Both RCB and GT are vying for their second title. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans will lock horns in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 31.

RCB come into the final riding high on confidence after a convincing 92-run win over the Titans in Qualifier 1. GT, on the other hand, moved to Qualifier 2 after the loss but made the most out of its second chance at making the final, defeating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.

RCB team news: Jacob Bethell will not be available as the Englishman has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a finger injury. Phil Salt, who Bethell was playing in place of, has missed the majority of the tournament with a finger injury himself. Salt’s availability for tonight’s clash is currently unknown and it remains to be seen if the 29-year-old will make the cut for the Playing XII.

GT team news: A fit and healthy group at captain Shubman Gill’s disposal as the Titans go into tonight’s clash with a full strength squad.

RCB probable playing XII: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood

GT probable playing XII: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

RCB full squad: Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Phil Salt, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chouhan, Jacob Duffy, Richard Gleeson, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Satvik Deswal

GT full squad: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Ashok Sharma, Connor Esterhuizen, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav

Published on May 31, 2026