Dharamsala weather report for RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 match: Will rain play spoilsport?

RCB vs GT Qualifier 1 Dharamsala Weather Report: It is likely to remain clear in the evening hours in Dharamsala during IPL 2026 Qualifier 1.

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 enters its final leg with the top four making it into the playoffs, in the Qualifier 1, defending champions and table-toppers, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on May 26.

While the Rajat Patidar & Co are coming off a 55-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the Titans are coming into this fixture with a dominant 89-run win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). 

Moreover, this will be the third time that these two teams will be locking horns this season. While RCB won the first match against GT by 5-wicket margin, it was Shubman Gill & men who returned victorious in the reverse fixture. Although both teams will look to put up their best performance tonight, rain gods could play in a spoilsport with rain during the day. 

Dharamsala weather report for RCB vs GT Qualifier 1

As per AccuWeather, it is likely to remain clear during the evening hours in Dharamsala, with the maximum and minimum temperatures of 22 and 20°C respectively. Just 1-2% of cloud cover is expected to prevail during the match hours, but the chances of rain remain minimal.

Dharamsala hourly weather forecast (May 26)

What will happen if RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 gets washed out?

Dharamsala has posed some threat to IPL 2026 playoffs with chances of rain as the top 4 teams battle for the title triumph. In today’s game, while defending champions, RCB enter as the table-toppers; the weather has some different plans.

Although there is no rain in forecast during the match hours, but anything can happen on a given day. While the BCCI has kept no reserve days for the Qualifiers and Eliminator but the officials have been given the right to extend the game by at least 2 hours in case of at least 5 overs per side match. 

But if the RCB vs GT game is washed out, RCB will progress into the final, considering they finished the league stage at the top of the points table and GT will see the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2. 

IPL 2026 playoffs: RCB vs GT squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Richard Gleeson, Yash Dayal. 

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