Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, IPL, 2026 Apr 24 Full score card

Bouncer on middle and leg, Krunal gets his hands high and pulls this to deep backward square leg and scores the winning run. RCB has won their final league game of the season at Chinnaswamy by 5 wickets and 7 balls to spare.

FOUR! SCORES ARE LEVEL! Short again, on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya pulls this flat and into the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for four runs.

On a length, around middle and leg, Tim David slogs this off the inside half of his bat towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

RCB are just one biggie away now. Short and on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya fends this through square leg for one.

Slower one, around off, going across the batter. Krunal Pandya looks to cut this through backward point but misses out.

Quicker one, on middle and off, Krunal Pandya tucks this to the left of the bowler for a single.

SIX! A calculated shot from Krunal and he gets rewarded for his aggressive intent. Length dragged back a bit, on middle and off, Krunal Pandya slogs this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie.

Darted onto the pads of Krunal and he jams this out.

Fired around off, Krunal Pandya pushes this towards extra cover.

FOUR! KRUNAL IS IN A HURRY! Fuller, on middle and off, Krunal Pandya goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this towards the right of deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Tossed up, around middle and off, Krunal Pandya gets right underneath it and smashes this up and over the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen.

Back of a length, around off, Tim David pokes at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

SIX! Top edge, but it goes all the way. On a length, around off, Tim David keeps his head down and swings at it with all his might. The ball catches a top edge and flies over the fielder at third man for a six.

WIDE! A sharp bumper, way too high on the batter. Wided.

Hard length, around off, shaping a shade away from the power-hitter. Tim David looks to slog across the line but gets beaten.

Swing and a miss. Short and around leg, it was there for the taking. Tim David swings at it but misses out on a clean connection and gets rapped on the gloves.

Back of a length, around middle and off, Krunal Pandya plays this late and guides this to deep third for one run.

Good length, around middle and off, Tim David guides this to deep third for one.

Quicker one, on off, Tim David cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.

Pushed through on off, Tim David drives this to covers.

Tossed up, on the pads, Krunal Pandya flicks this to deep backward square leg for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK! In their push to finish the chase quickly, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost a flurry of wickets. That has kept the Gujarat Titans believing. They still have Romario Shepherd to come, and as for Krunal Pandya, who had a bit of a groin issue earlier, it remains to be seen whether he can come out to bat if needed. With 33 runs needed off 27 balls, it is still RCB's game to lose here, but we have seen crazier things happen in IPL. Could this be one of those nights? Right, out walks Krunal Pandya.

OUT! CAUGHT! Flighted, around leg. Rajat Patidar moves away from the stumps and looks to hit this big in the straight V but miscues this off the cue end of his bat and the ball hangs high towards the extra cover region. Washington Sundar runs over his right shoulder from cover and takes a good catch to send the RCB skipper back in the dugout.

Flighted around off, Tim David pushes this to sweeper cover and rotates the strike.

Short of a length, around off, spinning away from the batter. Rajat Patidar punches this to sweeper cover for one.

Tim David is in next. Manav Suthar has been introduced into the attack.

OUT! Short of a length, around off, Jitesh Sharma hops onto his back foot and smashes this flat and towards the left of extra cover. Manav Suthar dives to his left and takes a good catch to send Jitesh back. 35 needed from 30 balls.

Quicker and flatter around off, Jitesh Sharma looks to swing this out of the park but misses out on any sort of connection with the ball.

SIX! Jitesh goes big. Full and around off, Jitesh Sharma gets right underneath it and smashes this up and over the fence towards the long off region for a biggie.

Quicker one, full and around off, Jitesh Sharma plays a proper front foot block to keep this out. Shouts of LBW by the keeper and the bowler but the umpire turns it down.

Flighted, around middle and leg, Rajat Patidar flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Flighted, around off, Rajat Patidar takes a step towards the pitch of the ball and smashes this up and over the tall figure of Jason Holder at long off for a six.

FOUR! Nicely done! Holder goes short, on off. Jitesh gets on his toes and manages to get on top of the bounce before pulling it towards deep mid-wicket for a four. RCB need 48 runs from 36 balls.

This is on a hard length, over middle. Jitesh gets his hands high and taps it back to Holder.

Two wickets in two overs for GT, but has the damage been done? Time will tell. Jitesh Sharma walks out next in the middle.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Virat Kohli admonishes himself as he slams the pads with his bat. He wanted to see the team home himself, but now it will have to be someone else. Holder rolls his fingers over the ball, serves it short and outside off, Kohli rises with the bounce to pull it away in front of square. The ball does not rise as much as Virat anticipated it would, and takes the inside edge before crashing into the sticks. This has come against the run of play and the crowd has gone silent. 52 needed off 38 balls.

SIX! Flat hit, but the result is the same. Has to be the shot of the evening. Holder serves it on a good length, on middle. With mid off inside the circle, Kohli dances down the track. He holds his shape and presents a straight bat to go down the ground. Hits it over mid off for half a dozen more.

SIX! Lovely hit! Even Kohli is amazed by the way it came out of his bat. Angled into the pads, on a length, Kohli brings his bottom hand into play and whips it away off the pads over mid-wicket for a six.

On top of off, on a short of a length, Kohli pats it back to Holder with a straight bat.

Wide! Sprayed down leg by Holder, Kohli is not interested in playing at that.

In the last 2 overs, RCB have scored just 10 runs and lost a wicket as well.

Sticks to the googly, short and quick, on middle. Rajat punches it to cover.

Rajat Patidar comes out to bat for RCB.

OUT! TIMBER! The googly does the trick for Rashid Khan. From around the wicket, this is on a length, on off and middle. Devdutt Padikkal shimmies down the track and does not quite get to the pitch of the ball. He swings to go back over the bowler's head, but the ball lands and spins past his outside edge to hit the top of the middle stump. Padikkal was so far out that he would have been stumped had the ball not hit the stumps. The 115-run stand has been broken. RCB are 140/2, chasing 206.

Short and on off, Kohli goes back and punches it from the crease to long off for one.

Around leg, on the shorter side, DDP goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.

Full and on off, drilled to long off for a single.

FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Floated up, on off, Kohli backs away and opens up the front hip. He gets his hands out in front and launches it down the ground. Prasidh Krishna is a bit wide at long off and he cannot cut it off as he is beaten to his right.

Missed out! Holder sprays it on the pads, full in length. Devdutt Padikkal has a big swing at it but misses. There was a noise as the ball went past the bat. Half a shout for caught behind by Jos Buttler, but actually, the ball brushed the pads on the way to the keeper. GT finally manage to slip in a quiet over. Just 3 runs off it.

At the sticks, on a good length. This is turned to deep square leg for a run.

A loopy yorker, on middle and leg. Kohli gets the front pad out of the way and drops his bat down on the ball to keep it out.

This does not quite come out right out of the hand for Holder. This is a bit too short and DDP plays a controlled pull through square leg for one.

Skidding through, across off, on a back of a length. Padikkal walks across for the pull but the ball sneaks under the blade.

Holder bashes the back of a length, on off. Kohli pulls it through mid-wicket and crosses over.

On a hard length, on off, Kohli runs it down to deep third for one. 13 runs off the over. 75 runs needed from 54 balls.

SIX! Have some of that, says Kohli. Rabada drifts on the pads again, full in length. Virat brings his bottom hand into play and with a still head at the point of contact, he whips it with ease over mid-wicket for a biggie. The 100-run stand comes up!

FOUR! All too easy for Virat. Too straight, too full, on the pads, Kohli helps it to the left of the man at short fine leg for a four.

A proper short ball by Rabada, over middle. Kohli tries to take it on but misses.

On off, on a back of a length, Padikkal punches it to mid off, where Shubman Gill lets it through and concedes a single.

FIFTY FOR VIRAT! 66th of his IPL career and the third of this season. Post being dropped on 0, it has been a chanceless knock from Kohli. Dug in short by Kagiso, on middle and leg. Virat gets his hands high and drags the pull through mid-wicket for a single.

Halfway through, RCB are bossing this run chase. A couple of quick wickets are needed for GT to come back into this contest. In search of a breakthrough, Shubman Gill turns to Kagiso Rabada.

Quicker one, on off, Virat Kohli punches this wide of cover for a single.

Full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal smashes this to deep square leg for just a single this time.

SIX! Royal entertainment as Devdutt Padikkal gets to his FIFTY. Short of a length, on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal goes down on a knee and sweeps this over the fence towards the deep square leg region to bring up his half-century.

WIDE! Fuller, wide down the leg side. Devdutt Padikkal has a swing at it but misses. Wided.

SIX! Into the stands for six more. Tossed up, wide of off, Devdutt Padikkal presses onto his front foot and lofts this inside out over covers for a massive six.

That sounded like an edge. Tossed up, around off, going across the batter, Devdutt Padikkal looks to drive on the up but gets beaten. Jos fails to gather this cleanly and the ball drops to the ground. The sound was actually of the bat hitting the pad.

Fuller onto the pads, Kohli flicks this to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! 100 comes up for RCB in 9 overs. Pitched up, around off, Devdutt Padikkal strides to the pitch of the ball and lofts this up and over the long off fielder for a biggie. 19 runs come off this Prasidh Krishna over.

Hard length, around off, Virat Kohli punches this to the left of Gill at mid off for a single.

Sai Sudharsan is late to set off, and the ball does not carry to him. Good length, around the pads. Devdutt Padikkal doesn't time the flick well and mishits this towards deep backward square leg. Sai Sudharsan is caught on his heels, and the ball lands in front and to his left. One run taken.

SIX! Excellent pick-up shot for a biggie. Back of a length and around the pads, Devdutt Padikkal picks it up with a flick and hits this over the fence towards the fine leg region for a biggie.

FOUR! Just a gentle glance away for four. Poor from Krishna as he bowls this on a back of a length and down the leg side, Devdutt Padikkal gets inside the line and glances this down to deep fine leg for four runs.

Short and around off, Virat gets up on his toes and hits this towards sweeper cover for one run.

Quicker one, on off, Virat Kohli steps deep inside the crease and milks this to deep mid-wicket for one run.

Flatter and fuller, around middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal tucks this to fine leg for a single.

Fired onto the pads, Virat Kohli works this through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Quicker one, around off, Virat Kohli collapses his back knee and slaps this to the left of extra cover for a boundary this time around.

SIX! That is bread and butter for Kohli. Short of a length, on middle and off, Virat Kohli stays on his back foot and pulls this over the fielder at the long on region for a huge six. 300th IPL six for Kohli.

Fuller around off, Virat backs away and cuts this straight to point.

STRATEGIC BREAK! An eventful first 7 overs in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru run chase. Gujarat Titans will still be thinking about the missed opportunity after dropping Virat Kohli on 0. They haven't bowled too badly, but this RCB pair has looked a step ahead so far. This does seem to be that kind of a wicket where, once the ball loses its hardness, scoring becomes a bit more challenging. So far, so good for the home side, but from Gujarat's perspective, the need is to break this stand and build from there. Rashid Khan to bowl after the break.

Short and wide of off, Virat Kohli looks to pull this towards deep mid-wicket but ends up hitting this from the bottom of his bat and takes a run as the ball rolls to silly mid on. 136 runs required from 78 balls.

Good length, around off, Virat Kohli blocks this around covers for no run.

FOUR! Now this is an adjustment of the highest order. Kohli charges down the deck before Krishna releases the ball and Prasidh Krishna darts this short and into the batter. Virat Kohli just opens his bat face a bit more and guides this to the right of the man at backward point for four runs.

FOUR! Kohli hits this away to the fence for four. Good length, around off, Virat Kohli rides the bounce and lofts this up and over short cover for a boundary.

Slightly on the short side, around middle and off, Virat Kohli pulls this to the right of Kagiso Rabada at deep square leg and scampers back for the second.

On a length, around the pads, Devdutt Padikkal tucks this to fine leg for one.

We are done with the Powerplay. No spin just yet as Shubman Gill is sticking to pace. Prasidh Krishna has been called into the attack.

Back of a length, around the hips of DP. The batter flicks this through square leg for a single. GT at this stage were 57 for no loss while RCB are 58/1.

Full and onto the pads, Virat Kohli tucks this to the right of mid-wicket and takes one run.

Hard length, on top of off, Virat Kohli looks for a dab and run but Devdutt refuses as Jason Holder fields this well in his follow-through.

FOUR! Holder is probably being a bit too predictable with the short stuff here. Another short one, on middle and off, Virat Kohli was up for it, and he pulls this in front of square on the leg side for a boundary towards the deep mid-wicket region.

Short-pitched delivery, on middle and off, Devdutt Padikkal gets a tad late into the pull but gets it rolled through mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Virat Kohli looks to get on top of the bounce and punch this towards the off side but ends up with an inside edge that rolls to the leg side for one.

Jason Holder comes into the attack.

SIX! Hold the pose, Devdutt. Siraj pitches it up but gets the line wrong. Offers width on off, Padikkal frees his arms and gets low to get under the ball. Lofts it stylishly inside out over cover for a biggie. The 50 comes up for RCB at the end of the 5th over. 156 needed from 90 balls.

Goes past the bat again! Siraj delivers it on a hard length, across off. Devdutt arches back and throws the kitchen sink at it but is beaten on the outside edge.

A play and a miss! Leaving the left-hander with the angle, on a short of a length. Padikkal sets up to work it behind point with an open bat face but misses.

On a nagging length, on off and middle. Devdutt Padikkal walks across and gets behind the line before pushing it back to Siraj.

Better line, just outside the off stump, on a short of a length. DDP pats it to cover.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Siraj has, at times, been too straight against the left-handers tonight, and he has been made to pay this time. Shaping back in at the hips, Padikkal glances it down to the deep fine leg region for a four.

Time for Jason Holder? Not yet, as Siraj is ready to bowl his third.

Bashes the hard length, on off, Devdutt runs it down to deep third with an open bat face and keeps the strike with a single. 14 runs off the over!

Rabada stays on that back of a length, on off, Virat steers it to deep third and crosses over.

Hits the back of a length, on off, DDP uses the angle and works it behind point for a run.

SIX! No sighters needed for Padikkal. Rabada hurls it full, on the pads at 153 kph. Padikkal stays still at the point of impact and plays the pick-up shot over backward square leg for a six.

The length is pulled back now, on the off stump. Virat angles it behind point and turns the strike over.

FOUR! Sublime! Slightly too full and angled into the pads, Kohli stays rooted to the crease and brings his bottom hand into play. Plays it uppishly but wide enough of the diving mid-wicket fielder.

Devdutt Padikkal walks out at 3 for RCB.

OUT! CAUGHT! A sharp grab from Shahrukh Khan and Siraj is pumped. Angling across, on the fuller side. Jacob Bethell moves towards the leg side to open the off side. Exposes all three stumps and looks to flay it over point. His weight stays on the back foot as he flashes at the ball. He fails to get the desired elevation on the lofted hit and Shahrukh at point takes a good catch over his head in reverse cup style with a small jump.

FOUR! Not well timed, but it does the job for Bethell. Around leg, on a length. Bethell moves towards the leg side and swings at it. Gets it more off the inner half to the left of mid-wicket for four more.

Tucking the batter up for room, on a shortish length, Jacob defends it off the back foot. Siraj picks the ball up and fakes a throw at the batter.

FOUR! The short ball is dispatched. Going away, Jacob gives himself room by backing away and slaps it hard and through point for a boundary.

Siraj hits the back of a length, on off, Virat steers it behind point and gets to the other end.

On a good length, honing in on the off stump. Kohli comes forward and drives it to the right of deep backward point for a couple of runs.

This rushes Kohli up, on a short of a length, on middle. Virat is beaten on the inside edge. He wears it on the thigh pad and the ball deflects behind point for a leg bye.

Beaten! This skids through, in the channel on off, on a hard length. Kohli pokes at it and is lucky not to nick this one behind.

FOUR! Hit with real authority! Rabada bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Kohli stands tall and takes on the short ball off the front foot. Plays it with a flat bat over mid on for his 800th four in the IPL.

Uppish but safe! Across off, on a good length. Jacob plays the drive away from his body. Gets it off the outer half uppishly but through the vacant backward point region for a single.

On top of off, Bethell lets the ball come to him this time and taps it down the strip.

FOUR! Oh, that could have crashed back into the stumps on any other day. This nips back, on a good length, wobble seam ball, on off and middle. Bethell pushes out in front of his body. The ball takes the inside edge and goes behind the stumps. Jos Buttler flings himself to his right but is beaten and the ball races away.

A brilliant start with the ball by Mohammed Siraj. It will be Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end.

Siraj strays on the hips, on the shorter side. Bethell is beaten on the glance. The ball clips the pads and drops on the leg side for a leg bye.

Over the off stump, on a back of a length, Kohli dabs it down to deep third and crosses over.

Angled into the pads, on a length, Virat wrists it through square leg. A fumble in the deep by the fielder allows the batters to take the second run.

DROPPED! Would you believe it? Washington Sundar puts down a sitter. Nice and full, attacking the front pad. Kohli brings his bat out in front and is early into the flick. Chips it to mid-wicket, where Sundar moves to his left and is on the move when the ball hits his palms. The ball pops out and drops to the ground after hitting his palm.

Bethell and RCB are underway! A little too straight, at the hips and the length is pulled back. Jacob turns it to the left of mid-wicket and opens his account with a single.

Good cricket all around! Siraj pitches it up, around the off stump. Not much movement on offer. Bethell presses forward and plays a punchy drive straight to the man at a catching cover.

Sundar will feel that he missed out. Krunal errs as he dishes out a low full toss, Washington can't take full toll and hits it along the ground to long on for just one run. 18 runs off the final over and GT finish with 205/3.

Out comes the bumper, outside off. Jason stands tall and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal should have done better there. Holder walks across the stumps before the release. Krunal looks to keep it away from Jason's arc. It ends up being a friendly low full toss, outside off. Holder extends his hands and cracks the drive towards wide long off. The ball skips across the practice pitches, and even though Padikkal gets there by a sprint to his left and tumbles to make the stop, the ball goes under his body for a four. The 200 comes up for GT.

SIX! BANG! That has gone back many a mile. This is slowed down by Krunal, on a length, on middle. Holder uses his long reach to good effect as he reaches out in front and clobbers it over mid-wicket for half a dozen.

HALT! Krunal Pandya is feeling some discomfort and it appears to be the groin that's troubling him. For the time being, Krunal is looking set to bowl again.

Good response! Fires in the yorker, outside off. Holder lets it be, thinking it is a wide but it sneaks just inside the tramline. Pandya feels a bit of a twinge in his groin after delivering the ball.

SIX! An ideal start to the final over for GT. Bowled with a low trajectory by Krunal on the around-the-wicket angle and well behind the crease. Angled in, on a length, on middle and leg. Holder clears the front leg and clubs it way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Rasikh Salam to bowl the last over of GT's innings. Salam is down in some pain and it appears to be cramps again. The physio is out in the middle and having a look at Salam. Rasikh Salam doesn't look good to continue and is walking back alongside the team physio. Krunal Pandya has chipped in and will now be bowling the final over of the innings.

Another fumble! Hazlewood slips in the yorker at the toes. Sundar gets the front leg out of the way and hurriedly drops his bat down. Gets an inside edge and the ball goes quickly to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at short fine leg. He lets it through his legs, but Bhuvi turns around and recovers to haul it in. A couple of runs to end the 19th over. Just 17 runs off the last 18 balls. Some time back, it looked like GT would go well beyond 200, but now the question is, will they even reach 200?

Yorker, outside off, Jason firms the drive to long off and crosses over.

Low full toss, on the off stump. Jason smashes it to extra cover, where a bad bounce for Rajat Patidar allows the batters to sneak in the second run. The ball parries away off Patidar's knee to long off.

Well bowled! A sharp bumper at 132.4 kph, over middle. Holder swings hard for the pull but the ball keeps climbing and he fails to connect.

Very full, angling in at the leg stump. Holder clears the front leg and smears it through square leg. Romario Shepherd moves to his left in the deep and mops it up. Two runs taken.

A yorker first up, on middle. Washington hits it down to long off for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to bowl out.

Good last couple of overs for RCB, 9 runs and the wicket of Jos Buttler from the last 12 balls. Bhuvi digs it in short and does not offer any pace, over middle. Sundar hops to unleash the pull but mistimes it in front of deep square leg. Romario Shepherd runs in off the ropes and nearly gets beaten by the spin but he manages to make the stop to his left eventually. Just a single.

Yorker, just outside the off stump. Holder jams it out through point for a single.

Jason Holder walks out next in the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jos Buttler falls. At any stage of the game, Buttler is a big wicket, but more so given the current state of the game. Kumar goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a lowish full toss, on off and middle. Jos premeditates as he goes for the reverse scoop. He takes it on the full and looks to go over Josh Hazlewood at short third. Fails to get the desired elevation and Hazlewood takes the catch over his head.

Kumar serves the slower, short ball, across off. Washington Sundar gets his hands high and drags the pull wide of deep mid-wicket. The call is for two, but the sub fielder, Jordan Cox is swfit to his right and prevents the batters from taking the second run.

Bhuvi follows the right-hander with a yorker. Jos can't do much about it. He digs it out to point for a run.

Nice and tight, over off, on a back of a length. Washington steers it wide of backward point and gets to the other end.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3-0-26-0) comes back into the attack.

Yes, he does. Just 4 runs from the 17th over. Superb stuff. Suyash probably spotted Buttler backing away and he bowls this fast and away from the batter's hitting arc. Jos reaches out and slaps this short ball but can't get it past Rajat Patidar at extra cover.

So far, so good from Suyash. Drags the length back and sticks to the googly, on off. Washington gets back and taps it to long off for a single. Can the leggie finish well?

Floated up, wrong'un, full and on off. Washington Sundar lunges and angles it to backward point with an open bat face.

Sliding into the right-hander, full in length. Buttler shimmies down the track and drills it to the right of long on. The batters think about the second run but Devdutt Padikkal moves to his right and keeps it to a single.

Out comes the googly, on the shorter side, on off. Sundar watchfully tucks it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Pushed through, on the pads, on a good length. Buttler wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! 15 runs and a wicket off this Josh over. Back of a length, around off, Washington Sundar cuts this past the right of deep point for a boundary. Tim David puts in a good effort, diving to his right, but fails to keep this inside the playing area.

SIX! Hammered over the fence for a biggie. Pitched up, around the pads, Washington Sundar stays really deep inside the crease and flicks this up and over the fielder towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

On a length, around the pads, Washington Sundar tucks this straight to mid-wicket.

A wonderful innings from Sai Sudharsan comes to an end. Washington Sundar walks in to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A sharp, short one, on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan gets late on the pull and ends up spooning this straight back to the bowler off the upper half of the blade. Josh Hazlewood makes no mistake and holds onto a simple catch. Sai Sudharsan departs after playing a sensational knock of 100 off 58 balls.

Good length, around off, Jos Buttler guides this to the left of Romario Shepherd at backward point for a single.

FOUR! Wide yorker from Josh and Jos was up for it. Jos opens the face of his bat and guides this away to the fence for a boundary to the deep backward point region.

Strategic Break! Gujarat Titans are looking flawless, and they are heading towards a mammoth total. Sai Sudharsan has completed his century, and Jos Buttler has got off to a strong start as well. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will have to put a lid on the scoring rate, and the best way to do that would be to chip away at the wickets. If this continues, RCB will end up with a huge total to chase. Rajat Patidar brings back Josh Hazlewood. Let's see how it pans out...

Fired short and on off, Jos Buttler tucks this to the deep mid-wicket region for a single.

SIX! Buttler goes big as well. Flighted, around middle and off, Jos Buttler reads the googly well and hits this with the turn for a biggie over the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie.

CENTURY FOR SAI! Wrong'un around off, Sai Sudharsan cuts this towards the left of Romario Shepherd at sweeper cover for a single. Sudharsan brings up his 3rd IPL century in 57 balls. First century from a GT batter this season, and this has been a high knock of high quality from the talented left-hander.

Fuller around the pads, Jos Buttler flicks this to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. Brings Sai on strike.

FOUR! Smashed off the back foot. Short of a length, wide outside off, Jos Buttler rises with the bounce and smashes this through the left of extra cover for four runs.

Fuller around off, Sai Sudharsan cuts this to deep point for a single.

Wide yorker, around off, Sai gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives this to sweeper cover for one.

On a length, around the pads, Jos pushes this down to long on for one.

Slower short one, wide of off, Sai Sudharsan jumps up on his toes and cuts this to Tim David at deep point for a single. Sai moves to 97.

FOUR! Low full-toss, onto the pads, Sai Sudharsan was up for it as he rises up on his toes and whips this through the left of the fielder at deep mid-wicket for four runs.

On a length, around middle and leg, Jos Buttler flicks this down to long on for a single.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Jos Buttler milks this through mid-wicket and hustles back for two.

Quicker one, on off, Jos Buttler gets back inside his crease and works this through square leg for one run.

Googly onto the batter, around the pads. Jos Buttler misses out on the flick and gets it brushed off his pads to fine leg for a couple of leg byes.

The 128-run opening stand has been broken. In walks Jos Buttler at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Suyash breaks this marathon partnership. Wrong'un, around middle and off, gets big on the batter. Gill swings hard to go big on the leg side but gets hit high on his bat. Ends up finding Devdutt Padikkal at the long on fence. Devdutt makes no mistake and pouches this with ease.

Wrong'un around off, Sai Sudharsan cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.

A painful blow for Suyash Sharma on his left hand. He is wincing in pain, and the physio is out to have a look. Rajat Patidar is also getting some attention on the sidelines, having his hand taped. Sharma is ready to resume, and Patidar is also back.

DROPPED! Harsh to say that, but this is how it is. Googly, around off, Sai hits this straight back to the bowler around his waist. Suyash gets both hands together around his waist, but gets hit straight on his left hand's index finger. The ball rolls behind the bowler, but Suyash looks in some serious pain.

SIX! 5th biggie of this innings for Sai. Wrong'un read well by Sai as the southpaw prods onto the front foot and lofts this inside out over wide long off for a six.

Tidy stuff from Salam. First over since the 7th over that went without a boundary. Suyash Sharma has been brought back. The leggie went for 10 runs in his first over.

Slower one, full and wide of off, Sai Sudharsan cuts this to deep point for another single.

Excellent bowling by Rasikh Salam as he bowls a yorker on off, Gill drives this down to long on and rotates the strike.

Another low full-toss wide of off, Sai Sudharsan drives this down the ground to long off for one.

Low full-toss, around off, Sudharsan pats this towards the strong arm of Rajat Patidar at extra cover. Gill wants a quick single, but Sai sends him back.

Slower one, back of a length, around off, Shubman Gill pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Full and wide of off, Sai Sudharsan presses onto the front foot and drives this well to the right of Rajat Patidar at extra cover. Rajat puts in a dive, gets some hand to it and keeps it down to one.

Time for pace as Rasikh Salam (2-0-23-0) returns to the attack. A change of gloves for the GT skipper, while Sai Sudharsan takes a moment to rehydrate.

A tad slower, on the pads, Sai Kishore milks this to deep mid-wicket for a single to close the over. 12 runs off the over.

Pushed through on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan gently tucks this through mid-wicket and collects a brace.

Short of a length, wide of off, Shubman Gill cuts this square on off and takes a single with Tim David cutting it off.

Darted on middle and off, Sai Sudharsan works this through mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Length dragged back a bit by Krunal, on middle and off, Shubman Gill hits this through mid on for a single.

SIX! Gill joins the party as well. Krunal bowls one full and on middle and leg, Shubman Gill collapses his back knee and slogs this out of the park towards the deep square leg region for a biggie.

FOUR! Fired down the leg side, Sai Sudharsan goes down on a knee and sweeps this intentionally wide to the right of short fine leg for a boundary. Sai races to 78 with GT well positioned at 104 for no loss.

Fuller on middle and off, Shubman Gill gets right on top of the bounce and tucks this down to long on for a single. 100 comes up for GT in the 10th over.

Wrong'un around off, Sai presses in front and punches this through the covers region for one.

Leggie, around off, Gill rocks back and punches this down the ground to long on for a single.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg, Gill looks for the sweep but misses and the umpire calls it a wide.

Tossed up, on the pads, Sai Sudharsan flicks this through mid-wicket and takes a run.

Fuller around off, Shubman Gill punches this to deep cover for a single.

SIX! Sai looks in the mood as he dispatches the last ball of this Krunal over for a biggie as well. Fuller, on off, Sai Sudharsan collapses his back knee, and slog sweeps this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massively hit six. Sudharsan brings up 2,000 IPL runs. According to Deep Dasgupta, Sai becomes the fastest batter (in terms of innings) to reach this landmark, getting there in 47 innings. Chris Gayle held the record previously, who took 48 innings to reach the landmark.

Quicker one, fired across the batter, Sai Sudharsan slashes hard at it and looks for a square cut but misses out.

Floated around off, Shubman Gill works this through mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Sai was up for the bumper by Krunal and cuts this away for a biggie. Krunal bowls from around the stumps to Sai and darts in a bumper, on off. Sai stays deep inside his crease and cuts this over and to the right of Romario Shepherd at the third man region for a biggie.

WIDE! Tossed up, wide down the leg side, Sai leaves it. Wided.

Quicker one, into the batter, Shubman Gill flicks this towards cow corner and takes a single. The initial call was of two by Gill, but the fielder was quickly onto the ball, and the batters settled for one.

STRATEGIC BREAK! It has been a picture-perfect start for GT. Both Gill And Sai have batted extremely well and have raced to 78 for no loss after 8 overs. The best part about this batting show from Sai and Gill has been their risk-free strokeplay that has kept the scorecard ticking without handing any clear chance to the opponents. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be hoping to break this partnership as soon as they can, or else they will be in for a big score.

17 runs from the over! Good length, on off, Shubman Gill punches it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Trademark shot from Shubman Gill! Hard length, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill rocks back and plays his trademark short-arm jab through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Nice and full, outside off, Sai Sudharsan eases it to short third for a single.

FOUR! A touch of class! Romario Shepherd bowls a fuller one, outside off, Sai Sudharsan leans on and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary.

SIX! FIFTY up for Sai Sudharsan! He looked a bit tentative early on, but got a few boundaries away and has looked good since. Hard length, outside off, Sai Sudharsan moves to his left and scoops it magnificently over fine leg for a biggie.

Romario Shepherd starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Shubman Gill guides it to point for a single.

Romario Shepherd has been called into the attack now by Rajat Patidar.

Brilliant over from Krunal Pandya. Just 4 runs off the over. Flatter and outside off, Sai Sudharsan swings hard but misses.

Tidy over so far from Krunal Pandya. Quicker, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.

Slows it up, on off, Shubman Gill pushes it to the fielder at extra cover.

There comes the bouncer. Krunal Pandya bangs it short, on middle, Sai Sudharsan pulls it awkwardly towards mid-wicket for one again.

Darts this one on leg, Shubman Gill tucks it to mid-wicket for one more.

Krunal Pandya starts with a shorter one, on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.

End of the Powerplay! It has been a good start by GT with an unbeaten 57-run opening stand in the first 6 overs. GT will be hoping that the openers continue this superb start, whereas RCB will be hoping to make inroads. Krunal Pandya has been called into the attack.

Tight single! Salam takes pace off, full and across off. Sai drops it with soft hands in front of backward point and hurries to the other end. Devdutt Padikkal swoops in, picks the ball up and has a shy at the batting end but misses. It would have been interesting had the throw hit.

FOUR! More runs for GT! The openers are off to a flier. Hard length, outside off, Sai Sudharsan stays in his crease and steers it magnificently through backward point for a boundary.

Slower one, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill looks to drive it but miscues it to the mid-wicket fielder.

FOUR! Straight down the ground for a boundary! Rasikh Salam slows it up, on off, Shubman Gill moves forward and flat bats it over mid on for a boundary.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill stays back and looks to pull it but gets a top edge. The ball lobs and lands safely at deep mid-wicket. They collect two runs.

Good length, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill makes room and pushes it to point.

Gill has played just 3 deliveries out of 4 overs but he wouldn't mind it as Sai Sudharsan has been playing well on the other end.

FOUR! He is enjoying his batting here! Slightly shorter again, outside off, Sai Sudharsan makes room and slashes it through backward point for a brilliant boundary.

Slightly shorter, on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan hangs back and works it to the mid-wicket fielder.

SIX! All the way! That's a magnificent shot. Hazlewood continues bowling on a back of a length, outside off, Sai Sudharsan rides the bounce and hammers it over deep point for a biggie.

Back of a length again, outside off, Sai Sudharsan looks to slap it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls back to the bowler. Dot again.

Play and a miss! Drags his length back, outside off, Sai Sudharsan swings hard but misses.

FOUR! Just past the keeper! Good length, outside off, Sai Sudharsan moves to his left and tries to scoop it, but doesn't connect well. The ball goes past the right of the diving keeper and races away to the fence at fine leg.

Will it be a third for Bhuvneshwar Kumar or a change of ends for Josh Hazlewood? It is indeed a change of ends for Josh Hazlewood.

Across off, on a length. Sudharsan pushes away from his body. It goes off the outer half but through the vacant point region. Tim David mops it up in the deep. Single taken. Rasikh concedes 11 runs from his first over.

On off, on a good length, Gill runs it down to deep third with an open bat face for a single.

Short and wide again, Sai slaps it hard but picks out Tim David at deep backward point this time. Just a single.

FOUR MORE! Hit hard and wide enough! Salam errs in both line and length, short and wide, there to be put away. Sudharsan needs no second invitation as he gets his hands through the ball and thrashes it through point. Tim David sprints to his left and dives but to no avail.

FOUR! Good adjustment by Sai to put it away. A little too short, outside off. The ball does not rise as much as Sudharsan expected it to. He adjusts well and drags the pull between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.

Rasikh begins with a full ball, angling across the left-hander. Sai Sudharsan leans into the shot and knocks it to mid off.

On off and middle, continues to be on a back of a length, Sudharsan wrists it through square leg and keeps the strike with a single.

This stands up a bit on the batter, over the off stump, Sai looks to play it on the rise but checks his shot as the ball kicks up. He taps it back to Bhuvi.

FOUR! Gets it through! Not a lot wrong with the ball, on a back of a length, just outside off. Sudharsan picks the length quickly and rides the bounce to punch it all along the ground through covers for four more.

Keeps it nice and tight, on middle, on a short of a length. This is turned away to mid-wicket.

On a short of a length, on middle. Sai nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Nicely done! No visible movement on this ball, fractionally on a back of a length, leaving the left-hander. Sai Sudharsan waits on the back foot and opens the bat face at the last moment to glide it behind the stumps off the side. Threads the gap between the man at a wide slip and a fine short third for a four.

A couple of overs are done and the Gujarat Titans have scored just 11 off the first 2 overs. A watchful start by Sai Kishore and Shubman Gill.

A bit too straight by Hazlewood but he gets away with it. On the shorter side, Sudharsan fails to lay any bat on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball drops off the thigh pad in front of square leg.

Slightly fuller, across off, Sudharsan extends his hands to drive it on the up but the ball is too close to his body and ends up bunting it down the strip as the bat turns in his hands.

Beaten! This is pushed across the left-hander, a bit more effort behind this ball. On a short of a good length. A loose waft by Sai away from the body and the ball goes over the horizontal bat.

Wide! Pitched up but down leg, Sai misses out on the tickle.

Josh hits the deck hard, over middle. Sai gets on his toes and swivels for the pull. The ball gets big on him and he mistimes it behind square leg for a couple of runs.

A flash and a miss! Angling away, on a short of a length at 127.7 kph. Sai throws his hands at the ball and fails to connect.

Rapped on the pads! That looked high and RCB do not go for the review. Seemed to have pitched outside the line, too from over the wicket angle. This is on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Sai is beaten on the flick and wears it high on the front pad.

A tidy start by Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he gives away just 7 runs off the first over. Josh Hazlewood will be bowling from the other end.

In and around the off stump, on a nagging length. Sai drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side and takes a quick single.

Drags the length back and this is on middle and leg. Sai stabs it down on the leg side.

FOUR! Edged away! Kumar pitches it up, around off. Sai Sudharsan pushes out in front of his body with hard hands, looking to force the drive down the ground. Gets an outside edge that beats the dive of Josh Hazlewood at short third to his left. It skips across the practice pitches and the deep backward point fielder stands no chance.

Fuller in length at 133.6 kph, on off. Shubman presses on the front foot and eases the drive to the left of mid on. Gets off the mark with a single.

A tighter line for the right-hander, just outside the off stump. Gill punches this good-length delivery on the up to cover.

A bit of shape up front for Bhuvi. Moving away in the air, on a good length. Sudharsan waits on the back foot and taps the ball on its head, guiding it to deep backward point. Sai and GT are underway with a single.

We are all set for the start of this intriguing contest. The opening pair for the Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, have walked out in the middle and are ready to face Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who'll be bowling the first over of this contest. The two fielders allowed outside the circle are placed at deep backward point and deep square leg. Sai to face the first ball. Here we go!

Important to assess the conditions early - The skipper of the Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill says it doesn't matter much that you bat first or bowl. Gill adds that they will be looking to assess the conditions and then set a target accordingly, but keeping wickets in hand would be crucial. Shubman also mentions that one needs to consider that this is a long tournament, and whichever team stays in a good state of mind for a longer period would get a result in their favour. Gill informs that they have a couple of changes with Jason Holder making his debut for GT and Manav Suthar also coming in.

The wicket might be a little tacky - The captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajat Patidar says that they will bowl first. Informs that Bethell comes in place of Salt, as he is injured. Reckons that they have assessed the conditions pretty well this season, and it is going well so far. He says that the wicket is good to bat on and there is no grass, so it might be a bit tacky in the first innings.

Impact sub options for GT - Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu and Arshad Khan.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (WK), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder (On GT debut) (In for Glenn Phillips), Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar (In for Ashok Sharma), Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj.

Impact sub options for RCB - Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal and Venkatesh Iyer.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma and Rasikh Salam.

TOSS - Time for the coin to go up in Bengaluru. Rajat Patidar and Shubman Gill are present in the middle. 'Tails' is the call from Gill, but it lands in favour of Patidar. Royal Challengers Bengaluru opt to BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Former Indian wicket-keeper batter, Deep Dasgupta, is near the deck. He mentions that this has always been a high-scoring venue, and he expects no different tonight. Informs that the square boundaries are equidistant, 61 metres on either side, with the straight hit being 74 metres. Deep shares that a couple of matches have been played on this strip so far this season, with first-innings totals of 250 and 146. England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan believes that this is a good wicket to bat on with very little turn expected for the spinners. Morgan says that so far this season, seamers have found success by hitting the back-of-a-length area, and accuracy will be crucial. Eoin feels that how teams manage the middle phase could be key. Shares that RCB have hit the most sixes in that phase this season, while GT are at the bottom of that list. Deep agrees with Eoin that this looks like a good wicket to bat on. He also feels chasing could be the preferred option, but adds that if a team bats first, they should be aiming to go past 200 to feel safe.

Words from RCB's ace speedster - Josh Hazlewood says that the guys are feeling good and they are in a good mood. Adds that they had a good training session and the bowlers are doing well. Hazlewood shares that the young guys bring a lot of energy as well. He further says that the secret of bowling at Chinnaswamy is that the wicket gets better as the game goes on, and you need to assess accordingly. Josh tells that the routine has been pretty much the same, and they are ready for the game.

How are the visitors feeling? GT's Kagiso Rabada is in for a chat. He says that it is a hard-working camp and also a relaxed one as well. Adds that they will try to win more games so that it will be less of a headache later on. Rabada mentions that they have played pretty decent cricket so far. He further says that the critical part is to take pressure off the youngsters and give them a bit of advice so they can play with freedom. KG ends by saying that there is always something to learn and to improve on in this game.

What could decide the contest - This clash could well be decided by how RCB handles GT’s ace spinner Rashid Khan and whether their bowlers can contain GT’s top order. Also, the Powerplay performance, especially with the bat, will be key for both sides. If RCB’s top order fires, they can put GT under pressure early, but if GT’s bowlers strike upfront, they’ll seize control. Expect a tactical battle where execution under pressure, rather than just star power, could ultimately determine the winner. Toss and team news in a bit.

GT’s balanced approach - On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have built their identity around balance and composure. With a calm leader in Shubman Gill and match-winners like Rashid Khan and Jos Buttler, GT have often found ways to stay in control of tight games. Their bowling attack has been particularly effective in choking runs during the middle overs, while their batting lineup has shown the ability to chase or set competitive totals with discipline. One department that has been a concern for GT has been their middle-order batting, and the side would be keen on getting that right against RCB.

RCB’s road so far - For RCB, the campaign has been a mixed bag. Their batting, often powered by stars like Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, skipper Rajat Patidar, and Tim David, has shown flashes of brilliance but hasn’t always delivered collectively. The bowling unit has struggled at times to contain opposition attacks, making consistency their biggest challenge. For RCB to turn things around, they’ll need their big names to step up together rather than in patches.

Round 1 of RCB vs GT - It’s time to gear up for Match 34 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Gujarat Titans in what promises to be a gripping contest. Fans from both camps will be expecting fireworks as two star-studded sides collide at a crucial stage of the tournament. The stakes are rising, and every game from here starts to shape the playoff picture. In the last 5 games played between the two sides, RCB hold the edge with a 3-2 scoreline.

... MATCH DAY ...

Looking to bounce back - The stage is set at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for Match 34 of the 2026 IPL season. Hosts Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be taking on Gujarat Titans in a mid-season clash that promises a high-octane encounter, to say the least. Both RCB and GT are coming off a loss in their previous games and will be eager to get back to winning ways. Also, with the head-to-head record perfectly balanced at 3-3, this match serves as the ultimate tie-breaker in their growing rivalry. Current form and momentum - RCB head into this contest in a strong position, having won four of their first six matches and sitting comfortably in the top half of the table. heir campaign has been built on consistency and a settled core, although they are coming off a narrow defeat to Delhi Capitals that exposed minor cracks in their bowling at the death. GT, on the other hand, have had a mixed run. While they recently surged into the top half with a string of wins, their heavy defeat (all out for 100 while chasing 199) in the previous match against Mumbai Indias highlighted vulnerability, particularly in their batting unit. RCB's prowess, especially at home - RCB’s resurgence as defending champions has been driven by a formidable top order. Virat Kohli continues to anchor the innings with authority, while Phil Salt provides explosive starts. The middle order, led by captain Rajat Patidar, has added not just stability, but a certain explosiveness, with finishers like Tim David accelerating in the final overs. In the bowling department, the experience of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood gives RCB an edge, especially with the new ball. The form of Rasikh Salam and their spinners is also pretty good. However, their death bowling remains an area of concern, as seen in their recent loss. Inconsistent Titans - GT’s strength lies in their explosive top order and world-class bowling attack. Captain Shubman Gill, alongside Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler, forms a batting lineup capable of dismantling any attack on their day. Their bowling unit is equally intimidating, featuring Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Rashid Khan. However, inconsistency, particularly with the bat, has hurt them, as seen in their recent collapse. What's the pitch saying? The Chinnaswamy surface is synonymous with high-scoring encounters. The pitch is generally flat with true bounce, and the short boundaries combined with altitude make it a paradise for batters. A first-innings total of 200+ is often par, and anything below that can be chased down quickly. Dew is expected in the second innings, making bowling even more challenging and tilting the advantage toward chasing sides. Form (Last 5 completed IPL games, recent first) - RCB - LWWLW | GT - LWWWL. Predictions? Given their form, balance, and home advantage, RCB start as slight favorites. Their batting depth and familiarity with conditions at Chinnaswamy give them an edge in what is expected to be a high-scoring contest. However, if GT’s top order fires collectively, they have the firepower to overturn any prediction. Who are you backing for the win?