On Friday, RCB will encounter struggling GT in IPL 2026 at 7:30 PM IST, live on many Star Sports channels and Jio Hotstar, in six matches head to head is 3-3. Defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will try to revive their batting form when they encounter a struggling Gujarat Titans (GT) in their IPL 2026 encounter on Friday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru with eight points currently third, are under little bit pressure after a six-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals on a slow Chinnaswamy surface that lowered their usually explosive batting. Except a solid 63 from Phil Salt, the remaining of batter struggled, exposing a lack of adaptability when conditions are not ideal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad like teams who are close behind, another slip could hurt RCB, specially with a run of away fixtures coming up. RCB will focus to complete their home leg strongly in front of their fans.
On the other side, Gujrat Titans, are reeling from a compressing 99-run defeat to the Mumbai Indians, where they were bowled out for just 100. While captain Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler have been consistent, the middle order has been non-existent. Except a strong bowling attack featuring Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan, batting of Gujarat Titans inconsistency remain a issue as both RCB and GT seek a crucial turnaround.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans match which will the 34th league match of IPL 2026 season will begin at 7:30 PM IST. The toss for the match is scheduled at 7:00 PM IST.
The RCB and GT match of IPL 2026 will be televised live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Tamil, Star Sports 2 Telugu, Star Sports 2 Kannada, and Star Sports 3.
The live Streaming of IPL 2026 match between the Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru is available on app and website of Jio Hotstar in India.
In the IPL, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have encountered each other in 6 matches so far, with both teams winning 3 matches each.
