RCB vs CSK IPL 2026: Gaikwad Wins Toss, Chooses to Bowl; Both Teams Unchanged

The next match for IPL 2026 will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Chennai team's captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, won the toss and decided to bowl first.

After the toss, Ruturaj said, "We will bowl first. This is a high-scoring ground, and the pitch looks good. Runs are expected here, so we will try to restrict the opposition to a low total. MS Dhoni is slowly getting fit. If he is ready to play, he will return soon. There are no changes to our team."

RCB captain Rajat Patidar said, "We wanted to bowl first, but the pitch looks hard, so we are happy to bat first. We performed well in the last match and want to continue that. We have also come in unchanged."

CSK is having a bad start to the IPL 2026 season. Their current tally shows that they have played two matches so far and lost both of them. In the most recent match, they were defeated by 5 wickets by the Punjab Kings. Ayush Mhatre scored 73 runs, while Shivam Dube managed to score 45 runs*, and Sarfaraz Khan scored 32. But their bowling was poor.

Meanwhile, RCB started the tournament with a win. In the first match, they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli scored 69 runs, and Devdutt Padikkal scored 61 runs. Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets, and Romario Shepherd also took 3 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings' playing XI: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy.