Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions
The IPL group match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans is set to thrill fans in Dharamsala. Both teams display strong credentials: the Titans have six wins from their last seven, but the Royal Challengers boast top performers like Virat Kohli and are defending champions. Recent trends show the chasing team winning frequently. Key players to watch include Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Kagiso Rabada, and Rasikh Salam. Despite Titans’ form, experts back Royal Challengers to win, with Sudharsan tipped as Titans’ best batter. Over 1.5 wickets are predicted for Rabada and Salam.
- Royal Challengers topped the IPL table on net run rate with nine wins.
- Gujarat Titans matched the Challengers’ results but were 0.088 behind on net run rate.
- Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.
Kagiso Rabada is backed to take 2 or more wickets (Getty Images).
This Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Royal Challengers have suffered three defeats in their last six matches but have otherwise been in great form.
- Match Details
- Recent Form
- Head-to-Head Record
- Team News
- Key Stats
- Match Analysis
- Betting Markets to Watch
- Latest Odds
The Titans have been in the best form of all the teams in the IPL, with six wins from their last seven matches.
Match Details
| Match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans |
|---|---|
| Competition | Indian Premier League |
| Date | 26 May 2026 |
| Time | 16:00 SAST |
| Venue | Dharamsala, India |
Recent Form
| Team | Last 5 Matches |
|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | LWWWL |
| Gujarat Titans | WWWLW |
The Titans are on a slightly better run of form, but the Royal Challengers are the defending champions and tend to bring their A-game when it really counts.
Head-to-Head Record
| Season | Winner | Margin of victory | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | 4 wickets | IPL |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5 wickets | IPL |
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | 8 wickets | IPL |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 wickets | IPL |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 9 wickets | IPL |
The two teams have met just eight times in the IPL, with each side claiming four wins. With the side chasing having won the last five matches between the two, it’s likely that the winning skipper will look to put the opposition in to bat first.
Team News
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The Challengers have some of the tournament’s top performers in their ranks and will be tough to beat, especially with the winner going straight through to the final.
Possible XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar.
Gujarat Titans: The Titans top-order has been in great form, but their devastating bowling attack led by Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Rashid Khan have played a huge role in their success this season.
Possible XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj.
Key Stats
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli is their leading run-scorer (557 runs at 50.6).
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya has scored 28*, 73 & 41* in 3 knocks.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Rasikh Salam has taken 14 wickets this season.
- Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan is top of the IPL runs list with 638 runs (ave 49.1).
- Gujarat Titans’ Shubman Gill has scored 84, 85 & 64 in his last 4 knocks.
- Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada is joint top of the IPL wickets list with 24 wickets.
Match Analysis
The last match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium saw the Royal Challengers run out 23-run winners over the Punjab Kings. The Royal Challengers hit 12 sixes in posting a score of 222/4 off their 20 overs, with the Punjab Kings responding with a score of 199/8 off their 20 overs, including just 10 sixes.
The pitch should yield plenty of runs as the ball comes nicely onto the bat, which encourages strokeplay. The side batting first is usually looking to post a score of 210-plus.
Although there’s little joy in the track for the bowlers, if they hold a tight line and length and hit the deck hard they can keep the batters under control.
Betting Markets to Watch
Result
The Titans have had a better run of form than the Royal Challengers, but I’m backing the defending champions to bring out their best form to fly through to the final.
Best Gujarat Titans Batter
Sai Sudharsan (638 runs) and Shubman Gill (616 runs) are the leading two run-scorers in this season’s IPL, so there’s little to choose between the two, but Sudharsan has scored 57, 55, 61, 53* and 84 in his last five knocks and is the league’s more in-form batter.
Take Over/Under Wickets
Rasikh Salam has taken 3/36 and 2/53 in his last two matches and I’m backing him to take more than one wicket in this match. Kagiso Rabada has taken 2/22, 2/33, 3/28 and 3/32 in his last five matches and is also a good call to take more than one wicket in the match.
Latest Odds
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Win | 1.76 |
| Gujarat Titans Win | 1.96 |
| Match to go to a Super Over | 29.00 |
Verdict
The Royal Challengers are backed to win the match, while Sai Sudharsan is my pick to be the best Gujarat Titans batter.
Rasikh Salam and Kagiso Rabada are both backed to take more than one wicket in the match.
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