Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will compete in Match No. 34 of the IPL 2026 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, April 24. Bt.engaluru have won four matches and lost two in the ongoing 19th season of the tournamen They lost to the Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their previous game at home. A win over Gujarat will take RCB to the No.2 spot in the standings.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Titans started their campaign with two defeats before winning three matches in a row. However, the Mumbai Indians defeated them by 99 runs in the previous clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, Match 34
Date and Time: April 24, 7:30 PM
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Broadcast and Match: Star Sports Network and JioHotstar App & Website
The pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is expected to be good for the batters. A captain winning the toss will prefer bowling first as it is a chasing venue, and the teams batting second win more matches over here.
Matches - 6
RCB - 3
GT - 3
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood.
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (WK), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma.
Virat Kohli has been consistent this season, but he is still waiting for a big innings. The veteran will enjoy batting against the pacers of Gujarat, and if he gets going, Bengaluru will certainly feel confident. In 6 matches, he has amassed 247 runs at an average of 49.40 and a strike rate of 157.32, including two fifties.
Prasidh Krishna has been one of the best bowlers in IPL 2026. He has taken 12 wickets in 6 games at an average of 19.83 and an economy of 9.91. GT will rely on him for breakthroughs in the middle and death overs of the contest vs RCB.
Both RCB and GT have quality players, and the franchise winning the toss will have the edge in Bengaluru. However, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are slightly ahead, considering home advantage and the presence of pacers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood.
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