RCB vs GT: Who are impact players nominated by Royal Challengers Bengaluru & Gujarat Titans for IPL 2026 Final
The RCB vs GT clash is taking place on May 31.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) are battling in the final of the Indian Premier League 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams are eyeing their second IPL trophy.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru topped the points table with 18 points. They crushed Gujarat by 92 runs in Qualifier 1 to book a berth in the IPL 2026 final. Now, they are just one victory away from defending their title.
On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans followed RCB in the second spot in the points table. After losing to RCB in Qualifier 1, they bounced back by crushing Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in Qualifier 2.
While RCB have an upper hand in the batting department, GT have a better bowling unit. Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, and Krunal Pandya form a dominant batting unit for RCB.
For Gujarat, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, and Jos Buttler form a lethal top-order unit, but they lack depth in batting. Jason Holder, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, and Rashid Khan have done a fabulous job in bowling.
Who are the impact players in the RCB vs GT IPL 2026 final?
In the IPL 2026 Final, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and opted to BOWL first. Both sides have named five players as impact substitutes, one of whom can make a big impact in the match.
RCB Impact Players: Venkatesh Iyer, Kanishk Chohan, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox.
GT Impact Players: Prasidh Krishna, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Sai Kishore.
RCB vs GT: Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar.
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
Where is the RCB vs GT match taking place?
The match is underway on May 31 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
Who won the toss in the RCB vs GT IPL 2026 final?
RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match.
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