2026 Indian Premier League final
Twenty20 cricket match
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The 2026 Indian Premier League final will be a Twenty20 (T20) cricket match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on 31 May 2026 to determine the winner of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). It will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans.
Nitin Menon (Ind)
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| Event | 2026 Indian Premier League | ||||||
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| Date | 31 May 2026 19:30 UTC+5:30 | ||||||
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | ||||||
| Umpires | K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) Nitin Menon (Ind) | ||||||
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Background
The 2026 Indian Premier League was the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] On 11 March, first part of the season's schedule was announced with the 2026 season set to commence from 28 March.[2] The complete fixtures for the league stage were announced on 26 March with 10 teams competing in 74 matches across 13 venues. [3][4][5] On 6 May, the playoff fixtures were confirmed[6] with the final scheduled for 31 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad with the venue hosting its fourth final after 2022, 2023 and 2025.[7][8]
The defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for their fifth IPL final after being runners-up in 2009, 2011 and 2016, and champions in 2025. They also became the fourth team to qualify for two consecutive IPL finals.[9][10] Gujarat Titans qualified for their third IPL final after being champions in 2022 and runners-up in 2023.[11] Both teams will compete for their second titles.[12] Both teams had won their maiden titles at this same venue in 2025 and 2022 respectively.
Road to the final
Overview
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[13][14]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their season with two wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. They lost to Rajasthan Royals, won against Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, lost to Delhi Capitals, won against Gujarat and Delhi, lost to Gujarat and Lucknow, won against Mumbai, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings and lost to Hyderabad; to finish the league stage in first place with nine wins from 14 matches, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs.[13][14] They defeated Gujarat in the qualifier 1 to qualify for their second consecutive and fifth overall final.[14]
Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans began their season with two losses against Punjab and Rajasthan. They won their next three matches against Delhi, Lucknow and Kolkata; lost to Mumbai and Bengaluru; won against Chennai, Bengaluru, Punjab, Rajasthan and Hyderabad; lost to Kolkata and won against Chennai to finish the league stage in second place with nine wins from 14 matches, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs.[13][14] They lost the qualifier 1 to Bengaluru but defeated Rajasthan in the qualifier 2 to qualify for their third final.[14]
Match
Match officials
Officials for the final were K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Nitin Menon as the on-field umpires, along with Jayaraman Madanagopal as the third umpire, Virender Sharma as the reserve umpire and Javagal Srinath as match referee. This was the first time in the IPL history an all Indian panel was selected for a final.[15]
- On-field umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
- Third umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
- Reserve umpire: Virender Sharma (Ind)
- Match referee: Javagal Srinath (Ind)
Team and toss
Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field. Bengaluru's team was unchanged while Gujarat Titans bought Arshad Khan in place of Sai Kishore.[16]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru:[17] Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam
- Gujarat Titans:[17] Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
Gujarat Titans innings
Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings
Match details
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- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
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