On 5 May 2023, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing IPL. The 48th match of the tournament will take place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. RR are currently in the fourth spot with 10 points in nine games. While GT are in the top spot with 12 points in nine games.
RR vs GT IPL 2023: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Pitch Report
The pitch at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is on the slower side as it suits the bowlers. The Pacers might get some assistance during the initial powerplay overs. Boundaries are also big so batters might have to work hard to score runs. The average first innings score at this ground in IPL is 158. This season, the average score has been increased to 170 runs.
RR vs GT Records and Stats
A total of 49 matches have been played so far at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in IPL. In those games, the teams batting first have won 17 games and the teams batting second have won 32. RR have scored the highest runs on this ground (202 vs CSK). While Mumbai Indians (MI) have scored the lowest runs (92 vs RR).
Head-to-Head Record
A total of four matches have been played between RR and GT. GT have won thrice while RR have managed to win only once so far. That win came in the reverse fixture this season at Ahmedabad.
Teams record at the venue
At Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, both these teams will face each other for the first time. Last year, three matches took place in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad respectively. GT are yet to play at this venue. While RR have won 33 times while losing 16 times in 49 matches at this venue.
All-time top-performers in RR vs GT
Hardik Pandya has scored the most runs (189) in this rivalry so far. Followed by him, Jos Buttler has 182 runs and David Miller has 177 runs. In the bowling department, both Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya top the chart with six wickets. Followed by him, Yash Dayal has five wickets. Then, in the third spot, Sai Kishore, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, and Rashid Khan have three wickets each.
Highest and lowest totals
Against GT, RR’s highest score is 188 while the lowest is 130.
Against RR, GT’s highest score is 192 while the lowest is 133.
Players to watch out for
RR: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Dhruv Jurel.
GT: Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, and Rahul Tewatia.
Full RR vs GT squads for both teams
RR Squad: Sanju Samson (Captain & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, and Joe Root.
GT Squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Dasun Shanaka, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, and Mohit Sharma.