Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report for GT vs RCB, IPL 2026 final: Advantage for team batting first, pacers

Gujarat Titans (GT) have the home advantage as they take on RCB in the IPL 2026 final on May 31, and a run-fest is surely on the cards.

The stage is all set for the grand Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) final, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru set to lock horns with hosts Gujarat Titans on May 31. The game is expected to be yet another high-scoring encounter which favours batters more than the bowlers, as the surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium has been so far in this season. The last time RCB and GT played at the venue, the latter clinched a 4-wicket win. Now that GT have beaten RR in the Qualifier 2 and will play the IPL 2026 final in their home ground, expect Shubman Gill and co. to have the advantage.

Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report for GT vs RCB, IPL 2026 final

A run-fest is on the cards in the IPL 2026 final between GT and RCB as the average first innings score at the venue in IPL 2026 is 193 runs, and overall is 208 runs. Teams have scored at a run-rate of 9.17 in this year’s edition of the tournament, making the lives of the bowlers miserable at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The stat – 37% of dot balls in IPL 2026 at the venue – is a significant indicator as to what to expect from the surface in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The teams that have batted first at the venue have won 62% of the matches (8 times) while the teams chasing have won 38% (5 times). Overall, the teams that have won the toss have a win percentage of 54%.

1. Average first innings total – 193
2. Average Run-Rate – 9.17
3. Batting first team win: 62%
4. Chasing team win: 38%

In all the games played at the venue so far in IPL 2026, most runs have been scored in the middle-overs, while the death overs has been a struggle for the batters. The Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL 2026 has recorded a boundary percentage of 20.4%.

GT enter the IPL 2026 with an obvious advantage while playing in Ahmedabad. Sai Sudharsan, who is 3rd on the Orange Cap list with 710 runs to his name, has scored 303 runs in this season at the venue. Gill, Buttler and Sundar follow, having scored 217, 185 and 152 runs.

With the ball, the pacers have been prolific at the Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL 2026. Kagiso Rabada tops the list of leading wicket-takers at the venue, having bagged 20 scalps. He is followed by Mohammed Siraj who has taken 11 wickets. Expect pacers to be favoured in Ahmedabad in the IPL 2026 final between GT and RCB, as Rashid Khan remains the lone spinner on the list of most wicket-takers in Ahmedabad this season who has more than 5 scalps.