Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is the venue for Match 48 of the 2023 Indian Premier League as Rajasthan Royals host Gujarat Titans on Friday evening. Rajasthan Royals, last year’s runners-up, have taken 10 points from nine games so far. Gujarat Titans are top of the table with 12 points from their nine fixtures. This match begins at 19:30 local time.
Rajasthan Royals have won one and lost one of their last two games and are still in a strong position in the league. They will be looking for revenge from the 2022 IPL Final defeat.
After their shock defeat against bottom of the table Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, Gujarat Titans will be determined to return to winnings ways but face a tough challenge against Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and the Star Sports Network.
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Jio Cinema App.
RR vs GT Match Toss Prediction
This will be the 50th IPL fixture at this venue and so far 32 of the games have been won by the team batting second. We predict that both captains will want to field first in this match.
RR vs GT Pitch Report
The average first innings score on this Sawai Mansingh Stadium is 178 this season. We expect a surface which encourages all types of bowlers.
Jaipur Weather Report
Pleasant conditions are forecast across Friday evening in Jaipur. We anticipate clear skies with the temperature in the high 20s after starting in the low 30s.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, Indian Premier League 2023
RR Team News & Playing 11
RR Team News
There was one change for Rajasthan Royals ahead of their defeat to Mumbai Indians in Match 42 with Trent Boult returning to the side after getting over a slight injury. He took the place of Adam Zampa in spite of the Australian taking 3-22 in the previous game.
RR Key Players
- Yashasvi Jaiswal - Only Faf du Plessis has scored more runs in the 2023 IPL than the 21 year old left-hander. He hit 24 boundaries in his last innings.
- Jos Buttler - The English right-hander has made two ducks and has not hit a score of over 40 across his last five innings. However, he is such a good player that most pundits expect him to be back in form in this game.
- Trent Boult - the left-arm quick bowler is critical to this side at the start and at the end of the innings. He dismissed the in-form Suryakumar Yadav in the last game.
- Ravichandran Ashwin - Ashwin is currently the leading wicket taker for RR side. He has picked 13 wickets in 9 matches at a strike rate of 16.6. He has picked wickets in both the matches on this ground.
RR Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Donovan Ferreira, M Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen
Right arm fast bowler Kuldeep Sen came in as the impact bowler in the last game but conceded 20 runs from his only over. Riyan Parag has already batted in five games this season for Rajasthan Royals.
RR Team Form
Rajasthan Royals have lost three of their last four games but are still within touching distance of the top of the table.
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RR Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Jason Holder, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
GT Team News & Playing 11
GT Team News
After losing to Delhi Capitals there may be some calls for changes to Gujarat Titans’ XI but we do not expect to see any panic in response to that defeat. There are no injury worries for Hardik Pandya and we predict that he will announce the same team for this game.
GT Key Players
- Shubman Gill - The supremely talented opener always looks comfortable at the crease. He was dismissed for only six in the last match so will want to make amends in this fixture.
- Hardik Pandya - The skipper has not been as consistent with the bat compared to last year but hit 59 not out against Delhi Capitals and has scored 213 runs in the campaign.
- Mohammed Shami - The right-arm quick bowler has taken over 19 wickets in each of his last four IPL seasons and already has 17 dismissals this year.
- Rashid Khan - On this track where spinners are picking wickets, Rashid Khan will be one of the key bowlers for GT side. Rashid has picked 15 wickets so far in 9 matches at a strike rate of 14.4.
GT Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Sai Kishore, Srikar Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Shivam Mavi, Mohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma took 2-33, his fourth two wicket haul of the tournament in the last game, and will be a strong candidate to come into this match. Srikar Bharat is a powerful keeper-batter.
GT Team Form
Gujarat Titans had registered three successive victories before their surprise defeat against Delhi Capitals earlier this week in IPL 2023.
GT Predicted Playing 11
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Josh Little
RR vs GT Head to Head
This will be the fifth meeting between the sides and Rajasthan Royals finally got their first win over Gujarat Titans when they won by three wickets last month.
RR vs GT Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
RR Won |
GT Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
RR vs GT Betting Odds
After the surprise loss to Delhi Capitals, the bookies are expecting Gujarat Titans to lose again. Rajasthan Royals can be backed at 1.87 with Gujarat Titans at 2.00.
Who will win Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans T20 Match?
Gujarat Titans have played some fine cricket across this competition and have strength with the bat and the ball. However, we expect the Rajasthan Royals batters to be too strong for them in this game.
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🏆 RR vs GT Prediction
Whenever two top teams like Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans meet in the IPL you are always going to find a game full of entertainment and high quality. Mohammed Shami has been brilliant in recent games and his level of performance could be crucial to the outcome of this match. Overall though, we expect Rajasthan Royals to be too powerful with the bat and are backing them to win in front of their home fans.
May 05, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sawai Mansingh Stadium - Jaipur, India
Both the sides are in good momentum but RR will win this match at their home ground.
Today match prediction is RR. RR will give tough challenge to GT.