RCB vs GT, IPL 2023: Head to Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

On 21 May 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the ongoing IPL. It will be the 70th match of the tournament. Currently, RCB are in the fourth position with 14 points in 13 games. While GT are in the top spot with 18 points in 13 games. 

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RCB vs GT IPL 2023: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Pitch Report

The pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru has a history of supporting batters. Small boundaries and a quick outfield help batters to score quickly. Hence, another high-scoring game is set to take place between these sides.  The average first innings score at this ground is 171 in IPL. But, this season it has increased to 195.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report batting or bowling 

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Any team will look to chase down a target after winning the toss.  

M Chinnaswamy Stadium IPL Records

As of now, 85 IPL matches have been played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. In those games, the teams batting first have won 36 games and the team batting second have won 46 games. Two matches have ended with no result while one match has been abandoned. RCB have the highest score (263 vs Pune Warriors India, PWI) at this ground while RCB have the lowest score also (82 vs KKR).  

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Head-to-Head Record

A total of two matches have been played so far between these sides in IPL. However, both teams have registered victory once each.

Teams record at the venue

At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, these teams will face each other for the first time. In IPL 2022, both games took place in Mumbai.  

All-time top-performers in RCB vs GT

Virat Kohli tops the chart with 131 runs in this rivalry. Followed by him, both Glenn Maxwell and David Miller have 73 runs each. In the third position, Hardik Pandya has 65 runs. In the bowling department, both Wanindu Hasaranga and Rashid Khan have three wickets each. Followed by them, Josh Hazlewood, Pradeep Sangwan, and Shahbaz Ahmed have two wickets each. In the third spot, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, and Glenn Maxwell have one wicket each.  

Highest and lowest totals

Against GT, RCB’s highest and lowest score is 170.

Against RCB, GT’s highest score is 174 while the lowest is 168.     

Players to watch out for

RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell.   

GT: Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, and Mohammed Shami. 

Full RCB vs GT squads for both teams

RCB Squad: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis (Captain), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, and Vijaykumar Vyashak.  

GT Squad:  Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, and Mohit Sharma.