RCB Vs GT Live Score, IPL 2026: Suyash Breaks Through As Gill Falls, Sudharsan Edging Closer To Century

Suyash Sharma strikes, and Chinnaswamy finally finds its voice.

That’s the breakthrough RCB were hunting for. A googly, slightly short, and Shubman Gill goes after it looking to clear the ropes. But he doesn’t quite get the timing right this time, and it goes straight up.

Devdutt Padikkal settles under it comfortably, no drama, no confusion, and completes the catch. A huge roar from the crowd as RCB finally break this opening stand.

Gill walks back after a solid knock, built with control but maybe just a touch of restraint considering how well set he was. He falls for 32 off 24, including 2 fours and a six.

Krunal Pandya floats it in and Shubman Gill just launches it. Gill drops to one knee and absolutely smokes the slog sweep over deep backward square leg. Clean strike, pure timing, that has disappeared into the stands. Both openers are in complete control out there, everything just flowing for Gujarat Titans right now.

FIFTY for Sai Sudharsan, and what a way to get there! Oh, that just came out of nowhere… he shuffles across once again and whips Shepherd with that audacious flick, uses the pace beautifully and sends it sailing over for six. That’s not just innovation, that’s confidence flowing!

And he’s not done yet, next ball, pure class. Width offered, and Sudharsan leans into it, crunching a gorgeous cover drive that races away for four. From cheeky to textbook in a heartbeat, and he’s making this look ridiculously easy right now.

Things are looking smooth for Gujarat Titans’ openers early on, and oh, that’s a bit cheeky from Sai Sudharsan. Hazlewood hits a short-of-a-length just outside off, Sudharsan shuffles right across, tries the lap, gets a faint inside edge, and it beats a wrong-footed Jitesh Sharma.

He dives to his right, but it’s already racing away to the boundary. A streaky one, but they all count, and GT won’t mind that at all.

And here we go, right on cue, the action kicks off! Sai Sudharsan walks out alongside Shubman Gill, the pair looking composed as they take guard. Sudharsan will face the first ball, all eyes on him now, and charging in with the new ball is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ready to set the tone early.

Shubman Gill – Not really, chasing is usually good here, but hopefully we’ll have a good game. It’s all about assessing the conditions early, getting off to a solid start and setting the foundation nicely. Games like that (against MI) can happen in a big tournament like this, but we’re focusing on the positives. Two changes for us: Jason Holder comes in and Manav Suthar is back.

Rajat Patidar – I just feel this might be a bowl-first pitch. And as you all know, chasing gives you a lot of clarity about the target and the total. One change for us, Salt has picked up an injury, so Bethell comes in. One really good thing this year is that we’ve been reading the wicket and the situation quite well. Of course, there’s a lot of planning behind it. It’s pretty obvious, whenever you come here to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, it’s a good batting surface, but with not much grass on it, the first innings could be a bit tacky.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and have opted to field.

Highest Score (RCB): 206

Highest Score (GT): 200

Lowest Score (RCB): 169

Matches: 6

RCB: 3

GT: 3

Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Date: 24 April 2026 (Friday)

Time: 7:30PM (IST)

Captains: Rajat Patidat (RCB), Shubman Gill (GT)

On-field umpires: Amit Rana and Jayaraman Madanagopal

3rd Umpire: Ulhas Gandhe

Match referee: Javagal Srinath

Current Standings: RCB (3rd), GT (7th)

The match 34 of IPL 2026 will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app in India.

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