RCB vs GT LIVE Cricket Score Streaming Online: Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada is unavailable for their IPL 2025 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Skipper Shubman Gill confirmed at the toss that Rabada is missing the game due to personal reasons. Arshad Khan replaced him in the playing XI. “Kagiso misses out due to personal reasons so we've got Arshad Khan back,” Gill said.
Rabada, bought for Rs 10.75 crore, took one wicket each in Gujarat’s first two matches against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. The 29-year-old has 119 wickets in 82 IPL games, including six wickets in two appearances at Chinnaswamy. Arshad Khan, who went wicketless in his only over against Punjab, will look to make an impact. The 27-year-old has six wickets in 11 IPL games and has contributed 102 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 145.71, including a half-century.
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GT Opt to Bowl, RCB Unchanged
Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to field first. Explaining the decision, Gill said they aim to minimize mistakes and fine-tune their game. “Looks like a good wicket. We've seen the conditions don't change much. We're all about reducing our unforced errors. We'll try to fine-tune the areas that need it. Kagiso misses out due to personal reasons so we've got Arshad Khan back,” Gill said.
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar confirmed an unchanged lineup following back-to-back victories against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. "Would've bowled first as well because it's a new surface. It's pretty hard and won't change much. The way boys are chipping in gives a lot of confidence as a captain. We love this crowd. The way they love us and the support we've always received is incredible. Same team, he said.
Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:
Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma
