
RCB vs GT Match Preview:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to play their first home game in IPL 2025 as they will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in match number 14 of the season at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 2. The Rajat Patidar-led side had a dominant start to their campaign as they went on to win their first two games against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings respectively> now, they will look to continue their winning run in front of their home crowd.
Talking about Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill and his men are coming after losing one and winning one game so far and will play their first away game of the season. GT ended up losing against Punjab Kings in a high-scoring clash but made a great comeback after defeating Mumbai Indians in the very next game. Now, they will face RCB in front of their home crowd. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 14th match of IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
RCB vs GT Match Details
Match |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, Match 14 |
Venue |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Date & Time |
Wednesday, April 2, 7:30 PM (IST) |
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
RCB vs GT Pitch Report
The surface of the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium has been a paradise for the batters throughout the years. We usually see high-scoring clashes at this ground where the team batting first looks to get past 200 runs. However, the fast bowlers can turn out to be effective with the new ball. The team batting first has won 41 matches at this ground in the IPL while the chasing team has won 50 times. The average score batting first at this ground is around 167 to 168 runs.
RCB vs GT Head-to-Head in IPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans have faced each other five times in IPL history so far. Out of these five matches, RCB won three times while GT defeated them twice.
Total Matches played |
5 |
RCB Won |
3 |
GT Won |
2 |
RCB vs GT Weather Report
The rain is likely to scare the clash between RCB and GT on April 2. However, there are no predictions of rain during match hours but the clouds will still be there. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees with 46% humidity.
Most runs from Players in RCB vs GT IPL Matches
Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R | |
Virat Kohli (RCB) | 5 | 344 | 114.66 | 143.93 |
Faf du Plessis (RCB) | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 166.66 |
Shubman Gill (GT) | 5 | 154 | 38.50 | 140.00 |
Most wickets from Players in RCB vs GT IPL Matches
Matches | Wickets | Eco. | Avg. | |
Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 4 | 5 | 8.12 | 26.00 |
Noor Ahmad (GT) | 3 | 4 | 8.75 | 26.25 |
Rashid Khan (GT) | 5 | 4 | 9.11 | 40.25 |
RCB vs GT Probable Playing XIs
RCB Probable Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
GT Probable Playing 11: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Player: Ishant Sharma
RCB vs GT IPL 2025 Full Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Kulwant Khejroliya, Karim Janat, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar
RCB vs GT Match 13: Key Players
Virat Kohli: Star batter Virat Kohli will be a key player against GT and RCB play their first home match of the season. He looked in good touch in the first game against KKR but failed to connect the ball against CSK. Now, Kohli will look to get another big knock at the batting-friendly condition at Chinnaswamy.
Virat Kohli IPL 2025 Form
Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R | 4s/6s |
2 | 90 | 38.91 | 132.02 | 6/4 |
Tim David: Middle-order batter Tim David showed a great cameo in the last game against CSK with a quickfire 22-run knock to guide RCB to a winning total. Now, he will look to get full advantage of the conditions at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and score another fiery knock.
Tim David IPL 2025 Form
Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R | 4s/6s |
2 | 22 | - | 275 | 1/3 |
Jos Buttler: GT batter Jos Buttler also looked in great touch in the ongoing season and could be a key player against RCB in the middle-order. He can turn out to be a dangerous players along with batters likes of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill.
Jos Buttler IPL 2025 Form
Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R | 4s/6s |
2 | 93 | 46.50 | 163.16 | 9/3 |
Mohammed Siraj: Fast bowler is back at Chinnaswamy but he will be seen playing against RCB. He also has good starts with the new ball and could turn out to be a nightmare for the RCB openers.
Mohammed Siraj IPL 2025 Form
Matches | Wickets | Avg | Eco | S/R |
2 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 24 |
Today Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: GT to win
Scenario 1: GT opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: RCB to post 210-220 runs in their 20 overs
Match prediction: RCB to win
Scenario 2: GT opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: GT to post 185-195 runs in their 20 overs
Match prediction: RCB to win
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