As we head towards the mid-way stage of the league phase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will take on each other at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on Friday. Both of these teams are coming after losses in their respective matches, and they would want to get back to winning ways.

With RCB looking to maximize their home-ground advantage on the small Chinnaswamy boundaries and GT relying on their world-class bowling depth, this encounter promises high-scoring drama.

RCB could only manage 175 runs in their last game against DC whereas GT was bowled out for 100 runs against MI, and thus both teams would want to come up with an improved batting show.

Key Matchup to Watch

Virat Kohli vs. Mohammed Siraj: For the first time in years, “Miyaan” Siraj will bowl to his mentor Kohli in a competitive IPL match at Bengaluru. Siraj’s knowledge of Kohli’s early-inning patterns versus Kohli’s intent to dominate his former teammate will be the defining battle of the Powerplay.

Head to Head: Matches: 6, Won by GT: 3, Won by RCB: 3.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Jacob Duffy, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu, Connor Esterhuizen