GT vs RR Match Prediction: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match of IPL
GT vs RR Match Prediction: Gujarat Titans will host Rajasthan Royals at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on April 16, 2023. This is going to be an exciting match because they both were the finalist of the IPL 2022, in which Gujarat Titans won the match.
Gujarat Titans are coming into the match with high confidence as they won the match against Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. Their bowlers did really well as they got both the Punjab Kings opener out early. After that, they bowled well in the death overs, not giving many runs.
Gujarat’s batting was really relaxed in the match as their top order contributed heavily, and it was Shubman Gill’s performance that kept the team always in the match as he scored 67 runs in 49 balls. Rahul Tewatia was the man who once again made Punjab Kings fans cry as he hit the scoop over the fine leg to win the match in the 2nd last ball.
Rajasthan Royals had a really great win against the four-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings by 3 runs. The match went down to the wire in the last over as Chennai Super Kings needed 20 runs in 6 balls, and it was Dhoni on strike. Sandeep Sharma was given the job of defending the 20 runs against the player who never let anyone lose hope till MS Dhoni was on the pitch.
MS Dhoni hits two sixes in the last over to show what he can do, but in the end, it was Sandeep Sharma’s sharp yorker to take Rajasthan Royals to victory. At the post-match conference, Sanju Samson said that until that man (MS Dhoni) was on the pitch, nothing worked against him. No matter how long you chatted with the data analyst, nothing worked against him. It was just the skill of our bowlers and luck that we won the match.
GT vs RR: Head-to-Head Record
Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals played 3 matches in which Gujarat won it all, including the final of the Indian Premier League 2022. It’s going to be redemption for the Rajasthan Royals, who lost in the finals against the side and will be looking to get their revenge against the defending champion Gujarat Titans.
GT vs KKR: Pitch Report of Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match Played | 12 |
Batting first won | 5 |
Batting second won | 7 |
Average 1st innings score | 180 |
Pace bowlers took | 96 wickets |
Spiner bowlers took | 47 wickets |
In the first match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, a red soil wicket was chosen for the match as BCCI wanted the IPL opening match to be high scoring. There was a bit of grass on the pitch to give some swing movement for the pacers and also to hold the pitch together.
The first match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings had a decent amount of runs, and there was something for everyone, whether it was pace bowlers, Batsmen, or Spinners. Gujarat Titans enjoyed the match as they won it by five wickets in that Shubman Gill played an amazing 63 runs innings in 36 balls. Mohammad Shami showed some early swinging deliveries. It will be exciting to see which pitch will be going to be used for the Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Rider matches.
The Second match at this stadium will be going to be written as the best match on the pitch as Rinku Singh made his team win an impossible match and registered his name as one of the best finishers in world cricket. Rinku Singh hit 5 sixes in 5 balls when they needed 28 runs in 5 balls which was impossible, but it was Rinku who made it possible.
The stadium has 8 pitches in the ground, of which 3 are made of red soil, which goes to batting friendly, and the other 5 are black soil pitch which heavily favors spinners which most use in test cricket.
GT vs RR: Team Preview of Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans are one of the top contenders this season also to win the IPL title once again because they have a well-balanced side. The only thing they lack a bit is their bowling unit which is not clicking well as they lost some unexpected matches, which were in their hands fully till the last over not bowled.
In the last match against Punjab Kings, the bowler unit did well, but it was more sloppy batting from the Punjab side. They gave a debut cap to Mohit Sharma, who replaced Yash Dayal after a horrifying last over against the Kolkata Knight Riders side. Every bowler took a wicket in their previous match, but the best spell was by Mohit Sharma, who took 2 wickets in four overs.
Hardik Pandya is not looking at his full fitness as he did not bowl in his last match after returning from a minor injury. Other than that, everyone contributed well to the team, and they did not lose any confidence in themself after Kolkata Knight Riders match.
GT vs RR: Team Preview of Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals defended their totals against the condition in their previous match was commendable, and the bowlers did really well in that match when they did not let Chennai Super Kings players take easy singles.
Rajasthan Royal’s spin department is best in the IPL clearly, as they have last year’s Purple Cap winner Yuzvendra Chahal and then most experience active spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. They also have Adam Zampa, who came as an impact player in the last match and took the important wicket of Moeen Ali.
Yuzvendra Chahal is at the top of the wicket-taker table with 10 wickets in 4 matches and is once again the favorite to win the Purple Cap this year. He took 2 wickets in his four overs spell against the Chennai Super Kings side by giving just 27 runs which is an amazing bowling figure by the bowler.
GT vs RR Probable Playing XIs:
Probable Lineup of Gujarat Titans (GT)
Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little
Probable Lineup of Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Players who can come to the match of GT vs RR
Vijay Shankar will most likely be the impact player for the Gujarat Titans side in place of Joshua Little, and For the Rajasthan Royals side, there is a huge chance that Kuldip Yadav will replace Shimron Hetmyer.