Gujarat Titans produced a clinical all-round performance to defeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 42 of IPL 2026 at Ahmedabad, chasing down 156 in 15.5 overs with six wickets in hand, led by skipper Shubman Gill’s explosive start.Gill set the tone immediately in the chase, taking on Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a four and a six in the opening over. He then dismantled Josh Hazlewood in the next, smashing three fours and two sixes as GT raced to 36 without loss in just two overs.Sai Sudharsan showed early intent but fell for six, while a dropped chance off Jos Buttler proved costly for RCB. Gill’s blazing 43 off 18 balls eventually ended when he was caught by Virat Kohli off Bhuvneshwar.Despite that, GT stayed in control as Buttler counterattacked with 39 off 19 before being bowled by Bhuvneshwar. Contributions from Washington Sundar and Shahrukh Khan kept the momentum going, even as RCB briefly fought back with quick wickets.Late resistance came through Rahul Tewatia and Jason Holder, with Tewatia finishing unbeaten on 27 to seal victory with 25 balls to spare.Earlier, RCB were restricted to 155 after a strong start faded quickly. Virat Kohli had sparked the innings with a 21-run over against Kagiso Rabada, but GT struck back through Mohammed Siraj and Rabada to remove Jacob Bethell and Kohli.Devdutt Padikkal held the innings together with 40, but RCB collapsed from 91/5 as Arshad Khan (3 wickets), Rashid Khan and Holder (2 each) dismantled the middle and lower order. RCB were eventually bowled out in 19.2 overs, unable to recover from the mid-innings collapse.
