RCB vs GT Match Prediction: Who will win today’s IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans

Both Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans are coming off a home defeat in their previous Indian Premier League match, but find themselves on opposite sides of the points table. Check who can win tonight’s IPL clash between RCB and GT.

Rajat Patidar and Shubman Gill, captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans respectively, in action in the 2026 Indian Premier League. Image: PTI/Reuters

FirstCricket Staff|Apr 24, 2026, 16:45:21 IST

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru host Gujarat Titans in Match 34 of the 2026 Indian Premier League at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium hoping to close the gap with current leaders Punjab Kings. RCB currently are third on the 10-team table with 8 points in six outings, while GT are in the lower half of the table at seventh with 6 points in as many outings.

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What truly separates the two teams, however, is the wide gulf between them when it comes to Net Run Rates. RCB have the second best NRR (+1.171) of the 10 teams while GT's corresponding number is the third-worst (-0.821).

RCB vs GT: Match Prediction

RCB vs GT Winner Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru

It is precisely due to the gulf between the two teams in terms of their NRR that hosts and defending champions RCB enter the upcoming match as the favourites. Both teams have plenty of world-class options across departments but it's the Royal Challengers who have functioned like a well-oiled unit more than the Titans in the first half of the ongoing season.

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Both teams are coming off defeats in home fixtures. But let's not forget the fact that while RCB managed to take the game against DC to the penultimate delivery while defending a modest target of 176, GT were thoroughly outplayed by Mumbai Indians in their previous fixture, suffering a 99-run loss at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Last, but not the least, RCB are yet to lose a game while chasing this season, and the win predictor will likely tilt even further in favour of the Rajat Patidar-led side if the coin falls in their favour on Friday.

The upcoming match will also be RCB's final game at the Chinnaswamy, and they will be hoping for a happy farewell before shifting base to Raipur for the second half of the season.

RCB vs GT: Predicted Playing XIs and Impact Player

RCB Probable XII: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam (IP)

GT Probable XII: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna (IP), Mohammed Siraj, R. Sai Kishore

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