Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will clash in their next match of IPL 2024. The GT vs RCB match will be the first meeting between both teams in IPL 2024. Below we see the preview of the game.
GT vs RCB date and venue
The GT vs RCB match will be played on Sunday, April 28. The venue for the match is the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The toss will take place at 3:00 pm IST and the game will begin at 3:30 pm.
GT vs RCB Match Preview – IPL 2024, Match 45
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill leads Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. They played 9 games in the league, won 4 and lost 5. They have 8 points and are in 7th place in the points table.
GT squad: Shubman Gill (center), Wriddhiman Saha, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Kane Williamson, Sai Sudharsan, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Sushant Mishra, Joshua Little, Abhinav Manohar, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Matthew Wade.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf you Plessis is in charge of RCB in IPL 2024. The team played 9 games. They won 2 games and lost 7 games. RCB has 4 points and is at the last position in the points table.
RCB squad: Faf du Plessis (center), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Tom Curran, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Manoj Bhandage, Himanshu Sharma.
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Key battles between GT and RCB
Virat Kohli vs Mohit Sharma
Although RCB are further down in the points table, Virat Kohli is among the leaders. He will try to shoot as RCB opener. Pacer Mohit Sharma will try to outdo him.
Dinesh Karthik vs Rashid Khan
Dinesh Karthik has dashing form in IPL 2024 and will be a dangerous batsman in the lower order for RCB. Rashid Khan can be used for tackling as Karthik is a bit weak against spinners.
Shubman Gill vs Mohammed Siraj
Shubman Gill will look to score good runs from the start as he has wonderful form. Mohammed Siraj is the key clock-setter for RCB and has to stop Gill from making it big.
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GT vs RCB key players
Gujarat Titans – Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, David Miller and Rahul Tewatia are in-form batsmen for GT. Mohit Sharma and Rashid Khan are the leading wicket-takers of the team.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik put up a spectacular batting attack. Yash Dayal and Mohammed Siraj were a bit impressive with the ball.
GT vs RCB Weather and Pitch Reports
The GT vs RCB match will take place on Sunday, April 28, in Ahmedabad. There is no chance of rain during the game. Therefore, the weather will not affect the game. The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium provides support to both batters and bowlers. Large sums have already been raised several times.
Diploma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans are two big teams in IPL. In the last few seasons except last season, RCB showed a dominant performance and reached the playoffs. GT has been great in the last two seasons by reaching the finals. However, RCB and GT have struggled to win games this year.