They have an even 4-4 head-to-head record, but GT will be playing their first ever game in Dharamsala
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Rajat Patidar (c) | Top-order batter |
| Abhinandan Singh | Bowler |
| Jacob Bethell | Batting allrounder |
| Kanishk Chouhan | Bowling allrounder |
| Jordan Cox † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Tim David | Middle-order batter |
| Satvik Deswal | Bowler |
| Jacob Duffy | Bowler |
| Richard Gleeson | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Allrounder |
| Virat Kohli | Top-order batter |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| Vihaan Malhotra | Batting allrounder |
| Mangesh Yadav | Allrounder |
| Vicky Ostwal | Bowler |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Top-order batter |
| Krunal Pandya | Allrounder |
| Rasikh Salam | Bowler |
| Phil Salt † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Jitesh Sharma † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Romario Shepherd | Bowling allrounder |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | Bowler |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCBRCB |  | 155 | lost to | 158/6 |  | GTGT | 30/04/26 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 206/5 | beat | 205/3 | | GTGT | 24/04/26 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 169/8 | lost to | 170/2 | | GTGT | 02/04/25 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 152/6 | beat | 147 | | GTGT | 04/05/24 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 206/1 | beat | 200/3 | | GTGT | 28/04/24 | Indian Premier League |
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They have an even 4-4 head-to-head record, but GT will be playing their first ever game in Dharamsala
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