RCB chase down 206 with seven balls to spare! Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli carve quintessential T20 knocks of 55 and 81 respectively, trumping Sai Sudharsan's century to power RCB five-wicket win. They sign off from the Chinnaswamy in style. 
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4, 4, 6 - Krunal is in a hurry to finish this off! He goes after Suthar, making the most of the match-up to put RCB on the brink of victory. With just eight needed off 13 balls, the Chinnaswamy is absolutely roaring!

RCB: 198/5 (17.5)

Two wickets in the space of four balls! RCB look a bit rattled, suddenly. Rashid gets the better of Jitesh, while Manav Suthar dismissed Rajat Patidar. This chase is all about patience now!
RCB: 173/5 (15.3)

Kohli chops on! Holder gets his revenge. Kohli is fuming. Gets a thick inside edge on this slower bouncer and Holder is ecstatic. Anushka and Chinnaswamy give a standing ovation to Kohli. 

Virat Kohli b Holder 81 (44)

RCB: 153/2 (13.4)

Back-to-back sixes for Kohli! Glorious from the main man himself as he races to 81 with those consecutive strikes. Anushka Sharma is on her feet to applaud her husband - talk about couple goals on the big stage!
RCB: 153/2 (13.3)

Breakthrough, at last for GT! DDP tried to charge Rashid but ends up misjudging the delivery. The ball spins away past the outside edge and dislodges the off-bail. Big wicket!

Devdutt Padikkal b Rashid Khan 55 (27)

RCB: 141/2 (12.5)

Fifties for both Kohli and Padikkal in the space of just a few deliveries! DDP reaches his milestone in a blistering 19 balls-11 deliveries quicker than Kohli, who is busy crafting another vintage masterpiece. As things stand, RCB are absolutely running away with this chase!
RCB: 131/1 (11)

4, 6, 6 - Padikkal goes after Prasidh! 19 runs off that over, and at this rate, he'll reach his fifty in no time. It's been poor bowling from Prasidh; wide and short is exactly how DDP likes it. Elite stroke-making from the southpaw!
RCB: 119/1 (10)

Records continue to chase the King! Rashid bowls a rare poor delivery-short and asking for trouble-and Kohli punishes it by lofting it straight down the ground. He becomes the first player to hit 300 sixes for a single franchise in the IPL. Run-machine and record-machine for a reason!
RCB: 76/1 (7.2)

Pulled away with panache! He was waiting for the short ball and used his wrists to pull it toward cow corner with ease. How costly will that dropped catch prove to be for GT?
RCB: 56/1 (5.3)

Padikkal brings up RCB's fifty in style! That is a shot and a half-he gets down on one knee and creams a lofted drive over the covers for six. RCB are motoring along at 10 runs per over at the moment, and the pressure is mounting on the Titans! 
RCB: 50/1 (5)

DDP has arrived! Padikkal effortlessly uses the pace for a lofted flick, shoveling it over deep square leg for a maximum. No pressure at all-he truly is batting on a different level this season! Top shot!
RCB: 37/1 (3.3)

WICKET! Siraj strikes and Bethell has to go! He tried to carve a wider delivery over point but didn't get the desired elevation, picking out the fielder perfectly. Siraj is ecstatic, and it's a sharp, pressure-filled catch from Shahrukh Khan to send the Impact Sub packing!

Jacob Bethell c Shahrukh Khan b Mohammed Siraj 14 (10)

RCB: 26/1 (2.6)

Kohli scripts history! He makes GT pay dearly for that dropped catch, becoming the first player in IPL history to smash 800 fours. The 'King' is in his element tonight at the Chinnaswamy!

RCB: 14/0 (1.4)

Kohli dropped on 0! Massive blunder from Sundar as he fumbles an easy catch at mid-wicket. Kohli went for the flick and hits it straight at Sundar, who absolutely shells it. Huge let-off for Kohli! 

RCB: 1/0 (0.3)

18 runs off the final over and GT reach 205/3! This is the highest total for GT vs RCB, bettering 200/3 at Ahmedabad in 2024. Decent cameos from Sundar, Buttler and Holder take GT past the 200-run mark after Sai Sudharsan's anchored the innings with a 58-ball 100. Big chase coming up in Chinnaswamy!

Now Krunal has gone down! Holder is having a laugh about it, perhaps at the sheer absurdity of another injury delay. The physio has charged down to the middle once again. After a brief wait, Krunal has decided to soldier on. Holder clearly sees the humorous side to all the drama!

Holder goes bang! Patidar gives the ball to Krunal and regrets it straightaway. Holder welcomes him back with a towering six—just clearing his front leg to heave the ball over cow corner. A top-tier shot from the big man!
GT: 193/3 (19.1)

Drama in the final over! Rasikh Salam Dar goes down, clutching his right leg. The physio has rushed out straightaway. He was just about to deliver the first ball of the innings' finale but had to pull out late in his run-up. This looks like a serious concern for RCB!

Most individual centuries conceded by a team in IPL

15 - RCB*

14 - KKR

14 - MI

11 - CSK, SRH

10 - RR, PBKS

Buttler is gone! Bhuvi nailed the yorker, and while Buttler tried to innovate with a reverse-scoop, he couldn't get the elevation to clear short third man. He finds Josh Hazlewood well inside the circle, and suddenly RCB are bagging quick wickets to stall the GT charge!

Jos Buttler c Hazlewood b Kumar 25 (16)

GT: 177/3 (17.4)

WICKET! Hazlewood ends Sai's onslaught! Completes a simple caught and bowled. Sai is late into the shot and it goes off the toe end back to Hazlewood. Big wicket!

Sai Sudharsan c & b Hazlewood 100 (58)

GT: 160/2 (15.3)

100 for Sai Sudharsan! What a legendary knock this has turned out to be for GT. That's the third century of his IPL career, and he's reached it in just 57 balls. He has owned the Chinnaswamy tonight!
GT: 148/1 (14.5)

There's the breakthrough! Suyash breaks the dangerous partnership. Gill tried to muscle a short-of-a-length delivery, but he mistimed it completely. It's a simple catch for Devdutt Padikkal in the deep, and the GT skipper has to go.

Shubman Gill c Padikkal b Suyash Sharma 32 (24)

GT: 128/1 (12.4)

That's a nasty blow! Sudharsan has slammed this straight back at Suyash. He got his hands down to try and stop that and takes a blow on his fingertips on his left hand. Physio is having a look at Suyash!

Suyash gets punished! It was an overpitched googly, full on off and spinning away, but Sudharsan was ready. He leans forward, reaches out, and lofts it beautifully over long-off for six. He moves to 91!

GT: 127/0 (12.1)

Fewest innings to 2000 IPL runs

47 - Sai Sudharsan*

48 - Chris Gayle

52 - Shaun Marsh

57 - Ruturaj Gaikwad

60 - KL Rahul

Fewest balls taken for 2000 IPL runs (Indians)

1193 - Abhishek Sharma

1211 - Virender Sehwag

1306 - Rishabh Pant

1326 - Yashasvi Jaiswal

1353 - Yusuf Pathan

1361 - Sai Sudharsan*

GT are running away with this! Sudharsan is striking the ball like a dream, and while Gill is struggling for rhythm, he has held the fort at the other end. With all ten wickets intact, they will certainly be eyeing a 220+ total from here!
GT: 104/0 (10)

Sudharsan makes history! He has become the fastest player to score 2,000 IPL runs, surpassing the legendary Chris Gayle. He reached the milestone in spectacular fashion, launching a six off Krunal Pandya. With the way he's timing the ball, he looks well-primed to bring up a century tonight!

Sudharsan brings up his second fifty of the season! He reaches the landmark in just 33 balls, punctuated by a sensational scoop over deep third for six. What a phenomenal knock this has been from the GT opener!

GT: 68/2 (7.2)

This is a terrific start for GT! 57 for no loss at the end of the powerplay. Sudharsan has raced to 46 off just 30. Gill has not been that fluent, but he seems happy to play second fiddle at the moment.

Sudharsan takes aerial route! Back of a length and moving away toward a seventh stump line. Sudharsan shows great awareness to cut this over deep backward point for six! There was absolutely no chance for the fielder in the deep to intercept that one.

GT: 41/0 (4.4)

A productive over for GT as Sai Sudharsan finds the fence twice! Those boundaries take the total to 20/0 at the end of the third over. Interestingly, Shubman Gill has been a silent spectator so far, having faced just two deliveries.

Decent start for GT with 7 off the first over! Bethell is listed as the Impact Sub for RCB, meaning he'll likely be introduced later in the game. His left-arm orthodox spin could definitely come in handy on this surface before he takes up his role in the chase.

Minutes away from play! Gill and Sudharsan are out in the middle for GT. Bhuvi is marking his run up. This will be RCB's last game at Chinnaswamy. They will play their remaining home matches in Raipur.

So, Bethell finally gets a game! While it was expected he might replace Rutherford, the big West Indian keeps his place following Phil Salt's untimely injury. This is a massive opportunity for Bethell, who showed his class last season with a brilliant 55 on debut against CSK right here in Bengaluru.

RCB: 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Devdutt Padikkal, 3 Rajat Patidar (capt), 4 Tim David, 5 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Suyash Sharma, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Rasikh Dar

Impact Player options: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

GT: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 B Sai Sudharsan, 3 Jos Buttler (wk), 4 Washington Sundar, 5 Jason Holder, 6 Shahrukh Khan, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Mohammed Siraj 11 Manav Suthar

Impact Player options: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan

RCB win the toss and Rajat Patidar has opted to bowl in their final game at the Chinnaswamy this season. Bethell comes in for Salt, who has picked up an injury. Huge opportunity for the young Englishman. Jason Holder and Manav Suthar are in for GT, replacing Ashok Sharma and Glenn Phillips.

GT's run machine Sai Sudharsan has a golden opportunity to etch his name into the record books tonight. He is just 72 runs away from surpassing West Indies legend Chris Gayle to become the fastest player to reach 2,000 runs in IPL history. While Gayle reached the milestone in 48 innings, Sudharsan could achieve the feat in just his 47th if he fires against RCB at the Chinnaswamy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Jacob Duffy, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu, Connor Esterhuizen

Apart from the Orange Cap, Kohli is eyeing multiple records. He needs 92 runs to become the first player to score 9,000 IPL runs. He is also 49 runs away from 10000 runs in T20s in India, which will also be a record. He also needs one four to complete 800 in IPL, something which hasn't been done before.

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is set to witness a "King vs Prince" battle as Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill set their sights on the Orange Cap. Gill needs just 59 runs to overtake current leader Abhishek Sharma, while Kohli can also reach the summit if he scores 77 runs or more in tonight's encounter.

Gujarat Titans have had a topsy-turvy campaign so far. GT lost their first 2 games, then won 3 in a row, but suffered a heavy 99-run defeat to Mumbai Indians in their previous match. As a result, they currently sit in 7th spot. 

While Shubman Gill has been in great form, he'll hope that the team fires on all cylinders in the second half of the tournament.

RCB have been in the playoff spots for the entire season so far. Rajat Patidar's side have won 4 out of their 6 games, and are eyeing their fifth win of the campaign today. Victory would take them to second spot in the points table.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2026 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT). We are at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru for the final time today in the league stage this season.

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