Kamal Ghorui
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 34 of IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, with focus on Virat Kohli, who is closing in on a major milestone.One more record loading for Virat Kohli Kohli, the highest run-scorer in IPL history with 8,908 runs, needs 92 more to reach the 9,000-run mark. He has played 273 matches so far, scoring eight centuries and 65 fifties.He has been with RCB since the start of the IPL in 2008 and has never entered the auction. With eight centuries, Virat Kohli also holds the record for most hundreds in the league.
Against Gujarat Titans, Kohli averages 87.75. His scores against them are 58 (53), 73 (54), 101* (61), 70* (44), 42 (27), and 7 (6).For Gujarat Titans, Jos Buttler has had mixed results against RCB, with two hundreds and two ducks in his last five innings.RCB come into the match after their first home defeat of the IPL 2026, a loss to Delhi Capitals on April 18. Despite that, they have been among the better-performing sides this season and will look to respond in their final home game at the Chinnaswamy. After this, their remaining two home matches will be played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.Gujarat Titans, meanwhile, are coming off a 99-run defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 20. That result ended their three-match winning run, and they will be looking to recover, though playing in Bengaluru presents a challenge.
