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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 23 Apr 2026

Simon Lewis 23 Apr 2026

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru missed out on a hat-trick of wins by losing to Delhi Capitals with a ball to spare.
Gujarat Titans went down to Mumbai Indians by 99 runs after three straight wins.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Shubman Gill is in great form for the Titans (Getty Images).

This Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Both teams have enjoyed a good run of form before losing their last match, with the Titans taking a hammering while RCB lost to the Capitals with a ball to spare after reducing their opponents to 18/3.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

The Royal Challengers are enjoying a great start to the defence of their title and look strong for a top two finish. The Titans won nine of their group matches to finish level on points with RCB, finishing in 3rd place on net run rate. This season they have already picked up three wins from six matches and look to be strong challengers for a playoff spot again.

Match Details

Match	Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	24 April 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Bengaluru, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	WLWWL
Gujarat Titans	LWWWL

Both sides are in good form and picking up wins, but both will be determined not to lose again as the Titans look to push up to the playoff spots while RCB are pushing to hit the top of the table.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2 April 2025	Gujarat Titans	8 wickets	IPL
4 May 2024	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	4 wickets	IPL
28 Apr 2024	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	9 wickets	IPL
21 May 2023	Gujarat Titans	6 wickets	IPL
19 May 2022	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	8 wickets	IPL

The two teams are evenly balanced in their short history of playing each other, with both sides having three wins to their credit. The last five matches have all been won by the side batting second.

Team News

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Josh Hazlewood’s injury niggles have forced the Royal Challengers to use him sparingly. Nuwan Thushara has yet to join the squad after his problems with the Sri Lanka Cricket authorities. There are no major injuries in the squad so they will field their strongest XI as they look to take down the Titans.

Possible XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam.

Gujarat Titans: Tom Banton’s replacement Connor Esterhuizen has yet to play in the tournament. He might get given a run after the Titans’ disastrous performance with the bat against Mumbai.

Possible XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma

Key Stats

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli has scored 28, 32, 50 & 49 in his last 5 knocks.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Phil Salt has scored 46, 78 & 63 in his last 5 innings.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar captured 3/27 & 3/26 in his last 2 matches.
Gujarat Titans’ Shubman Gill has scored 39, 70, 56 & 86 in his last 5 knocks.
Gujarat Titans’ Jos Buttler has scored 26, 52, 60 & 25 in his last 5 innings.
Gujarat Titans Prasidh Krishna is joint-3rd on the IPL wickets list (S/R 12.00).

Match Analysis

With RCB scoring just 175/8 and the Titans being rolled for 100 in their last match, they will both be looking at the Chinnaswamy pitch as the track to get back to their best batting form as well as to get back to winning ways.

The surface in Bengaluru is enjoyed by batters as it offers true and consistent pace and bounce. Expect to see an exciting, high-scoring match with the average score of 182 quite likely to be passed by both sides if they live up to their batting ability. The short boundaries should encourage a high six count.

The evening dew makes captains prefer to bowl first, as chasing is easier as batters struggle to deal with a slippery ball. The weather reports suggest temperatures around 28°C with only a small chance of rain and some humidity.

Betting Markets to Watch

Best Royal Challengers’ Bowler

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is backed to take 2-plus wickets after snapping up three 3-wicket hauls in his last 5 matches.

Best Royal Challengers Batter

Virat Kohli is 5th in the IPL runs list with 247 runs (ave 49.4) and is backed to be his side’s best batter.

Score Over/Under Runs

Shubman Gill has scored 39 or more in four of his last five innings. He is 3rd in the IPL runs list with 265 runs (ave 53.0).

Take Over/Under Wickets

Prasidh Krishna has starred with the ball all season and is a good bet to take 1 or more wickets. He has taken 1/43, 2/52, 4/28, 1/32 & 1/54 in his last 5 matches.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Win	1.57
Gujarat Titans Win	2.25
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

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Verdict

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Virat Kohli is backed to top-score for the Royal Challengers, while Shubman Gill is backed to score over 33 runs.

Prasidh Krishna is backed to take 2-plus wickets, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar backed to be the Royal Challengers’ best bowler.

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