RCB Vs GT Live Score, IPL 2026 Qualifier 1: Bengaluru, Gujarat Face-Off For A Place In Final

IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, RCB vs GT Live Score Online Today Match: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are taking on 2022 winners Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier match of IPL 2026 today at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala. The winner of tonight’s match will secure a place in the final of this year’s IPL, while the losing team will get one more chance to qualify for the final.

In the league stage of IPL 2026, RCB and GT faced each other twice, and both of them managed to win one match each. They finished the league stage with 18 points each, but due to a better net run rate, RCB topped the points table.

Virat Kohli has been in red-hot form for RCB in IPL 2026, and there will be high expectations from him in tonight’s match as well. In the bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be a key player for RCB. The 35-year-old fast bowler from Meerut is leading the Purple Cap race with 24 wickets.

For GT, the focus will be on their top three batters. Sai Sudharsan is leading the Orange Cap race in IPL 2026 with 638 runs, and his opening partner, Shubman Gill, is in 2nd place with 616 runs. In bowling, Kagiso Rabada tops the list with 24 wickets and has Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Rashid Khan for support in addition to Jason Holder.

Likely Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Nishant Sindhu, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna