Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans
Blog Highlights @
70th Match:
The match between RCB and GT is the seventieth meeting of the IPL 2023, which is going to be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on May 21st 2023.
RCB vs GT History:
Overall:
The teams competed against each other 2 times, till date. Out of them, RCB won 1 time, whereas GT also won once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against GT WL – – -.
@ RCB Backyard:
The teams competed 0 times at the home ground of RCB. The upcoming game will be the first between the teams at RCB backyard.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against GT are – – – – -.
Teams and Ranks:
The Home Team (RCB):
The team completed 258 games, out of them the team won 123 times and lost 129 times with 6 without any result (No Result).
The team is at the fourth place (current) in the table (IPL 2023) with 14 points (in total), victory will bring the team at any of the fourth (same) or fifth place with 16 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team at any of the fourth (same) to sixth place with 14 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB are WWLLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results at home for RCB are LWLWL.
The Visiting Team (GT):
The team completed 29 games, out of them the team won 21 times and lost 8 times.
The team is at the first (top) place (current) in the table (IPL 2023) with 18 points (in total), victory will bring the team at the top (same) place with 20 points (in total) and the defeat will also place the team at the first (same) place with 18 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of GT are WLWWL.
Last 5 (completed) away match results for GT are LWWWW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Bengaluru shows isolated thunderstorms would be expected in the first hour, the the weather would be partly cloudy for an hour, then mostly cloudy for another hour, then isolated thunderstorms would be expected for an hour and then partly cloudy for the last hour of the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 11% to 24% in non-thunderstorms hours, so there would be less chances of rain, and 30% to 31% during those hours, when mid chances of rain. The temperature would be between 23 to 25 Celsius. The wind would be between 9 to 10 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the engagement and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL & CLT20):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 18 times in 107 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 8 times and lost 10 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWWLL.
The teams never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 49 times including a win in a tie and lost 36 times. Four (4) matches were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLLW.
The first batting team won the matches 44 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 59 times including a victory in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWWL.
Over all, the teams which won the toss, won the matches 57 times including a win in a tie and lost 46 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLLW.
The Home Side (RCB):
The team won the toss 35 times in 91 played games. The team won 19 times including a victory in a tie and lost 15 times. One battle was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of the RCB at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWWL.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
The side has never lost a match after choosing to bat first since 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the RCB at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLWW.
The team has never been sent to the field after losing the toss since 2016.
The side has never won any encounter after being sent to the field since 2013.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 138 runs (according to run rate) in 2017. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 215 runs in 2011.
The first innings lowest total was 92 runs (according to run rate) in 2010, and the highest total was 263 runs in 2013. For the second inning, the lowest total was 82 runs (according to run rate) in 2008, whereas the highest was 218 runs in 2023.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.19 and 27.15 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams at the venue.
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB against GT at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
The Home Unit (RCB):
The team had a good record, as the team won 45 times including a win in a tie and lost 43 times in 91 played outings. Three (3) outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of RCB at the venue are LWLWL.
The Visiting Unit (GT):
The team has never got a chance to play at the venue, yet. The upcoming outing will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of GT at the venue are – – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
The team may go with a winning combination.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Eleven: F. du Plessis, V. Kohli, M. Lomror, G. Maxwell, + D. Karthik, + S. Ahmed, M. Bracewell, A. Rawat, W. Parnell, H. Patel, K. Sharma, M. Siraj
Gujarat Titans:
The team may go with A. Manohar in place of D. Shanaka and J. Little in place of Y. Dayal.
Gujarat Titans Eleven: + S. Gill, W. Saha, S. Sudharsan, H. Pandya, D. Miller, A. Manohar, R. Tewatia, R. Khan, J. Little, N. Ahmad, M. Shami, + M. Sharma
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: “+”indicate an impact player. *Notes: Image was taken from a google search. *Notes: https://t20-head-to-head.com/2023/05/20/ipl-2023-rcb-vs-gt-preview/
