GT vs RR: A Match to Remember in IPL 2025
GT vs RR
GT vs RR:
Gujarat Titans lost the first game of the 2025 Indian Premier League, but they have recovered admirably. The team captained by Shubman Gil has won three straight games after defeating the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Gujarat will play the Rajasthan Royals at home in their upcoming IPL match. The Twenty20 match will take place on Wednesday, April 9 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. The Gujarat Titans are still ranked second in the current IPL standings after accumulating six points from four games. If they win the next home game, they can overthrow the Delhi Capitals.
In the most recent game, Mohammed Siraj gave Gujarat a performance that changed the course of the match. Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their innings with 152 runs as the Indian speedster claimed four wickets.
Washington Sundar helped lead the chase with a 49-run knock, while Shubman Gill led with an undefeated 61. With 20 balls left, Gujarat completed the game with a cameo of 35 runs by Sherfane Rutherford.(GT vs RR)
The Rajasthan Royals defeated the Punjab Kings by 50 runs in their most recent game, their second victory of the IPL season. Their team scored 205 runs in 20 overs thanks to the outstanding batting performances of Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jofra Archer claimed three wickets, while Sandeep Sharma and Maheesh Theekshana each took two as Punjab’s batting collapsed as they came to chase.
Pitch Report for Narendra Modi Stadium:
This IPL season, the venue has held two matches, both of which were played on separate surfaces. In Ahmedabad, when Gujaray played Punjab, a target of 200 or more seemed doable. However, during the Gujarat vs. Mumbai game, the pitch seemed to be lacking bounce.
The team batting first should aim for a score of at least 190 if the next match is played on the same black soil surface. However, even 210 could not be sufficient in the case of red dirt pitch.
Ahmedabad Weather Forecast:
The April 9 IPL 2025 match between the Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals shouldn’t be spoiled by rain. However, Ahmedabad’s morning weather can continue to be partially overcast.(GT vs RR)
During the game, the temperature may range from 26 to 43 degrees Celsius, and the wind speed is predicted to be between 13 and 17 km/h. It is anticipated that the humidity will be between 18 and 24 percent.
Detailed Overview, Key Insights and Playing Conditions:
For the first time in eight years, the former England white-ball skipper will face his old team, the Rajasthan Royals, in the Jos Buttler derby in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat Titans will try to maintain their winning streak against the Royals, who have also improved their performance.
Gujarat Titans have been sensational in the 2025 edition of the IPL since the loss in their opening clash against the Punjab Kings. Despite being short on player availability with Kagiso Rabada returning home due to personal reasons and no news on Glenn Phillips and Gerald Coetzee’s fitness, the Titans have managed their resources pretty well and the ones on the field have performed outstandingly to put their team in second spot on the table after just four games.(GT vs RR)
With Mohammed Siraj handling the powerplay and Prasidh Krishna and R Sai Kishore dominating the middle overs, the Titans have benefited from the quality of three of their bowlers who are at the top of their game. GT’s middle order hasn’t really been put to the test because their top three players are in exceptional touch. There was hope that the middle order would get a chance in Hyderabad at 16/2, but that didn’t happen since the strategy to play Washington Sundar at 4 just worked out flawlessly.
What then must the Rajasthan Royals do? Most likely duplicate everything they did correctly in Mullanpur on Saturday. Following a loss in their opening two games, the Royals have picked up their campaign, and with players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Nitish Rana scoring runs and Jofra Archer returning to form, it appears that things are coming together for the Men in Pink. Given the recent performance of the two teams, it seems be a thrilling matchup.(GT vs RR)
Most Likely to Play XIIs –
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(wk), Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma/ Arshad Khan
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (w/c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Tushar Deshpande
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