RCB vs GT, IPL 2026 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans predicted lineups, playing XIIs
The battle for the coveted IPL trophy has reached its final stage as Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Gujarat Titans in the summit clash in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 31.
As far as team news is concerned, GT are expected to go into the game with an unchanged lineup, but the question of playing an extra pacer in place of Sai Kishore, who was not used in the last game, on a surface that is expected to have good carry and bounce, warrants consideration.
For RCB, Phil Salt’s availability remains the only unknown but having found a winning combination with Venkatesh Iyer in the side, it remains unlikely that the defending champion will tinker with its combination even if Salt does manage to regain full fitness ahead of the final.
IPL 2026 Final predicted lineups
RCB probable playing XI- Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood
GT probable playing XI- Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
RCB full squad- Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Phil Salt, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chouhan, Jacob Duffy, Richard Gleeson, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Satvik Deswal
GT full squad- Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Ashok Sharma, Connor Esterhuizen, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav
Published on May 31, 2026
