Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be playing their first home game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season when they host Gujarat Titans on Wednesday evening. This is the match no-14 and will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. During the IPL 2024, RCB managed to win only three times in seven home games. For a team looking to qualify to the playoffs, home record becomes crucial. So despite starting the season with two wins, RCB will be aiming for a better return in home games this season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans Preview
This season has started with different but positive vibes for the RCB. Not only they have started the campaign with two wins in as many matches, but it’s the manner in which those two wins have come, with the bowlers and batters complimenting each other. Also, the first two games were not easy bny any stretch of imagination.
Their first match was against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, and RCB won by seven wickets. The next match was even harder as it came at the home of Chennai Super Kings, where they hadn’t won in more than 17 years. But RCB came out victorious with a margin of 50 runs. This current RCB team looks like a serious candidate to go all the way and win the ultimate prize.
Gujarat Titans started the season with an 11-run defeat against Punjab Kings, but the 2022 champions corrected their trajectory with a 36-run win against Chennai Super Kings in the very next game. GT are also one of the favorites to qualify for the playoffs. They have a good combination of bowlers and batters who, on any given day, can win any match on their own.
RCB vs GT: Match Details
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
RCB vs GT Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is definitely a haven for batsmen. Not only is the pitch purely batting-friendly, but the short boundaries and quick outfield make the job even harder for the bowlers. The team batting first should target at least 180-190 runs in the first innings.
Weather Report: The weather forecast for Bengaluru on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, for the RCB vs GT match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is as follows:
- Rain Probability: Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms expected from April 2 to April 4
- Conditions: Partly sunny
- Temperature: High of 33°C (91°F), Low of 20°C (69°F)
RCB vs GT Dream11: Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News-
- RCB have no injury concerns ahead of this game. All the players are available for selection.
- That means, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli will be playing as an opener while Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar should play at no-3 and no-4 respectively.
- Josh Hazlewood will surely be leading the bowling unit for the RCB.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squads: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dhar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Abhinandan Singh
Gujarat Titans Team News-
- Gujarat Titans will also be heading into this game with a fully-fit quad.
- No player is expected to miss this game with injury issues.
- Gujarat Titans Full Squad: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Jos Buttler, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya
RCB vs GT Dream11 Prediction: Expected Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Expected Playing 11
- Phil Salt
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rajat Patidar (C)
- liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma (WK)
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
Gujarat Titans Expected Playing 11
- Sai Sudarshan
- Shubman Gill (C)
- Jos Buttler (WK)
- Shahrukh Khan
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Kagiso Rabada
- Sai Kishore
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
Impact Player: Ishant Sharma
RCB vs GT Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Virat Kohli: India’s superstar batter needs no introduction at all. He is the epitome of consistency. The 37-year-old is a pure match-winner and should be considered either as a captain or vice-captain in RCB vs GT Dream11 fantasy cricket teams.
- Shubman Gill: Gujarat Titans is also another player who has been a consistent performer in IPL. On this flat pitch, Gill has the potential to erupt with something special.
- Jos Buttler: England international has played two quality innings in the first two matches, Bases on what we have seen so far, he offers some sort of assurances for fantasy points in this match.
- Josh Hazlewood: This might be the batsmen’s game now, but bowlers like Josh Hazlewood can produce something special with the bowl.
RCB vs GT Dream11 Fantasy Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt
- BATSMEN: Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Sherfane Rutherford
- ALL–ROUNDERS: Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya
- BOWLERS: Rashid Khan, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone, Josh Hazlewood
