IPL 2026: RCB vs GT, Match 34 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Stats & player battles to watch

After losses in their previous fixtures, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) meet each other in match No. 34 on Thursday, intending to get back to winning ways. Titans would be the more desperate side of the two, as they have lost three games already this IPL season and are in the bottom half of the points table.

Titans also have more questions to answer compared to RCB after a horrendous and embarrassing batting collapse against Mumbai Indians in match No. 30 in their own backyard. Titans' bowling unit has done consistently better, but their batters need to perform a supporting act to get the results in their favour.

RCB, meanwhile, look fairly balanced and have gotten off to an impressive start to their title defence. Their loss against Delhi Capitals was a reminder that they cannot rely too much on Romario Shepherd with the ball in hand in crunch moments as the West Indian's bowling remains a work in progress.

Player battles to watch out for in RCB vs GT, Match 34

1. Virat Kohli vs Kagiso Rabada

2. Phil Salt vs Mohammed Siraj

3. Shubman Gill vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar

M Chinnaswamy Stadium overview

RCB vs GT IPL Stats at M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Tactical Insight

RCB vs GT Head-to-Head record in IPL