The last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. RCB is currently placed the 4th place on the points table of this season of IPL whereas GT is leading the points table and they have already qualified for the playoffs.
RCB played thirteen games in this season of the IPL where they managed to win seven matches while GT have won 9 games out of the thirteen games they have played so far. The Bangalore-based franchise played their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad where they registered a comfortable win by 8 wickets. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis hammered 100 runs and 71 runs respectively for Royal Challengers Bangalore in that game.
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On the other hand, Gujarat Titans played their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad where they won that game by 34 runs. Shubman Gill smashed 101 runs for Gujarat Titans in that game. These two teams have played have played 2 matches against each other in the history of IPL so far where both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans won one game each.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Dinesh Karthik has been battling a back niggle and is hence used as an impact substitute. He was seen practicing ‘keeping drill’ on the eve of the game. Harshal Patel has battled through a fractured finger throughout the season that has barred him from batting. Mike Hesson revealed that his injury was at an advanced stage of recovery. Wanindu Hasaranga, after missing a couple of games with injury, is now available for selection again but might find it difficult to replace Michael Bracewell in the XI.
Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Noor Ahmad sustained an injury to his ankle in the game against SRH but he was seen bowling in the nets on the eve of the game without much discomfort. Vijay Shankar, who missed the last game with an injury picked up in practice, has also pulled up well after the five-day break. Joshua Little has returned to India after his international commitments for Ireland and could be welcomed back into the XI.
Probable XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan/Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little/Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Wriddhiman Saha, Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Michael Bracewell, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Wriddhiman Saha, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Hardik Pandya, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Harshal Patel
