Virat Kohli vs Kagiso Rabada, Shubman Gill vs Josh Hazlewood, Rajat Patidar vs Rashid Khan, Jos Buttler vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar Top Battles in GT vs RCB IPL 2026

Pranvit Singh Dang

Published - Apr 30, 2026, 01:15 PM

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The next block bluster match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to be played between two star studded sides, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at the biggest cricket stadium in the world, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. This match will an important one for the home team, Gujarat Titans, as win in this match will make them chances more stronger from the Playoffs.

While on the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, winning in this match will almost seal their spot in the top 4. In the recent fixture between two, RCB won the match with an easy chase by 5 wickets, which increased the lead for the RCB in the RCB vs GT H2H record. This article will focus on the GT vs RCB head to head player battle to watch out for.

Top Battles in GT vs RCB IPL 2026

The GT vs RCB IPL 2026 is expected to be a thrilling match, where the stadium is also sold out. Fans will be coming to see a good game of cricket and a few GT vs RCB player battle to look out for.

Battle	Team Player	Role	Team Player	Role	Key Highlight
1	Virat Kohli (RCB)	Batter	Kagiso Rabada (GT)	Fast Bowler	Technique vs Raw Pace
2	Shubman Gill (GT)	Batter	Josh Hazlewood (RCB)	Fast Bowler	Class vs Accuracy
3	Rajat Patidar (RCB)	Batter	Rashid Khan (GT)	Spin Bowler	Spin Test in Middle Overs
4	Jos Buttler (GT)	Batter	Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB)	Fast Bowler	Swing vs Power Hitting

1. Virat Kohli vs Kagiso Rabada

The record holder of most runs in IPL, Virat Kohli will be again facing the Proteas star pacer, Kagiso Rabada, in this match. Considering the history between these two players, both have displayed a great character on the field against each other. Virat Kohli is only dismisses thrice in this battle but has also not score plenty of runs.

Year	Runs	Balls	Outs	Dots	4s	6s	SR
2019	12	13	1	5	1	0	92.3
2020	8	7	1	2	1	0	114.3
2021	5	2	0	0	1	0	250.0
2022	2	2	1	1	0	0	100.0
2024	9	8	0	3	1	0	112.5
2026	22	11	0	3	3	1	200.0
Total	58	43	3	14	7	1	134.9

2. Shubman Gill vs Josh Hazlewood

GT skipper, Shubman Gill is always known for his classic batting and especially when it comes against pacers. However, whenever he is facing Josh Hazlewood, he seems to struggle against him. This player battle will be interesting to see in today's match as both are in good touch and it will be thrilled to see who will be dominating whom.

Year	Runs	Balls	Outs	Dots	4s	SR
2021	9	6	0	0	1	150.0
2022	3	6	1	3	0	50.0
2025	5	6	0	4	1	83.3
Total	17	18	1	7	2	94.4

3. Rajat Patidar vs Rashid Khan

The another GT vs RCB player battle to watch out for is between the RCB's skipper, Rajat Patidar and Afghani spinner, Rashid Khan. This battle will come in the middle overs, as Patidar comes to bat during that phase and plays spin quite well. On the other hand, Rashid is known for his efficient spin bowling, which will be interesting to see in this match.

Year	Runs	Balls	Dots	6s	SR
2022	12	8	1	1	150.0
2026	7	3	1	1	233.3
Total	19	11	2	2	172.7

4. Jos Buttler vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar

The swing king, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will go against Jos Buttler in this match. Bhuvi is looking in a great touch and red hot form coming from the last match, where he also has a good record against English wicket keeper batter. Fans will be waiting to see how Jos Buttler will go against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in this match.

Year	Runs	Balls	Outs	Dots	4s	6s	SR
2017	9	8	0	5	2	0	112.5
2018	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.0
2019	5	6	0	4	1	0	83.3
2021	19	13	0	4	3	0	146.2
2022	1	8	0	7	0	0	12.5
2023	25	15	1	5	3	1	166.7
2024	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.0
2025	2	4	0	2	0	0	50.0
2026	5	5	1	1	0	0	100.0
Total	68	62	3	29	9	1	109.7