - 31/0 in 4 overs
Sai Sudharsan finds quick runs
Sai Sudharsan smashes Bhuvneshwar Kumar for two fours in the third over to accelerate GT's run rate.
Sai Sudharsan - 17 off 16 balls
Shubman Gill - 1 off 2 balls
GT - 20/0 in 3 overs
RCB bowlers take early control
Josh Hazlewood delivers four dot balls in the second over to keep Bengaluru in control in the early stages of the game.
Sai Sudharsan - 8 off 10 balls
Shubman Gill - 1 off 2 balls
GT - 11/0 in 2 overs
A balanced start to the game
Sai Sudharsan finds four at third man but Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes just 7 runs off the first over.
Sai Sudharsan - 6 off 4 balls
Shubman Gill - 1 off 2 balls
GT - 7/0 in 1 over
Match begins
Gujarat openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudhrsan are out in the middle to kick off the game at M Chinnaswamy.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the first over for Bengaluru.
GT Playing XI
Two changes for Gujarat Titans today. Jason Holder and Manav Suthar replace Glenn Phillips and Ashok Sharma.
GT XI (batting first): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
Impact players: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan
RCB Playing XI
One change for RCB as Jacob Bethell replaces Phil Salt, who is injured. Bethell starts from the bench.
RCB XI (bowling first): Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
Impact players: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer
Toss time
Captains Rajat Patidar and Shubman Gill are out in the middle for the toss.
Patidar wins the toss and RCB are bowling first.
Jacob Bethell replaces injured Phil Salt. Jason Holder and Manav Suthar come in for GT.
Virat Kohli eyes multiple milestones today
Virat Kohli is just 1 big shot away from 300 sixes in IPL, 1 four away from 800 fours in IPL and 92 runs away from 9000 runs in IPL.
King vs Prince battle for Orange Cap
Both Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill are among the leading contenders for the Orange Cap this season, having scored 247 runs and 265 runs so far, respectively.
Most runs in the IPL 2026
- Abhishek Sharma (SRH) - 323 runs in 7 innings
- Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) - 320 runs in 7 innings
- Sanju Samson (CSK) - 293 runs in 7 innings
- Shubman Gill (GT) - 265 runs in 5 innings
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) - 254 runs in 7 innings
- Virat Kohli (RCB) - 247 runs in 6 innings
Head-to-head record
Both RCB and GT have won three games against each other in IPL history so far. The Titans easily chased down a 170-run target at M Chinnaswamy Stadium when both team last played each other in IPL 2025.
- Matches played - 6
- RCB won - 3
- GT won - 3
- NR - 0
Gujarat Titans Preview
After losing their opening two matches this season, Gujarat Titans made a strong comeback by winning three consecutive matches. However, they suffered a huge 99-run defeat against Mumbai Indians to slip to the 7th place in the points table.
Chasing a 200-run target against Mumbai's all-new bowling attack in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's innings collapsed on 100 in 15.5 overs. The middle order's struggles were exposed. Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewataia are out of form and are looking miserable when it comes to finishing the matches.
Kagiso Rabada's form and Shubman Gill's consistency with the bat are the only positives for the 2022 IPL champions. They will target two points against RCB, having defeated them twice at Chinnaswamy in the past.
RCB Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are looking to defend their title and are off to a great start in 2026. They are placed third in the points table with four wins and two defeats in six matches so far.
RCB won their opening two games and lost the third; they repeated the same pattern in their last match with two big wins followed by a loss against Delhi Capitals.
For the first time this season, RCB failed to post a 200-plus total while batting first against Delhi Titans. They failed to defend 175 runs at home after Romario Shepherd gave away 17 runs in five balls in the last over, resulting in a six-wicket defeat.
RCB are unlikely to make any changes to their playing eleven, but could be tempted to utilize Jacob Bethell in place of Romario Shepherd, who is struggling to contribute with both bat and ball this season.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru host Gujarat Titans
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The defending champions Royals Challengers Bengaluru take on Gujarat Titans at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Two big points are at stake before the start of the second half of the IPL 2026 season.
So, stay tuned for live score and match updates here...