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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans IPL Tips - Home comforts for RCB

By Sridhar Bhamidi

01 Apr 2025

Sridhar Bhamidi 01 Apr 2025

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans IPL match predictions to be played in Bengaluru on Wednesday, April 2
RCB won three of their last four matches.
GT lost five of their last seven away matches.

Can Bangalore continue their unbeaten start to the season? (Getty Images)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans IPL

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to extend their unbeaten start to the IPL 2025 season as they play their first home match of the campaign against Gujarat Titans. This match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will be played from 7:30 pm IST.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans IPL
Head to Head
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team News
Gujarat Titans Form
Gujarat Titans Team News

This is the only match of this campaign between these teams in the regular season. Bengaluru comes here with some impressive performances and will look to maintain that streak at home. Gujarat have played well in their last game, but that was at home. I am backing the Royal Challengers to continue their winning start.

RCB won three of their last four matches.
Gujarat lost five of their last seven matches away from home.
Bengaluru won their last three matches at this venue.
Gujarat lost at this venue last year by four wickets.

Head to Head

All five matches played between these sides so far over the years have been won by the chasing side. RCB have a 3-2 edge in the win count and have won the last two in a row.

That included a four-wicket win at this venue last season. Gujarat could only muster 147, and the chase was finished in 13.4 overs with Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli scoring 40+ each.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form

One of the teams yet to win an IPL tournament, RCB started this season on a positive note. They have two wins out of two, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in Kolkata and Chennai Super Kings in Chennai by 50 runs.

Phil Salt has been the aggressor at the top (SR 187.23), while Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar continue to marshal Bengaluru’s batting.

Josh Hazlewood has been a revelation with the ball (five wickets, ER 5.37), while others have chipped around him. The lack of a proper spinner in the side is masked by the impressive start to the season for Krunal Pandya (three wickets, ER 9.16).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team News

Will there be any changes to a winning RCB team? They may be tempted to add the all-round skills of Jacob Bethell by replacing Tim David.

Gujarat Titans Form

Gujarat Titans have two points from two matches. They started with an 11-run defeat to Punjab Kings but bounced back to defeat Mumbai Indians by 36 runs. Both the matches were played at home.

With three of their next four matches on the road, the Titans will be keen to get their act together. Sai Sudharsan (137 runs, SR 167.07) has fifties in both matches so far, proving to be their lynchpin once again.

His slow starts could be a concern, although their bowlers seem to have hit their stride. Sai Kishore (four wickets, ER 8.37) has been brilliant with his variations, while Prasidh Krishna (two wickets, ER 8.42) has shown great T20 skills.

Gujarat Titans Team News

The absence of Glenn Phillips from the playing XI is a surprise, and the flying Kiwi could come into the side here.

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What time does Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans IPL start?

This Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans IPL match is being played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, starting at 7:30 p.m. IST on Wednesday, April 2.

Verdict

Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Gujarat Titans - T20

RCB have started brightly and will hope they can continue that run with a win over GT. Both teams have some strong points underlining their chances, but it is the Royal Challengers who are likely to win.