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

Shubman Gill is very close to winning his first IPL trophy as captain. The conditions also seem to be favorable for Gujarat Titans, because the final match will be played at Gujarat’s home ground i.e. Narendra Modi Stadium. But this is a game of cricket, where only the one who plays well on occasion wins.

This is the first time in history that Gujarat team has reached the final under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. But standing in front of him is Rajat Patidar, who has taken RCB to the finals for the second consecutive time and is standing on the threshold of winning the second consecutive title. Regarding playing in Ahmedabad before the final, Gill said that he will definitely get the advantage of playing on his home ground. He also told which team will have more chances of winning.

You will get the benefit of playing at home

Regarding playing the final match on his home ground, Shubman Gill said – Yes, there will be an advantage and we will be aware of the conditions here, because we understand the pitch and ground here very well. So we know what kind of game we have to play to win.

Gill further said that he will definitely get the benefit of playing on his home ground. Gill said that if his team wins, it will be a memorable season for them and even if they lose, 2026 will be a memorable season for them.

Who will win, Shubman Gill told?

On one hand, Shubman Gill admitted that his team will have home advantage, but on the other hand he also admitted that the team which will enter the final with a strong mentality will win.

Gill said – I believe that final matches are won on the basis of mental strength. Therefore, the team which is mentally stronger in the final will win.

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The final match of IPL 2026 will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 31 May. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, both have been very strong teams, who will now come face to face to win the trophy. On one hand, RCB won Qualifier 1 and made it to the finals, while in the second qualifier match, Gujarat defeated Rajasthan Royals to secure a place in the finals.

After 10 teams, more than 70 matches and more than two months of struggle, now the time for the final has come. But if it rains in the stadium during the match, what rules will be implemented? If the match does not start on May 31, then who will become the champion?

what will happen when it rains

If there is rain during the final match of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, efforts will be made to complete the match on May 31 itself. In case of continuous rain, the overs will be cut. If the rain does not stop, additional time of 120 minutes will be added. To get the result of the match, efforts will be made to play at least five overs each in both the innings.

If the match still does not start, then the match will not be held on May 31. In such a situation, the match will be shifted to the reserve day, that is, the match will be held on June 1.

If the match does not take place even on the reserve day

If the match cannot start even on the reserve day i.e. 1st June due to rain, then the match will be declared cancelled. In such a situation, RCB will become champion on the basis of achieving better position in the points table. Bengaluru stood first in the points table and Gujarat Titans stood second.

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