The war that started on March 28 will end today. This battle was going on between 10 teams for a trophy, in which now the match will be between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. RCB has a chance to win the title for the second consecutive time. Whereas Shubman Gill would like to win his first IPL trophy as captain. Both the teams had finished in the top-2 in the league stage. After this, RCB defeated Gujarat in Qualifier-1. Now once again both the teams are face to face in the final.

The final match of IPL 2026 will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The toss of this match will take place at 7 pm, while the match will start at 7:30 pm. This ground is definitely the stronghold of Gujarat Titans, but it is here that RCB won its first trophy last year. Whatever happens, there can be a tough competition in this title match.

Who is ahead in head to head?

In the head to head between RCB and Gujarat Titans, Rajat Patidar’s team is leading 5-4. The figure at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is 1-1. This season, Gujarat had defeated RCB on this ground itself. Gujarat’s record at home has been excellent. Here in IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans have won five out of seven matches.

Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report

There could be a high scoring and exciting match between RCB and Gujarat. The team winning the toss can decide to bat first. On paper, Royal Challengers Bangalore looks like a strong team, but they had to face defeat against Gujarat in the last match played at this ground. This match is to be played on mixed soil pitch. There will be good bounce on the pitch. In such a situation, fast bowlers can dominate.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is telling that this match will be a close contest. It is difficult to predict the winner, but today the chances of defending are high. It is a final match, so the team batting first has more chances of victory.

Probable playing eleven of RCB- Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Romario Shepherd.

Probable playing eleven of Gujarat Titans- Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshad Khan/R Sai Kishore