Toss & Conditions

Pitch No. 6 will be used in Jaipur, and it will be the first time this surface is used this season. Jaipur has been high-scoring this year, and dew is expected to come into play, so teams winning the toss are likely to bowl first.

Head-to-Head

Last three meetings me RR 2-1 se aage hai. Most recent clash me RR ne tight finish me target defend kiya, 6 runs se jeete jab GT chase me short reh gaya. Game ka turning point RR ki late-overs bowling thi, jahan Jofra Archer aur Tushar Deshpande ne last two overs close out kiye jab GT ko 12 balls me 15 chahiye the aur 3 wickets in hand the. In teen games me results swing hue hain—ek big GT win aur do close RR wins ke beech.

GTGujarat Titans 204/8

RRRajasthan Royals 210/6

2026-04-04 · RR won by 6 runs

RRRajasthan Royals 212/2

GTGujarat Titans 209/4

2025-04-28 · RR won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

GTGujarat Titans 217/6

RRRajasthan Royals 159/10

2025-04-09 · GT won by 58 runs

Rajasthan Royals

IPL regular season me RR 12 points ke saath 4th par hai aur abhi playoff zone me hai. Unke last three results me do high-scoring defeats hain jahan woh 225 aur 228 defend nahi kar paaye, aur ek chase win Punjab Kings ke against. Sabse telling recent result Delhi Capitals ke against woh loss tha—225 put up karne ke baad bhi chase down ho gaya.

RRRajasthan Royals 225/6

DCDelhi Capitals 226/3

2026-05-01 · DC won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

RRRajasthan Royals 228/4

PBPunjab Kings 222/4

2026-04-28 · RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

RRRajasthan Royals 228/6

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 229/5

2026-04-25 · SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Gujarat Titans

IPL regular season me GT 12 points ke saath 5th par hai aur abhi playoff zone ke bahar hai. Woh three-match winning streak par aa rahe hain, jisme Punjab Kings ke against last-ball win bhi hai. Sabse telling recent result woh 4-wicket chase tha 1 ball remaining ke saath, jo dikhata hai ki woh tight games close kar rahe hain.

GTGujarat Titans 167/6

PBPunjab Kings 163/9

2026-05-03 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

GTGujarat Titans 158/6

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 155/10

2026-04-30 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

GTGujarat Titans 162/2

CSChennai Super Kings 158/7

2026-04-26 · GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models GT ko favour karte hain, GT 53–59% projected hai aur model average 57% hai. Bookmakers models se alag ja rahe hain, RR ko 56% (1.74) aur GT ko 44% (2.13) price kar rahe hain. Key stats narrowly RR ko 4-3 se favour karte hain, but models Elo aur recent form par GT ki taraf lean karte hain. Match ka swing likely is baat par hoga ki GT ka winning momentum RR ke better recent head-to-head edge ke against hold karta hai ya nahi.

Gill-Sudharsan set the tone

Shubman Gill’s 84 off 44 was the innings that broke the contest open, because it arrived before Rajasthan Royals could find a matchup to slow him down. With Sai Sudharsan matching him shot for shot, GT surged early and kept the pressure on through the middle, finishing with 229/4 and leaving RR a chase that demanded constant boundary-hitting. RR had a fleeting window when early wickets fell in their reply, but the required rate never dipped for long, and the collapse arrived fast.

Powerplay damage decided it

The game was effectively won in the first six overs of each innings. GT’s 82/0 in the powerplay gave them a platform to bat without risk, while RR’s 78/3 — despite the runs — meant they were always one wicket away from losing shape. Once the field spread, GT still added 97/2 in the middle overs, but RR’s middle phase told the real story: 73/5 at 7.3 an over, a stall that turned a steep chase into an impossible one.

Rashid shuts the door

Rashid Khan was the closer, taking 4/33 to turn RR’s chase from strained to shattered in the middle overs. Gill provided the separation up front, Sudharsan’s 56 off 36 ensured there was no lull, and their 117-run partnership was the defining stand. For RR, Ravindra Jadeja’s 38 off 25 briefly kept the chase alive, but with the death phase yielding just 1 run for 2 wickets, the finish was abrupt.

Form edge became on-field edge

Pre-match, GT’s recent momentum and rating edge suggested they’d handle key moments better, even with bookmakers leaning RR. That played out in how GT converted a fast start into a huge total, then squeezed immediately after the powerplay. RR’s slightly better recent head-to-head and NRR never got a chance to matter because their chase couldn’t sustain intent once wickets kept interrupting partnerships.