RCB vs GT, IPL 2026 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans have grown jittery over reports emerging of Pitch No.6 being used for the IPL 2026 final against the Gujarat Titans on May 31, Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With the match reportedly likely to be played at Pitch No.6, RCB fans have visualised a loss for Virat Kohli-starrer and Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament-decider.
RCB vs GT, IPL 2026 Final: Why are RCB fans nervous about the match being played on Pitch No.6?
RCB’s fans’ nervousness stems from how the league match against the Gujarat Titans played out, which was also reportedly on Pitch No.6 and the defending champions found it tough going. Despite an explosive start by Kohli that entailed the 37-year-old smashing Kagiso Rabada for five boundaries in an over, the Royal Challengers were bowled out for 155 as Arshad Khan, Jason Holder and Rashid Khan shared the spoils. The Gujarat Titans were comfortably placed in the run-chase and lost some quick wickets in the middle but were still able to complete the chase in less than 16 overs.
Here are some of the reactions from RCB fans
It is so unfair for RCB man.
They know that pitch inch by inch.
They defeated us on the same pitch.
Why don’t they keep a neutral venue.
Still @IPL @JayShah @ShuklaRajiv wants to us to believe they are being fair.
It’s so over for us then.
Fuck off #IPL2026 https://t.co/uTpkzFYFzO— Jaanu🦋 (@jahnavi__jaanu) May 30, 2026
Same pitch will be used in the finals so result can also the same too.
RCB gonna choke in the final ??#IPL#GTvsRCB#RVBvsGT https://t.co/0w4ZXdNEhT— Ketan Mishra (@nishachar_11) May 30, 2026
#IPL finals in Ahmedabad to be played on pitch no.6, the exact pitch where we lost the league game against GT this year.
We are cooked. It’s so over for us RCB Nation.😭
Congratulations @gujarat_titans on winning the IPL 2026!👏🏼
— Harshall (@HarshalUchiha) May 30, 2026
Same pitch. Same venue. GT at Ahmedabad.
The IPL scriptwriters aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. It was a good run RCB 😭— Bindya (@bintweets) May 30, 2026
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Meanwhile, a win for the Royal Challengers will mean that Patidar will join Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni as captains to have defended the IPL title successfully. The right-handed batter will also become the first skipper to win back-to-back titles in his first two years as captain. Nevertheless, the Royal Challengers may not necessarily start as favourites despite being defending champions due to the match being hosted by the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With the home side also playing in the final, they will have complete knowledge of how the wicket is likely to play out.
While the Royal Challengers have defeated the Titans in two out of three matches in IPL 2026, their only loss to the 2022 champions came at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The Titans’ bowling trio of Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada and Jason Holder will be keen to exploit the conditions in Ahmedabad and keep Royal Challengers’ in-form batting unit quiet. Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans would be high on confidence after defeating the Rajasthan Royals in Mullanpur as they nailed a run-chase of 215 with more than an over to spare. It came after a 92-run drubbing in Dharamshala at the hands of the reigning champions.
