RCB vs GT IPL Qualifier 1 – Match Result
Updated：RCB won by 92 runs.
| RCB | GT |
| 254/5 | 162(19.3) |
RCB vs GT – Player of the Match
In the first IPL 2026 playoff, RCB faced GT. Captain Rajat Patidar delivered a match-winning 93 off just 33 balls, He was named Player of the Match in Q1 and led RCB into the final. Can RCB finally lift the trophy this year? Let’s wait for May 31!
A performance for the ages when it mattered the most 🫡🫡
Rajat Patidar is the POTM for a captain’s knock in the Q1 👏
HIS KNOCK: https://t.co/3oqMcyMYLk#TATAIPL | #Qualifier1 | #TheFinalLeap | #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/6PMpKOCPuy
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2026
The key to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s dominant win wasn’t just captain Rajat Patidar. Ben Dwarshuis, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Josh Hazlewood played a huge role with the ball. They removed GT’s top 3 batters early, limiting them to just 51 runs and killing the chase from the start.
Playing 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙙, and how! 🎥
🎥 Rasikh Dar with a fantastic catch off his own bowling 👏
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2026
RCB vs GT IPL Qualifier 1 – Match Details
| Match Name | IPL Qualifier 1 |
| Match Date | 2026/05/26 |
| Match Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Competing Teams | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans |
| Venue | HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala |
RCB vs GT IPL Qualifier 1 – Predicted XI
| RCB’s XI | GT’s XI |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Sai Sudharsan |
| Virat Kohli | Shubman Gill |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Jos Buttler |
| Rajat Patidar | Nishant Sindhu |
| Krunal Pandya | Washington Sundar |
| Tim David | Jason Holder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Rahul Tewatia |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Rashid Khan |
| Josh Hazlewood | Kagiso Rabada |
| Jacob Duffy | Mohammed Siraj |
| Rasikh Salam | Prasidh Krishna |
