RCB vs GT: When Royal Challengers Bangalore play their first match of this season of IPL at their home ground against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, they will aim to register a hat-trick of wins based on the excellent form of their bowlers. RCB has made a great start by defeating Kolkata at Eden Gardens and Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk.
However, the pitch of Chinnaswamy Stadium is helpful for the batsmen and scores of more than 260 have been made here three times. The short boundary and fast outfield have always troubled the bowlers, but Royal Challengers believe that its two bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar can curb the batsmen here.
Where are Bangalore and Gujarat in the IPL 2025 Points Table?
RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, tops the points table. At the same time, Shubman Gill’s GT is at the fourth position with one win in two matches. RCB would like to maintain their winning streak. GT would also like to carry forward this momentum by winning their last match. There is a possibility of a rain of runs in the match as the Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered a paradise for batsmen. Considering the dew, the team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first.
Kohli and Salt have shared partnerships of 95 and 45 runs in the last two matches. Both can prove to be dangerous at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Rabada has dismissed Kohli four times in 14 innings so far. However, RCB fans, who chant ‘I Sala Kap Namde’, will hope that their team maintains the winning streak and ends the wait of the last 18 years.
Both Bangalore and Gujarat have dangerous spinners
Krunal Pandya and Suyyansh Sharma look weak in the spin department, while Gujarat has dangerous spinners like Rashid Khan and R Sai Kishore. In such a situation, the real test of Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, captain Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Paddikal will be in front of the spinners. Gujarat has fast bowlers like Kagiso Rabada and Mohammad Siraj. In the auction, Siraj, who plays for RCB, was bought by Gujarat.
How will the weather be in Bangalore during the RCB vs GT match
Talking about the weather in Bangalore, according to AccuWeather, the temperature will be 29 degrees Celsius at the start of the match. It will drop to 26 degrees Celsius by the end of the match. The humidity in the air is expected to be between 40% to 61%. The sky will be cloudy, but the chance of rain is only 6%.
RCB vs GT IPL 2025 Match Timings
The toss of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans will take place at 7 PM IST. The RCB vs GT game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Where can you watch the live telecast of RCB vs LSG IPL 2025?
The match between RCB and GT can be watched live on Star Sports Network. Bangalore vs Gujarat IPL 2025 match will be telecast on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Hindi HD, Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 3. Live streaming will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Apart from this, you can watch live score on Navbharat Times Online.
RCB vs GT Playing 11
Gujarat Titans’ playing 11 (probable): Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing 11 (probable): Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
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