Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Gujarat Titans in the 14th match of IPL 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Having registered a win in the last match, both teams will look to carry the momentum into the RCB vs GT game.
RCB have had a blistering start to the season with back-to-back wins against KKR and CSK respectively, and will be itching to play in front of their home crowd at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium and would like to start the home leg with a win.
GT, on the other hand, bounced back with a win against MI in their second game of the season. The Shubman Gill-led side delivered a convincing performance against Mumbai and would hope to replicate the same against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru
This article provides the details of the playing 11 of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the RCB vs GT match scheduled to be played on Wednesday, April 02 at 7:30 PM IST.
RCB Playing 11 vs Gujarat Titans- IPL 2025, Match 14:
Openers: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli
Former RCB captain Virat Kohli will open the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with Philip Salt. The duo has been able to provide a good start to the team in the first couple of matches and will look to do the same against the Gujarat Titans.
Philip Salt, in particular, has been more aggressive of the two and has looked to target opposition bowlers in the first six overs, and by doing so has been able to lay a platform for the batters to follow.
Salt’s aggressive approach has allowed Kohli to take his time to get his eye in, which has been the case with him over the years. Having said that, Kohli has also tried to take on the bowlers on several occasions in the tournament so far.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jeetesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru also comprises a strong middle order, which includes the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, captain Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, and Tim David, all of whom have played attacking cricket right from the first ball.
RCB Captain Rajat Patidar has led from the front while playing in an aggressive fashion, which was evident by the way he played against CSK by continuing to attack despite getting dropped thrice.
Rajat has got good support from Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, and Tim David, who have complemented Rajat by buying into his attacking style of play.
Bowlers: Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The bowling, which was once considered Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s biggest weakness, has been one of the reasons for the team’s consecutive wins at the start of the season, with Josh Hazlewood leading the pace attack.
Hazlewood has got good support from Yash Dayal, who has improved a lot compared to his performances from last season. Dayal has picked up crucial wickets for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the middle overs.
The spin department of Royal Challengers Bengaluru is being handled by experienced all-rounder Krunal Pandya and budding leg spinner Suyash Sharma, who has been impressive in the first couple of matches.
