RCB's entry in top-2. (Photo- PTI)

IPL 2026 Points Table: In the 34th match of IPL 2026 played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 5 wickets. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first and restricted Gujarat to 205/3 in 20 overs. Chasing the target, RCB won the match by scoring 206/5 in 18.5 overs. Due to this strong victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore also jumped in the points table.

RCB's entry in top-2

With this victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore team has achieved 5 wins in 7 matches. So far they have lost only 2 matches and have 10 points. Due to which RCB team reached second place in the points table with a net run rate of +1.101. Before this match she was at number three. At the same time, Punjab Kings remains on top with 11 points, but Rajasthan Royals has come to third place with 10 points. Actually, its net run rate is less than RCB.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are in a very bad position in the points table. Gujarat Titans have played 7 matches so far this season. But it has been able to win only 3 matches and has faced defeat in 4 matches. Due to which he is in 7th position due to 6 points and a bad net run rate of -0.790. Considering the race for playoff, the upcoming matches are going to be very important for the Gujarat team.

RCB won the match in a one-sided manner

In this match, young batsman Sai Sudarshan scored a brilliant century for Gujarat Titans. He scored 100 runs in just 58 balls, which included 11 fours and 5 sixes. Whereas, Shubman Gill scored 32 runs, Jos Buttler scored 25 runs and Jason Holder scored 23 unbeaten runs. In RCB bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Suyyash Sharma took one wicket each. In response, while chasing the target for RCB, Virat Kohli played a quick inning of 81 runs in 44 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal scored 55 runs in 27 balls. In the last overs, Krunal Pandya scored unbeaten 23 runs and took the team to victory.

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