RR will host GT in Jaipur. [Source - IPL/x.com]
Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will meet each other in the upcoming 47th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday evening, April 28. The enthralling contest will take place at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals has faced a challenging tournament as they are currently sitting 9th in the points table with just 2 wins from 9 matches. They have hit absolute rock bottom and will now look to script a better remainder of the season.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have been in superb form, having won six of their eight games so far. And as a result, they are sitting at the top of the points table and will look to sustain their dominant run with another two points from Jaipur.
RR vs GT Head To Head Overview
Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans have played each other in a total of 7 IPL games till date, where the Titans have had the clear upper hand with six wins, while Rajasthan emerged victorious only once.
Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans Probable Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (C), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma and Tushar Deshpande.
Impact Player Options
Kumar Kartikeya and Shubham Dubey.
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharshan, Jos Buttler (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
Impact Player Options
Sherfane Rutherford and Arshad Khan.
Top Run-Scorers in RR vs GT
We are considering the players' performance from the last RR vs GT fixture earlier this season.
Sai Sudharsan - 82 runs
Sai Sudharsan is enjoying a great season with the bat. The southpaw has been GT’s main man at the top of the order, including in the home fixture against RR where he scored a magnificent match winning 82 off 53.
Shimron Hetmyer - 52
Shimron Hetmyer is having a quiet season with the bat but topped the scoring chart with 52 off 32 for the Royals during their defeat against Gujarat in Ahmedabad earlier in the tournament.
Shahrukh Khan - 41 runs
Sanju Samson is most probably not going to play the upcoming RR vs GT but he have the Royals a flying start in their chase against Gujarat last time, scoring 41 off 28 while opening the innings.
Top Wicket-Takers In RR vs GT
We are considering the players' performance from the last RR vs GT fixture earlier this season.
Prasidh Krishna - 3 wickets
Prasidh Krishna has been one of top bowlers in IPL 2025. The ace-pacer was instrumental in GT’s win against the Royals in their previous meeting as he took 3 wickets in his four overs spell.
Sai Kishore - 2 wickets
Sai Kishore has been another top bowler for the Titans this year. The left-arm spinner kept RR quiet in the middle-overs and took 2 wickets as well in their previous meeting.
Rashid Khan - 2 wickets
Rashid Khan was the third top wicket taker in the previous RR vs GT clash. The leg spinner went for some runs but got two important wickets to further derail RR’s chase.
RR vs GT Key Stats
Rajasthan Royals’ Key Records
- Rajasthan Royals has been by far the best batting side inside the first six overs - 60.11 average, 9 dismissals, 166.98 strike-rate.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal has been the major reason behind RR’s success as he has been the second best batter inside the powerplay this season - 213 runs, 161.36 strike-rate, 53.25 average.
- Jaiswal has been in top form lately as he has scored 4 half-centuries in last six matches at a strike-rate of 155.56.
- Jaiswal has also scored two half-centuries in two games in Jaipur this season - 149 runs, 74.5 average and 2 50s.
- However, RR has been one of the worst batting in the middle-overs phase this season - 29 dismissals, 25 average and 134.26 strike-rate.
- Rajasthan Royals has been the worst bowling side in the middle-overs phase - 20 wickets (lowest), 9.57 economy rate (highest), 43.05 average (worst).
- Riyan Parag will be important for RR to counter Prasidh Krishna challenge as he has a strike-rate of 218.2 against him in IPL.
- Jofra Archer is struggling with the ball at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium as he has taken only 1 wicket in two games played at RR’s home.
- Overall, RR has been the worst bowling side in home matches in IPL 2025 - 13 wickets, 52.07 average, 34.6 strike-rate.
Gujarat Titans’ Key Records
- Gujarat Titans has won each of the two matches played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium till date.
- Mohammed Siraj has been the best bowler inside the powerplay in IPL 2025 - 8 wickets, 21.88 average and 15.75 strike-rate.
- Gujarat Titans has lost the least number of wickets in powerplay so far this season - 6 dismissals, 70.33 average and 146.53 strike-rate.
- Gujarat Titans also has been better than every other team in the tournament during the middle-overs with the bat - 13 dismissals, 58.23 average and 157.71 strike-rate.
- Jos Butter is the reason behind this success as he has got dismissed only twice during the middle-overs phase and has amassed 258 runs at a strike-rate of 169.74.
- Buttler returns to Sawai Mansingh Stadium where he has scored 769 IPL runs at an average of 45.2, including five 50s and 1 century.
- Shubman Gill has scored at an average of 54 in two away IPL matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
- Prasidh Krishna has been by far the best middle-overs bowler this season - 9 wickets, 5.28 economy rate, 10.56 average and 12 strike-rate.
Records Which Could Be Broken In RR vs GT Match 47 Of IPL 2025
- Yashasvi Jaiswal needs 37 runs to complete 2000 IPL runs.
- Tushar Deshpande is 2 wickets away from completing 50 IPL wickets.
- Sai Sudharsan is 71 runs away from completing 2000 T20 runs.
- Sai Sudharsan is 49 runs away from completing 1500 IPL runs.
- Sai Sudharsan needs 4 sixes to complete 50 IPL sixes.