IPL Live: Gujarat Titans (GT) take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a contest that carries strong head-to-head momentum. In their matchup history, RCB hold a slight edge over GT with a record of 4–3. RCB have also managed to win their only meeting at Ahmedabad, while all seven previous clashes between these two sides have been won by the team batting second.
Head-to-head summary
- Matches played: 7
- GT won: 3
- RCB won: 4
- No result: 0
GT vs RCB squads
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Luke Wood, Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Anuj Rawat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Rahul Tewatia.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Philip Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
Who has the edge?
For this IPL encounter, RCB are widely viewed as the favourites to come out on top, though the game still offers plenty of space for improvement from both camps. One storyline to watch is the role of Jacob Bethell, who has featured in the last two matches after an injury to fellow English batter Phil Salt. Despite getting those opportunities, Bethell hasn’t yet managed to make a major impact.
The talented batter will be looking to change that narrative on Thursday night, especially with the chance to bat alongside Virat Kohli. There’s also confidence around Bethell’s ability to deliver—he showed his special range during the preceding T20 World Cup, and it may only be a matter of time before he unleashes a variety of attacking strokes against the opposition.
Adding further momentum for RCB is their latest performance, where they completely overpowered Delhi Capitals in their previous outing. That kind of dominant display is expected to sharpen their confidence going into this match.
