GT vs RCB IPL 2026 Final: The final of IPL 2026 was played on May 31st at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the top two teams from the league stage—Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans—faced off in a battle for the title. RCB won this match in a completely one-sided fashion. By defeating the Gujarat team on their very own home ground, they clinched the trophy for the second time, becoming the defending champions. The team led by Rajat Patidar became the IPL champions for the second consecutive time.
GT vs RCB IPL 2026 Final
After losing the toss and batting first, GT managed to score only 155 runs in their allotted 20 overs—a target that the Bangalore team chased down with absolute ease.
The IPL 2026 final between RCB and GT concluded in a one-sided manner, with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team emerging victorious. The toss went in RCB’s favor, and Captain Rajat Patidar elected to bowl first. This decision proved to be absolutely spot-on; thanks to a brilliant bowling performance by the RCB bowlers, they restricted GT to a modest total. The visiting team not only chased down the target with ease but also took the trophy home with them.
Batting first, the Gujarat Titans got off to a disastrous start. Captain Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring just 10 runs, having faced 8 deliveries. Sai Sudharsan also departed after contributing 12 runs. Nishant Sindhu contributed 20 runs, while Jos Buttler added 19. Washington Sundar was the top scorer, contributing 50 runs with the bat; however, no other significant innings were witnessed. Consequently, the Gujarat team could set a target of only 156 runs for RCB. Looking at RCB’s bowling performance, Rasikh Salam claimed 3 wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets each.
Chasing a modest target of 156 runs, the RCB team got off to a powerful start. Venkatesh Iyer and Virat Kohli combined to add 62 runs for the first wicket in just 4.3 overs. Iyer smashed 32 runs off just 16 deliveries. Facing 42 balls, Virat Kohli scored 75 runs, aided by 9 fours and 3 sixes. He sealed the match by hitting a six. Royal Challengers Bangalore clinched the victory with two overs to spare. Following their success in 2025, the team managed to win the IPL title once again in 2026.
