Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and opted to field in the IPL 2026 Final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Gill Out Early After RCB Elect to Field
Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill was dismissed for 10 runs. He got a top edge off a Hazlewood delivery, and Rajat Patidar took the catch.
Match Officials
The on-field umpires for the final are KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Nitin Menon. Jayaraman Madanagopal is the Third Umpire, and Virender Sharma is the Fourth Umpire. Javagal Srinath is the Match Referee.
Team Lineups
Gujarat Titans’ predicted playing XI includes Shubman Gill (capt), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, and Mohammed Siraj.
The Impact Players for GT are Prasidh Krishna, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, and Sai Kishore.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s playing XI features Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, and Rasikh Salam Dar.
RCB’s Impact Players are Venkatesh Iyer, Kanishk Chohan, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, and Jordan Cox.
Live Broadcast Details
- JioHotstar (India)
- No Broadcast (Pakistan)
- CricLife Max, StarzPlay (UAE)
- Willow TV, Fubo, Willow TV app, Sling TV (USA & Canada)
Weather Forecast
The hourly temperatures and probability of rainfall in Ahmedabad are as follows:
- 6:00 PM: 40°C (40% chance of rain)
- 7:00 PM: 39°C (40% chance of rain)
- 8:00 PM: 37°C (40% chance of rain)
- 9:00 PM: 35°C (40% chance of rain)
- 10:00 PM: 34°C (40% chance of rain)
- 11:00 PM: 32°C (40% chance of rain)
The IPL 2026 Final is being held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.