Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals will take on Gujarat Titans at their home ground in the 48th match of the ongoing IPL 2023. The match will be played on Friday, May 05 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Skipper Hardik Pandya will lead the Gujarat Titans against the Rajasthan Royals of Sanju Samson.
Match: IPL 2023 Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
Pitch Report: The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is considered Rajasthan Royals’ home ground. This venue usually favours bowlers due to its slow surface. The pitch has big boundaries so scoring runs is a challenging task here. As per the previous match results, the team winning the toss might choose to field first.
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals-The Squad
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson(c, wk), Jos Buttler(wk), Kunal Singh Rathore(wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Joe Root, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Donovan Ferreria, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore, Adam Zampa, K C Cariappa, K M Asif, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya(c), Srikar Bharat(wk), Matthew Wade(wk), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Sai Sudharsan, Shubhman Gill, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Urvil Patel, Wriddhiman Saha, Alzarri Joseph, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan.
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals-Team performance in the past matches
On 05th Friday, The Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium will witness another clash between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans this season. Gujarat Titans led by Hardik Pandya are defending their title with great performance in this IPL season. They have played a total of 9 matches and won 6 of them with 12 points. Currently, they are holding the top position of the points table.
On the other side, Sanju Samson’s leadership has moved Rajasthan Royals to a great IPL season, with 5 wins in 9 matches. Both teams are entering the match after a loss in their previous match. RR lost their last match against MI by 6 wickets, while GT was defeated by DC for 5 runs. So, winning this match can entirely change the points and position of both team.
Rajasthan Royals managed to beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets with just 4 balls left in the previous match. RR had lost Jos Buttler and Yashavi Jaiswal in the first three overs and they were able to score just four runs. However, Captain Sanju Samson blasted 60 runs in 32 balls to bring back Rajasthan Royals to the chase. Shimron Hetmyer kept RR’s chase alive after Sanju Samson got defeated by GT’s Noor Ahmad. Hetmyer scored 56 runs off 26 balls. In the last over, Hetmyer hit a six off the second ball, which lead Rajasthan Royals to victory.
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Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Wriddhiman Saha
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubhman Gill, Shimron Hetmyer
All-Rounder: Ravichandran Ashwin, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult
Captain: Mohammed Shami
Vice-Captain: Shubhman Gill
Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubhman Gill, Shimron Hetmyer
All-Rounder: Ravichandran Ashwin, Hardik Pandya, Jason Holder, Vijay Shankar
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult
Captain: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Vice-Captain: Mohammed Shami
