Royal Challengers Bengaluru are up against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final on Sunday (May 31) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Venkatesh Iyer has come onto bat with Virat Kohli as RCB chase 156 runs to win consecutive IPL trophies, but the southpaw is limping and looks in obvious pain. He has come out to bat as an Impact Player.
RCB vs GT: What Happened to Venkatesh Iyer?
In the very first over, Venkatesh Iyer had a muscular issue, as it seems. The batter felt some pain and called the physio to come in. After a bit of medical attention, Venkatesh continues to bat and has already hit a six and three boundaries. But despite that, the player is limping and looks in pain.
It is unclear if the player has pulled up his hamstring or has a cramp. But the player was attended by RCB
physio at the end of 2nd over and had his shoe lace tightened as well after a few readjustments.
Gujarat Titans' batting in the IPL 2026 final struggled against a disciplined RCB attack. Batting first after losing the toss at Narendra Modi Stadium, GT managed just 155/8 in 20 overs.
Openers Shubman Gill (10 off 8) and Sai Sudharsan (12 off 12) fell early to Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, leaving GT at 26/2. Nishant Sindhu (20 off 18) and Jos Buttler (19 off 23) tried to stabilize but fell to Rasikh Salam Dar and Krunal Pandya respectively.
Washington Sundar anchored with a gritty 50 off 37 balls (5 fours), while late cameos from Arshad Khan (15 off 6, including 2 sixes) and others added some momentum. However, regular breakthroughs restricted GT. Rasikh claimed 3/27, Hazlewood and Kumar took 2 wickets each, and Krunal got 1.
