IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans
The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28th March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations.
| Date and day | Venue | Time |
| 24 April, Friday | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Local time : 7.30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) : 1.00 P.M. Eastern Time (ET): 8.00 P.M. Indian Standard Time (IST): 7.30 P.M. |

About Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Location: Bengaluru Airport (BLR) to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is around 30 min and covers a distance of around 34 kms
Capactiy: 33,677
RCB vs GT Head to Head Records & Stats
| RCB | GT | |
| 06 | Matches Played | 06 |
| 03 | Won | 03 |
| 03 | Loss | 03 |
| 00 | No Result | 00 |
| 206 | Highest Score | 200 |
| 169 | Lowest Score | 147 |
Performance in last 1 Year
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win% |
| RCB | 14 | 11 | 03 | 78.57 |
| GT | 14 | 07 | 07 | 50.50 |
Top Performers in last 1 Year
| Team | Batsman | Bowler |
| RCB | Virat Kohli (655) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19) |
| GT | Shubman Gill (700) | Prasidh Krishna (23) |
RCB 2026 Full Squad:
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Swastik Chikara, Mohit Rathee, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi
GT 2026 Full Squad Players List:
B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Dasun Shanaka, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Kulwant Khejroliya, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Karim Janat.

FAQ:
Where Can I Watch Free Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Online IPL Streams?
IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:
TV Channel
| Location | Broadcaster |
| India | Star Sports, Jio Cinema |
| United Kingdom | DAZN, Sky Sports |
| United States | Willow TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| Middle East | Times Internet |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Pakistan | Yupp TV |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports (Flow Sports 2) |
| Canada | Willow TV |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Afghanistan | Ariana Television Network |
| Nepal | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Sri Lanka | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Maldives | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Singapore | StarHub |
| Guyana | ENet |
Where Can I Watch Free Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?
IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:
- Jio Cinema
- OreoTV Live
- Thop Live Cricket
- Live NetTV
- PikaShow
- HD Streamz APK
- AOS TV
How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?
The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.
How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?
Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.
