IPL 2025, Match 23: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Match Preview

The Gujarat Titans (GT) will host the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday, April 9. The hosts are currently in second position in the IPL 2025 points table with three wins in four games. They won their previous game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets and moved up in the points table.

GT have a good team this season, and their captain, Shubman Gill, played a huge role in their victory in the previous game. Hence, it will be a good contest between the two teams. Despite having a slow start to their tournament, RR are back to winning ways.

They won their previous game against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by a huge margin of 50 runs. The Sanju Samson-led franchise put an end to PBKS’ winning streak. They have won two back-to-back games and will be looking forward to beating GT in their own backyard.

Match Details

Match	Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date & Time	Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details	Sports18/Star Sports Network, JioStar

Pitch Report

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad pitch isn’t a batting paradise but will favour the batters more. The average score at this stadium is 180 runs. The pitch provides good pace and bounce to the bowlers. Hence, the team that wins the toss should look to chase first, as 80% of matches are won by the team batting in the second innings.

Head-to-Head Record

Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals have played six matches against each other, with the former winning five and the latter one. Both teams are on the winning track, so the upcoming game will be quite intriguing to watch.

Matches	06
Won by Gujarat Titans	05
Won by Rajasthan Royals	01
No Result	00
First Faceoff	Gujarat Titans won by 37 runs (April 14, 2022)
Previous Faceoff	Gujarat Titans won by three wickets (April 10, 2024)

Predicted Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans:

Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Impact Player: Ishant Sharma

Rajasthan Royals:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak.

Impact Player: Sandeep Sharma

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