RCB Vs GT, IPL 2026 Final: See Best Photos From Playoff Match At Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans in the final of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. While RCB retained their playing XI, Gujarat Titans made one change with left-arm pacer Arshad Khan coming in the place of left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore. These two teams have met nine times in the IPL history with RCB winning 5 matches to GT's 4. RCB are the current holders of the IPL trophy and if they win tonight, will become the third team after CSK and MI to win back-to-back titles.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar and Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill, right, pose for photographs with the IPL trophy before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Final T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli talks to South African cricketer AB de Villiers before the start of the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill talks to Jos Buttler at the warm up before the start of the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar, left, Virat Kohli, centre, and Abhinandan Singh during the warm-up before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Final T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
A Royal Challengers Bengaluru fan waits for the start of the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Spectators arrive at Narendra Modi Stadium before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Final T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
Gujarat Titans fans cheer as they wait for the start of the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Spectators before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Final T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Final T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill watches after hitting a shot which was taken as catch by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Josh Hazlewood, center, celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill with with teammates during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, center, celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan with with teammates during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler ducks a bouncer of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Nishant Sindhu plays a shot during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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