IPL 2026 Finals RCB vs GT Playing 11: Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off against Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans in the finals of the IPL 2026 on May 31 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Both sides displayed impressive cricket in the ongoing season as they are set to face off in the summit clash of the season. In this season, they have met thrice: twice in the group stage and once in qualifier 01, where RCB has two wins, including the victory in the qualifier games.

Overall, they have met on 9 occasions, where RCB have 5 wins while Titans have four wins.

Speaking at the toss, RCB captain Rajat Patidar said, “We’ll bowl first. It’s a pretty good wicket. Don’t think it’ll change much. Lot of memories, last year. We have to do our best to win this match. It’s important to be in the present. Let’s control the controllables. Always love to play at this stadium. Same team.”

GT captain Shubman Gill said, “We would have batted first. Typical wicket, third match we are playing here. There could be some movement for the fast bowlers in the first three overs.

IPL 2026 Finals RCB vs GT Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar

Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj.