New Delhi:
The 42nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Gujarat Titans are fifth in the IPL 2026 points table.
What about the teams?
Gujarat Titans have played eight matches so far and won four matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore have also played eight matches, winning six and losing two. Royal Challengers Bangalore are second in the points table.
Seven matches have been played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore so far. Of these, RCB have a slight advantage over Gujarat Titans. RCB have won four matches, while Gujarat Titans have won three. Only one match has been played between these two teams at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where RCB won.
What about Narendra Modi stadium pitch report?
The pitch at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium should be good for batting, but it’s unlikely to be completely in the batsmen’s favor. This is the same pitch that played the IPL final last year, where Royal Challengers Bangalore defended 190. In the only IPL match played on this pitch so far this season, KKR were bowled out for 180, and GT easily chased it down with five wickets remaining.
The weather conditions in Ahmedabad have been quite poor, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees. This means the pitch has been watered a little more than usual. It should be a fairly even red soil pitch, which is expected to produce a lot of runs. A match with scores of 190-200 on this pitch could be quite exciting.
Squads of both teams
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Mangesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.
