GT Vs RCB Live Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Holder Grabs Contentious Stunner To Dismiss Patidar | Bengaluru 79/3 (7.4)

What a contest this turned out to be. It was almost as if their Test duel was transposed into the T20 arena as Kohli threw a series of jabs at Rabada, before the South African delivered a decisive punch. The pacer returns for a second over and bangs one in short. Kohli, charging down, gets into an ungainly position and can only chip it off the splice of his bat to a tumbling Rashid Khan at midwicket. With Siraj snaring Bethell earlier, both RCB openers are gone!

RCB: 53/2 (5)

Scintillating from Kohli! The crowd in Ahmedabad has already got its money's worth with the RCB veteran dispatching a fast bowler of Kagiso Rabada's class to five consecutive boundaries. Four of the five fours are drives through the off side, as Kohli delights the purists and T20 fans in equal measure. Exquisite.

RCB: 27/0 (2)

The lion-hearted Mohammed Siraj is ready with the brand new white ball in hand for the Titans, and Jacob Bethell takes strike against him with Virat Kohli at the other end. The India seamer starts with a beauty, beating Bethell's outside edge. He then foxes Kohli too in the corridor outside off stump. A top first over is spoiled a bit by a wide sixth ball which Bethell carves through point.

RCB: 6/0 (1)

RCB Impact subs: Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

GT Impact subs: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Nishant Sindhu, Kulwant Khejroliya

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill has won the toss and elected to bowl first. "The surface gives swing in the first 4-5 overs. Want to chase in case there is dew," he tells Ravi Shastri, adding that they are going with an unchanged XI. Rajat Patidar says he would have bowled first as well, and is also going with the same team as their previous match against Delhi Capitals.

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has produced a balanced surface this season, offering assistance to both batters and bowlers. In the three matches played here so far, defending sides have enjoyed some success, indicating that the pitch can slow down as the game progresses.

While runs are expected to come early, a total in the 220–230 range should be highly competitive and could well be enough to win based on recent results at the venue.

Ahmedabad is set for a hot and dry evening, with clear, sunny skies expected around match time. Temperatures will hover in the high 30s even at 7:00 pm after touching a peak of 41°C earlier in the day, with humidity around 43%.

There is no chance of rain, and light winds at around 19 km/h should offer minimal relief, ensuring uninterrupted play in testing conditions for players.

The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm IST, with the toss scheduled for 7pm. The GT vs RCB, IPL 2026 match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India and live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Luke Wood, Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Anuj Rawat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Rahul Tewatia.

RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Philip Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.

Greetings and welcome, everyone! We are building up to the start of the Indian Premier League encounter between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad. Watch this space for pre-match info, toss, playing XIs and live updates.