GT arrive after losing to RCB in Qualifier 1, while RR are riding high after knocking out SRH in the Eliminator. The winner faces RCB in the IPL 2026 Final on May 31 in Ahmedabad. For your Dream11 team, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the safest captain pick with 583 runs, SR 232.27, and 53 sixes this season (all IPL 2026 records), while Shubman Gill works perfectly as vice-captain given GT’s massive incentive of a home final in Ahmedabad if they win.

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GT Lost Qualifier 1: RCB defeated GT at Dharamsala on May 26 to go straight to the Final. However, GT has the luxury of Qualifier 2, their second chance. A win here means a home final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, where GT have a 4-0 record vs MI and a dominant home advantage.

RR Won the Eliminator: Knocked out SRH to advance. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (583 runs, SR 232.27, 53 sixes) has been phenomenal all season. The 18-year-old made a 37-ball 103 vs SRH earlier in the season. RR are unbeaten at Mullanpur (3-0 this IPL 2026).

GT vs RR Playoff History: These two met in the 2022 Qualifier 1 at Eden Gardens, where GT won by 7 wickets (Hardik Pandya 40 and David Miller 68 ) en route to winning the title. The Royals will carry that scar into this clash.

RR’s 6-Match Losing Streak vs SRH Broken: RR hadn’t beaten SRH in their last 6 IPL meetings before the Eliminator. Breaking that hoodoo has given them enormous confidence heading into this do-or-die Qualifier 2.

In 11 IPL meetings, GT holds a 7-3 lead over RR. Crucially, GT won the only playoff meeting between these sides (2022 Q1 at Eden Gardens). However, RR’s perfect 3-0 at Mullanpur this season gives them the venue advantage.

The 2022 IPL final was also GT vs RR (GT won by 7 wickets at Ahmedabad). If GT wins tonight, they get another shot at the trophy on the same ground where they became champions. That narrative is too poetic to ignore.