GT's record in IPL Playoffs ahead of Qualifier 1 match vs RCB
by Koushik Narayanan · Inside Sport IndiaGujarat Titans (GT) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 in Dharamshala on Tuesday.
Gujarat Titans, who won their maiden IPL title in 2022 in their debut IPL season, will play Qualifier 1 against RCB on May 26. After finishing in the first position on the points table in their debut season in 2022 and 2023, the side finished at the 8th position in 2024, 3rd in 2025, and 2nd in 2026. Shubman Gill and co. have been in top form, both with bat and ball, in the ongoing season.
In fact, the top performances with the bat, led by Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill has been the key for the side’s success in the ongoing season and in the previous edition of the tournament as well. Apart from the batters, the performance of Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj enabled GT to encounter other teams with ease.
GT record in IPL Playoffs
The playoffs were introduced in the IPL 2011 season. Before that, from 2008 to 2010, the league followed the traditional semifinal and final system.
| Played | Won | Lost | Win% | |
| Overall | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 |
| Qualifier 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Eliminator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Qualifier 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Final | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
What is GT’s record in Qualifier 1?
The 1-time IPL champions have finished in the top two thrice from 2022 to 2026. They’ve won one of these Qualifier 1 matches, coming in their debut season in 2022, and reached the final on two occasions through different paths in 2022 and 2023.
List of all GT playoffs matches
| Season | Result |
| 2022 | Qualifier 1 – Won by 7 wickets vs Rajasthan Royals Final – Won by 7 wickets vs Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Qualifier 1 – Lost by 15 runs vs Chennai Super Kings Qualifier 2 – Won by 62 runs vs Mumbai Indians Final – Lost by 5 wickets vs Chennai Super Kings |
| 2025 | Eliminator – Lost by 20 runs vs Mumbai Indians |
| 2026 | Qualifier 1 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – To be played |
GT became the second side to make it to the IPL 2026 playoffs, having won 9 out of 14 matches. But they couldn’t make it to the top of the points table as their net run-rate (+0.695) is lower than that of RCB’s (0.783). While they started the season with a 2-match losing streak, they bounced back with three back-to-back wins. Then came two successive losses against MI and RCB. However, they recovered well after that with five wins on the trot. GT only lost one game in the last 7 matches that they played.