Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) are set to face each other in a high-voltage IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 match at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
Both teams finished the league stage with the same number of points and were only separated by net run rate, setting up a closely contested encounter. The winner will move straight into the IPL 2026 final, while the losing side will get another opportunity in Qualifier 2. In recent seasons, both RCB and GT have been among the most consistent performers, reaching the playoffs four times in the last five years. Despite their strong IPL history, this will be the first time the two teams meet in a playoff match. Their overall head-to-head record has also been evenly balanced so far.
RCB vs GT Head-to-Head Record
Matches Played: 8
RCB Won: 4
GT Won: 4
RCB Playing XI vs GT
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
GT Playing XI vs RCB
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshad Khan
Impact Player: Nishant Sindhu
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad
Rajat Patidar ©, 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, and Satvik Deswal.
Gujarat Titans Squad
Shubman Gill ©, Anuj Rawat (wk), Arshad Khan, Ashok Sharma, Jos Buttler (wk), Connor Esterhuizen, Gurnoor Brar, Jason Holder, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Phillips, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Nishant Sindhu, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Luke Wood, and Jayant Yadav.
