GT vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans edge out Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 4 Wickets

Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, Beaten! In the corridor, on a hard length, Patidar has a waft at it and is well beaten on the outside edge.

Time for a bowling change? Nope. Kagiso Rabada to bowl three on the trot as well.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Just over! Siraj bashes the hard length and gets the ball to skid through, on middle. Devdutt Padikkal presses on the back foot but is late on the pull shot. The ball hits him high on the bat but clears the leaping Rashid Khan at mid-wicket. Rashid goes after it and puts in a slide, but in vain. The 50 is up for RCB.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, Dishes out a short of a good length, over off. Devdutt walks down the track and turns it to mid-wicket. Siraj chirps at Padikkal, and it is acknowledged with a nod by the batter.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, Brings the line closer to the off pole, Padikkal hangs back and taps it down to cover.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Not exactly where Padikkal intended, but he will take it. A seam-up ball, going away, fractionally on the shorter side. Devdutt gives the bowler the charge and throws his hands at the ball. It flies off the outer half and well wide of deep backward point to his right.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! A mighty blow! Siraj bangs it into the strip, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal picks up the length early and clears the front leg. He fights the angle and unleashes the pull off the front foot to clear the mid-wicket fence for a six.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, Across off, on a nagging length. Padikkal punches it on the up but can't get it past Jason Holder at a catching cover position.

Mohammed Siraj to continue? Yes, indeed.

Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, Rabada hits the back of a length, on off. Rajat hops to ride the bounce and pats it down the strip.

Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, Drags the length back and this is on middle. Patidar hops to block it off.

Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! A classy shot to get off the mark. Fuller than the previous ball, and Rabada keeps it at the stumps. Patidar presents the full face of the blade and does not try to overhit this one. Just eases himsef into the drive and plays it past the bowler's right for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, Attacking the stumps, on the fuller side, watchfully defended by Patidar.

The RCB skipper, Rajat Patidar, is in next.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Kagiso Rabada bounces back in grand style after being hit for five consecutive fours in the previous over. Rabada bends his back and digs it in short. A premeditated charge from Kohli and he tries to take on the short ball. He is in no position whatsoever to do so. The ball gets big on him and he is also cramped for room. Spoons it up off the upper half of the blade in front of square on the leg side. Rashid Khan moves to his right at mid-wicket from the inner circle and slides to take a safe catch. A brisk knock from Kohli comes to an end. RCB are 35/2.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Better from Rabada! Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Virat looks to play it off the back foot but the ball nips back to catch the inside edge and deflects onto the pads.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Wide! Sprayed down leg by Rabada. Kohli steps inside the line but misses out on the glance.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, Tighter line, on top of off, on a short of a good length. Padikkal stands tall and keeps it out with a straight bat. A wicket and 7 runs off the over.

Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, A play and a miss! Zipping through at 140.5 kph, on a back of a length, going away. Devdutt Padikkal pokes at it from the crease but is beaten on the outside edge.

Devdutt Padikkal walks in at number 3 for RCB.

Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell, OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal. Jacob Bethell could not have picked out the fielder any better. Not the best of balls by Siraj, but he will take it. Little too straight, on the pads, on a length. Bethell brings his wrists into play to play the flick. He can't keep it down and it goes off the inner half straight to mid-wicket, where Rashid Khan gobbles it up near his waist. The 34-run opening stand has been broken.

Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Well bowled. Kohli is just itching to get going now. He steps down the pitch but Siraj sees him coming and bashes the ball into the deck, angling it into the batter. Kohli gets cramped for room and the ball goes off the thigh pad just into the leg side. VK picks up a quick leg bye.

Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, SIX! Kohli goes big now! Siraj lands it on a length, on off. Virat Kohli shimmies down the pitch and stays slightly leg side of the ball. He gets his hands through the ball and pumps it over mid on for a six.

Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Half a shout for LBW! Nipping back in, on a good length. Kohli pushes out in front. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

An exhibition in shot-making from Virat Kohli in the last over. Mohammed Siraj to continue his spell.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Full and on off, Kohli creams the drive down the strip. Rabada  sticks out his right boot and takes the sting out of the shot. It deflects away on the leg side in front of mid on for one.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli is putting on a real clinic. Five fours in a row for the master. Pitched up by Rabada, outside off, Kohli presses onto the front foot in a flash and plays a punchy drive in front of square this time. Threads it past cover to his right for four more.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Four in a row for Kohli. This is on a length, outside off, Kohli leans into the drive with his hands and cracks it behind point. Mohammed Siraj sprints and dives to his left from deep backward point but fails to cut it off.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of boundaries. Kohli is up and away. On the fuller side, just outside off. Kohli extends his hands into the drive and angles it to the right of backward point. Manav Suthar dives to his right and gets a hand on it but it is not enough.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR MORE! This is even better. Rabada hurls it on a back of a length, outside off. Kohli presses on the front foot and hits it on the up. Launches it on the rise to the left of mid off for another boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Banged away! Fractionally short first up by Rabada, around the off stump. It comes around the midriff to Kohli, who gets on his toes and pulls it aerially between mid-wicket and mid on for his first boundary.

A good tussle between bat and ball in the first over. Here's Kagiso Rabada to start from the other end.

Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Width offered and Bethell cashes in! On a good length but Siraj errs in line. Jacob frees his arms and cuts it through the vacant point region. The ball skips across the turf and the man at deep backward point stands no chance.

Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell, Swinging back into the pads, on a length, flicked straight to mid-wicket by Bethell.

Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Angled back into the right-hander and the length is dragged back. Virat stabs it down off the back foot and he plays it so late that the ball bounces off the face of the bat over the sticks. He has a look at Bethell before setting off for a quick run as the ball dribbles towards the keeper.

Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Lovely! Shaping away a touch, fuller and in the channel. Kohli has a feel for it before withdrawing his bat. He is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell, Bethell and RCB are away! Siraj hits the deck hard this time, wider on off. Jacob stays back and angles it to the left of short third for a single to get off the mark.

Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell, Beats the bat straight away! Moving away off the seam at 135.6 kph, on a back of a length. Bethell hangs back and has a slight fiddle at the delivery. The ball lands and leaves him with the angle to go past the outside edge.

We are all set to get going. Jos Buttler is doing all the talking in the GT huddle. It will be the left-hand, right-hand combination of Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli up top for RCB. Mohammed Siraj has the new ball in hand and will get proceedings underway with the ball. Let's play...

Impact sub options for RCB - Rasikh Salam, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal and Venkatesh Iyer.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Unchanged Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma and Josh Hazlewood.

Impact sub options for GT - Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Nishant Sindhu and Kulwant Khejroliya.

Gujarat Titans (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Manav Suthar.

The skipper of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rajat Patidar says they would have fielded first as well, but he feels that it is a good wicket to bat on. Hopes the side can put up a strong total and put GT under pressure. Patidar is pleased with the way the team has been playing. Adds that different players stepping up at various moments is a very positive sign for the team. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.

The captain of the Gujarat Titans - Shubman Gill says that the surface looks like it will have a bit of purchase in the first 4-5 overs for the pacers, and there might be some dew later on as well. Adds that they have two home games on the bounce, and that will define their season. Gill goes on to say that RCB are the defending champions and are a class side. Further mentions that the mood in the camp is positive after the last game, and they will look to keep their spirits high. Shubman ends by informing that they are going with the same side.

The flip of the coin lands in favour of Gill. Gujarat Titans elect to BOWL first.