Phil Salt The fans were seen exiting the team bus and entering the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad for the IPL 2026 grand finale between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday, May 31. However, fans are wondering whether RCB's star opener will be able to recover from his thumb injury and play in the all-important match for the defending champions.
RCB vs GT: Toss Update
Rajat Patidar The coin was tossed, and it came out in his favor after the GT captain made an incorrect call. RCB opted to bowl first and wanted to chase a wicket that they felt would be better to bat on as the game progressed.
RCB vs GT: Salt is ok but baked!
Meanwhile, it should be noted that Phil Salt is fit to play, but RCB chose not to hamper his playing combination with the winning streak. As a result, Venkatesh Iyer 2026 will see Virat Kohli opening for the last time as the Bengaluru-based franchise hopes to defend the title and become only the third team in IPL history to do so after Chennai and Mumbai.
RCB vs GT: What did the captains say?
Rajat Patidar, RCB captain,
“We will bowl first. It is a very good wicket. Don't think it will change much. There are a lot of memories from last year. We have to be at our best to win this match. It is important to stay in the present. Let's control the controllable things. Always love playing in this stadium. Same team.”
Shubman Gill, GT Captain,
“We would have batted first. Typical wicket, the third match we are playing here. There could be some movement for the fast bowlers in the first three overs. One of the biggest stadiums in the world. We have got a change. Arshad (Khan) has come in place of Sai (Kishore).
RCB vs GT: Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat KohliDevdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam Dar.
Effect Options: Venkatesh Iyer, Kanishk Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox
Gujarat Titans
B Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Arshad Khan
Impact Options: Prasidh Krishna, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Sai Kishore
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