IPL: De Villiers guides RCB to IPL 2016 final, beat Gujarat by 4 wickets

With the conclusion of the league phase, the stage is all set for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs, as a rampaging Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) take on Gujarat Lions in the first qualifier.

With the conclusion of the league phase, the stage is all set for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs, as a rampaging Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) take on Gujarat Lions in the first qualifier on Tuesday.

AB De Villiers plays a shot against Gujarat Lions. (AFP Photo)

Having won four of their last league games on the trot, the Virat Kohli-led RCB finished on the second spot on the points table while Suresh Raina’s Gujarat Lions have had a successful debut campaign to atop the standings.

Going into Tuesday’s clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here, both the sides will have an advantage. While the winning team will book a place in the final, the losing team will get to play in the second qualifier against the winner of the eliminator for a place in the title clash.

Gujarat Lions: A Finch, B McCullum, S Raina, D Karthik, DR Smith, R Jadeja, DJ Bravo, E Dwivedi , S Jakati, P Kumar, D Kulkarni

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Gayle, Kohli (c), ABD, Rahul (wk), Watson, Binny, Baby, Jordan, Aravind, Abdulla, Chahal