Sports Desk. Today, defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Gujarat Titans in Dharamshala in Qualifier-1 of the Indian Premier League 2026. The winning team will enter directly into the finals. However, rain can disrupt the match. There is 80% chance of rain in Dharamshal today. In such a situation, if the Qualifier-1 match is canceled due to rain, then RCB will reach the final without playing. They topped the points table after the league stage. Bengaluru and Gujarat are tied in head-to-head record in IPL.

Out of 8 matches played between the two teams, 4 matches have been won by Bengaluru and 4 by Gujarat. The competition has been equal in this edition also. Virat Kohli and captain Rajat Patidar have also performed brilliantly for RCB.

Virat Kohli is the top scorer of the team. He has registered 557 runs in his name with the help of one century and 4 fifties. In bowling, the pair of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has given strength to RCB. For Gujarat, Sai Sudarshan (638 runs), captain Shubhman Gill (616 runs) and Jos Buttler (469 runs) have played an important role in taking the team to the playoffs with brilliant performances.

RCB’s probable team: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood and Phil Salt.

Gujarat’s probable team: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.

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