IPL 2025: RCB vs GT – M. Chinnaswamy stadium stats and status preview

The IIndian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is heating up, and Match 14 will feature a thrilling encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) takes on Gujarat Titans (GT) at the renowned M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This will be RCB's season first game at home and they will aim to continue their 100 per cent start, having won both their first two matches. For Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill would hope to build on the victory over Mumbai Indians in their previous outing.

Chinnaswamy Stadium Records and Stats

At M. Chinnaswamy Stadium – one of the most famous venues in IPL as it is a batting paradise with flat pitches and high-scoring games – Royal - are in training for the upcoming season. The stadium possesses attributes like short ground dimensions and a high altitude making it a batsmen's paradise. Here’s a deep dive into the IPL stats out of the stadium:

• Total Matches Played: 95
• Batting 1st Won: 41
• Batting 2nd Won: 50
• No Result: 4
• Highest Total: 287/3 by Sunrisers Hyderabad vs RCB (2024)
• Lowest Total: 82 all out by RCB vs KKR (2008)
• Highest Run-chase: 213/9 by Lucknow Super Giants vs RCB (2023)
• Lowest Total Defended: 138/7 by Kings XI Punjab vs RCB (2017)
• Average 1st Innings Score: 168
• Highest Individual Score: Chris Gayle (RCB) – 175* from 66 balls vs Pune Warriors India (2013)

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Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

Chinnaswamy Stadium is famous for its flat pitch and relatively short boundaries, making it a perfect batsmen-friendly high-scoring ground. The ball swings and seams, but it travels too, the high altitude ensuring that big totals are regularly chased down comfortably. Always get something for the spinners in the latter stages, but overall, it’s a batsman-friendly surface.

• Temperature: 29°C
  
• Humidity: 44%
  
• Precipitation Chance: 5%

RCB vs GT: Match Preview

RCB has made an excellent start this season in IPL 2025, winning both games and is at the top of the points table. It is a talented batting line-up with Virat Kohli, Philip Salt and Rajat Patidar in the mix, and they will want to cash in on the Chinnaswamy pitch; their bowlers will have to lift their game, led by Hazlewood, Livingstone, and Yash Dayal to defend big scores.

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For the IPL champions of 2022, GT brings a strong team to the match, providing a balance with their firepower in batters such as Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and J Buttler and solid bowling attack. Their ace will be P Krishna, technology to control middle-over and break partnerships.