The defending champions Gujarat Titans will fly to Bengaluru as they face Royal Challengers Bangalore in final league match (match 70) of Indian Premier League 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on May 21^st 2023.

Gujarat Titans will be coming into the contest on the back of Shubman Gill’s heroics against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game, they won by a comfortable 34 runs margin, despite Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s five wicket haul. They became the first team to qualify for play-offs and will be playing qualifier-1. With 18 points in 13 games, they would be hoping to end the game on high and will be testing their bench strength in the final game.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand will be heading into the contest on the back of Virat Kohli’s masterclass against SRH in the previous game. With 14 points in 13 games, they are placed fourth in the points table, due to a positive NRR. All they need is a win to ensure their play-off berth. A marginal loss in the last game can still help RCB qualify, if MI lose their last game. A loss in the last game and MI’s win would ensure RCB’s exit.

For GT, Shubman Gill has been the go-to batter, as he has so far aggregated 576 runs in 13 games at an average of 48, while Hardik Pandya has scored 289 runs. In the bowling department, Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami both have picked 23 wickets each and currently hold the Purple Cap. GT would look to end the league stage on a high.

For RCB, Faf du Plessis is the go-to batter, as he has so far smashed 702 runs in 13 games at a stupendous average of 58.50, while Virat Kohli has managed to score 538 runs at an average of 44.83. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj holds the key with 17 wickets while Harshal Patel has picked 13 wickets. RCB would look to confirm their play-off berth.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans Head-to-Head Record:

In the two matches played between the two teams, both have managed to win once.

Stats and Records at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Spinners have thoroughly enjoyed bowling here with bowling average of 29.3 compared to pacers who averages 30.1, but in IPL 2023 Pacers have averaged 30.7 and struck at 19.8 compared to spinners who average 35.3 at a strike rate of 23.1.

Teams winning batting second have upper hand over teams batting first with 46 wins over 37 wins in as many as 87 games, four matches have not yielded results. Chasing is preferred by teams winning toss. In IPL 2023, teams batting first have won four games and batting second have won two games Average first innings total in IPL 2023 is 195.3, which means a high scoring contest can be expected between GT and RCB.

RCB vs GT Strategy and Match-ups:

Mohammed Shami has picked Virat Kohli five times in 66 balls and has given 90 runs, while he has picked Faf du Plessis twice in 54 balls and has leaked 90 runs. Rashid Khan has picked Faf du Plessis thrice in 39 balls and du Plessis has struggled to score runs against Rashid Khan, he scored just 25 runs. Virat Kohli has been dismissed twice in 46 balls while scoring 54 runs.

Mohammed Siraj has picked Wriddhiman Saha twice in 24 balls and has leaked 30 runs.  Shubman Gill has scored a run a ball 14 against Harshal Patel and have been dismissed once in that course. Harshal Patel too has picked Wriddhiman Saha twice in just 8 balls while giving away 14 runs.

Highest and Lowest Totals:

RCB’s highest and lowest totals against GT is 170

Gt’s Highest total against RCB is 174 while their lowest total is 168.

Players To Watch Out For:

Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell

RCB vs GT Squads:

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyashak, Kedhar Jadhav. 

Gujarat Titans:

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma