GT vs RCB, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report

Gujarat Titans (GT) face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 45 of IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, April 28. The GT vs RCB match will be the afternoon clash of a double-header.

Following an inconsistent first half, Gujarat Titans are languishing in seventh place in the points table, having won four and lost five of their nine matches. As for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, they are in last place, with only two wins from nine matches.

In their previous IPL 2024 match, GT were beaten by Delhi Capitals by four runs in a high-scoring clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi scored 224-4 batting first before restricting Gujarat to 220-8.

Meanwhile, Bengaluru's six-match losing streak came to an end when they stunned Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Batting first, RCB posted 206-7 as Rajat Patidar hammered 50 off 20 before restricting SRH to 171-8.

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Today's GT vs RCB toss result

RCB have won the toss and have decided to bowl first. Captain Faf du Plessis explained:

“It is a 50-50 decision. The local boys have told us that the wicket stays good.”

In big news, Glenn Maxwell is back for Bengaluru, while Gujarat are going in with an unchanged team.

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GT vs RCB - Today's match playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier

Gujarat subs: Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Vijay Shankar, Manav Suthar, Darshan Nalkande

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal

Bengaluru subs: Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Akashdeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar

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Today's GT vs RCB pitch report

According to Michael Clarke, the wicket looks pretty good, but it's quite dry.

He reckons the surface will offer a bit of spin, adding it will be consistent whether you are bowling first or second. Clarke feels that 180 should be a pretty good total and concluded that both teams are going to rely heavily on spin and change of pace.

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Today's GT vs RCB match players list

Gujarat Titans squad: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Matthew Wade, Umesh Yadav, Kane Williamson, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Sushant Mishra

Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Manoj Bhandage, Glenn Maxwell, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar

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GT vs RCB - Today's match umpires

On-field umpires: Virender Sharma, Nitin Menon

TV umpire: Vineet Kulkarni

Match Referee: Javagal Srinath