The inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals will lock horns against Gujarat Titans in the 24th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Dr. DY Sports Academy, Mumbai on Thursday.
Both of these teams have won three out of their four matches so far and they would want to continue their good show.
We take a look at Picks for the match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.
Rajasthan Royals had won their previous match against Lucknow Super Giants after Shimron Hetmyer delivered with the bat as he scored 59 runs. Furthermore, Yuzvendra Chahal scalped four wickets for RR and played a key role in the team’s win.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans had lost their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Titans will want their top-order as it wasn’t the case in the previous match. Moreover, the new franchise couldn’t execute their bowling plans in the death overs of the game.
Head to Head: This will be the first time when these two teams will take on each other in the IPL.
Players to look out for: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the crucial players for RR.
Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, and Lockie Ferguson will hold the key for GT.
Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna.
Gujarat Titans Probable Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron.