Ahmedabad
Narendra Modi Stadium
197
44
21
RCB
RCB
155/10 (19.2)
GT chose to BOWL
GT
GT
158/6 (15.5)
GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
GT vs RCB IPL 2026 Match Preview: Pitch Report, Playing XI & Fantasy Tips

Published on Apr 30, 2026

GT vs RCB IPL 2026 Match Preview: Pitch Report, Playing XI & Fantasy Tips

Get ready for a massive T20 showdown in the Indian Premier League as we bring you the ultimate match preview. This IPL season continues to deliver high octane action, and tonight's clash promises massive points for your fantasy contests.

Match Details

  • Match: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
  • Date: 30 April 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

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Weather Report

Ahmedabad will experience hot and dry conditions with temperatures around 32 to 35 degrees Celsius during match hours. There is absolutely no rain impact expected for this clash. However, the dew factor will play a massive role in the second innings, making it significantly easier for the chasing team to bat.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Narendra Modi Stadium offers a fantastic batting friendly pitch with a fast outfield and relatively shorter square boundaries. The average score here in the last five matches is a massive 197 runs.

When it comes to bowling, there is a clear pace dominance over spin. Pacers have picked up 44 wickets compared to just 21 wickets by spinners in recent games.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your fantasy teams with top order batters and death over pacers. Teams winning the toss will likely bowl first due to the heavy dew expected later in the night.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Gujarat Titans

  • Last 5 matches: W, L, L, W, W
  • They are playing average cricket recently, struggling with consistency in their middle order and leaking runs in the death overs.
  • Head to-head record: 3 wins against their upcoming opponents.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, L, W, W
  • They are in phenomenal form, dominating with both bat and ball in recent fixtures.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins, giving them a slight historical edge.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

All major players from both squads are reported to be fully fit for this encounter. There are no injured or doubtful players at the moment.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Arshad Khan

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam

Key Players to Watch

  • Virat Kohli: He is in spectacular touch, scoring heavily in the powerplay. His current form makes him a must have for your Dream11 Prediction.
  • Shubman Gill: The local boy loves batting at this venue. He has a stellar record here and can anchor the innings beautifully.
  • Phil Salt: An aggressive wicketkeeper batter who can take the game away in the first six overs.
  • Kagiso Rabada: With the pitch favoring fast bowlers, his ability to strike in the powerplay and death overs is crucial.
  • Josh Hazlewood: He has been highly economical and a consistent wicket taker for his side this season.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Virat Kohli
  • Shubman Gill
  • Phil Salt

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Sai Sudharsan: Often overlooked for captaincy, but he has been scoring consistent half centuries.
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Can exploit any early swing and is a massive threat in the death overs.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Considering the current momentum, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the clear favorites to win this match. Their batting lineup is firing on all cylinders, and their pace attack is well equipped to exploit the conditions. While Gujarat Titans have the home advantage, their recent average form might cost them against an in form opposition. Expect a high scoring thriller where the chasing team holds the upper hand.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your Fantasy Winning Team. The strategies provided are to help build your skills for major leagues and rewards.

IPL 2026 GT vs RCB players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Nishant SindhuGTALL42LHB36580110025.83138.584101SLA27212.521.766.7219.403/1518135351500150.30.010.01270000
Rasikh SalamRCBBOWL52RHB20981107.3610009RM52643.424.358.7516.626/3110552.226106601210.730.280.45460000
Vicky OstwalRCBBOWL15RHB83672813.4106.3408SLA15143.725.716.4623.803/276000000150.290.010.01470000
Shubman GillGTBAT188RHB18525602812937.67140.8444796OB000-69886.1689335075184.2114.714.247978306
Sai SudharsanGTBAT80LHB799310110844.3142.5726399LB000-21983.7753379044.4282.9213.3214.08153010016
Rahul TewatiaGTBAT182LHB1415522055925.63143.643296LB92692.726.347.421.303/470815.11215100121.520.050.0410554700
Rashid KhanGTBOWL533RHB31210429087913.98146.795403LBG5287213.818.586.6416.7236/17187948.343528944.4835.660.921.492120118916
M Shahrukh KhanGTBAT125RHB1032714325818.84139.022184OB168234.628.5624.202/1949715.1106320059.460.30.4319161200
Manav SutharGTALL29LHB156941610.44127.02010SLA2825324.567.332003/217333.71010266.7118.990.230.34244000
Venkatesh IyerRCBBAT150LHB13337340710435.48140.4921456RM76552.425.297.7619.516/205615959290100160.40.020.0217201600
Suyash SharmaRCBBOWL64RHB327677000LBG64653.628.247.9321.325/137741.12880628.61015.20.270.5714350310
Krunal PandyaRCBALL242LHB1895731998624.23130.9910382SLA2291763.230.847.4524.834/1587853.642936975863.71.382.52312800
Devdutt PadikkalRCBBAT129LHB12812379512432.71139.1628551OB000-66873.5588242050369.585.837.538927608
Arshad KhanGTBOWL37LHB23112345819.5149.04130LFM34342.524.419.5715.216/992521048250712.860.380.54511101070
Tim DavidRCBBAT330RHB29588641910231163.5824864OB62151.865.468.9643.801/0182849.8398183037.5629.621.311.6318191500
Romario ShepherdRCBALL245RHB1787226287324.79155.417361RFM2202192.926.789.3317.235/2052825.820639312.5719.980.590.89411129780
Kagiso RabadaGTBOWL260LHB96455534410.84108069RF2573233.724.058.217.584/2184978702351555.6974.942.713.9412420380
Jitesh SharmaRCBWK172RHB15229325310626.44152.721345910150-14882721662012.5528.811.191.472013108
Virat KohliRCBBAT428RHB411771410012242.21135.621191725RM4581.783.378.757.502/25193889.9719351087.5188.0425.5913.889766008
Rajat PatidarRCBBAT111RHB1049328111234.53158.4231433OB000-54868544238062.5467.464.836.2913373300
Anuj RawatGTWK77LHB681613048825.07120.965167101140-76000000140.340.040.04310000
Mohammed SirajGTBOWL175RHB4020154147.783.69018RF1742033.625.678.2718.664/1756951.446301066.71033.380.961.511460420
Jos ButtlerGTWK507RHB478701431412435.08146.441101925000-370981.6734296088.9393.0511.5211.9469977014
Washington SundarGTALL175LHB1153218035521.72127.695214OB1581193.129.167.0924.603/356951.7465197166.7642.571.051.816221800
Glenn PhillipsGTALL292RHB26940734811632.08141.1452937OB67321.833.48.7522.903/6176631.518967016.7132.770.110.16260000
Bhuvneshwar KumarRCBBOWL330RHB115625632710.6295.42054RM3293593.624.537.3819.9115/467874.5596121450969.562.213.621142231150
Jason HolderGTALL350RHB2587433836918.38136.464421RMF3433783.526.448.319.1145/27177399.32982851004632.593.693118186828
Josh HazlewoodRCBBOWL138LHB2620711311.8384.5207RFM1371823.822.187.781774/1225573.436708801166.682.373.652213018
Jacob BethellRCBBAT104LHB9715193910523.64141.0110256SLA31221.922.778.3916.214/11552397834050243.937.515.562113900
Jordan CoxRCBWK178RHB16533404513930.64140.1522502000-127000000130.380.050.04320000
Kulwant KhejroliyaGTBOWL26LHB22191819002LMF26273.426.228.1219.314/264000000160.280.010.01420000
Mangesh YadavRCBBOWL2LHB10282828233.3305LF233.528.3312.141402/382000000140.310.010.01490000
Completed matches of Gujarat Titans
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
31 Mar - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhGujarat TitansGTPunjab KingsPBKS162/6 (20.0)165/7 (19.1) PBKS won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT210/6 (20.0)204/8 (20.0) RR won by 6 runs
08 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiGujarat TitansGTDelhi CapitalsDC210/4 (20.0)209/8 (20.0) GT won by 1 run
12 Apr - 03:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGGujarat TitansGT164/8 (20.0)165/3 (18.4) GT won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
17 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
20 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadMumbai IndiansMIGujarat TitansGT199/5 (20.0)100/10 (15.5) MI won by 99 runs
24 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB205/3 (20.0)206/5 (18.5) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 03:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKGujarat TitansGT158/7 (20.0)162/2 (16.4) GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
30 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
03 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadPunjab KingsPBKSGujarat TitansGT163/9 (20.0)167/6 (19.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
09 May - 07:30 PMJaipurGujarat TitansGTRajasthan RoyalsRR229/4 (20.0)152/10 (16.3) GT won by 77 runs
12 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
21 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTChennai Super KingsCSK229/4 (20.0)140/10 (13.4) GT won by 89 runs
Completed matches of Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMBengaluruSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB201/9 (20.0)203/4 (15.4) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBChennai Super KingsCSK250/3 (20.0)207/10 (19.4) RCB won by 43 runs
10 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBRajasthan RoyalsRR201/8 (20.0)202/4 (18.0) RR won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
12 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBMumbai IndiansMI240/4 (20.0)222/5 (20.0) RCB won by 18 runs
15 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB146/10 (20.0)149/5 (15.1) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
18 Apr - 03:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBDelhi CapitalsDC175/8 (20.0)179/4 (19.5) DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
24 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB205/3 (20.0)206/5 (18.5) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
27 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB75/10 (16.3)77/1 (6.3) RCB won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)
30 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
07 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB209/3 (19.0)203/6 (19.0) LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)
10 May - 07:30 PMRaipurMumbai IndiansMIRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB166/7 (20.0)167/8 (20.0) RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
13 May - 08:45 PMRaipurKolkata Knight RidersKKRRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB192/4 (20.0)194/4 (19.1) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
17 May - 03:30 PMDharamsalaRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBPunjab KingsPBKS222/4 (20.0)199/8 (20.0) RCB won by 23 runs
22 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
Completed matches at Narendra Modi Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
04 Apr - 07:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT210/6 (20.0)204/8 (20.0) RR won by 6 runs
17 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
20 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMIGujarat TitansGT199/5 (20.0)100/10 (15.5) MI won by 99 runs
30 Apr - 07:30 PMRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
03 May - 07:30 PMPunjab KingsPBKSGujarat TitansGT163/9 (20.0)167/6 (19.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
12 May - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
21 May - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTChennai Super KingsCSK229/4 (20.0)140/10 (13.4) GT won by 89 runs
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