RR vs GT, IPL 2023: Head-to-Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

The defending champions Gujarat Titans will travel to Jaipur as they lock horns against Rajasthan Royals for the second time in match number 48 of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on 5^th May 2023.

Gujarat Titans will come into the contest, after losing a low-scoring thriller against the bottom-placed Delhi Capitals in their previous courtesy of a rare failure by the batters. With six wins in nine games, they sit at the top of the points table.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, will be heading into the game after getting hammered in the hands of Mumbai Indians, after scoring massive 212 in their previous game. With five wins out of nine games, they are placed at the fourth position in the points table, courtesy of washout game happened between LSG and CSK.

For GT, Shubman Gill has been the go-to batter, as he has so far aggregated 339 runs in nine games at an average of 37.67, while Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar have managed to score 213 and 205 runs respectively. In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami has been the key performer with 17 wickets in nine games and he currently holds the Purple Cap, while Rashid Khan has managed to pick 15 wickets. GT has performed better as a unit in the IPL 2023.

For RR, Yashasvi Jaiswal has been impressive with the bat at the top, with his runs reading 428 in nine games at an average of 47.56, while Jos Buttler managed to score 289 runs. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal holds the key with 15 wickets in 9 games, while Ravichandran Ashwin has managed to pick 13 wickets, Trent Boult too is among wickets, as he has so far picked 10 wickets in 7 games. RR too has performed better as a entire team unit.

RR vs GT, IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans Head-to-Head

In a total of four games played between each other Gujarat Titans have dominated the contest with three wins while Rajasthan Royals have won once.

Matches Played	4
Rajasthan Royals	1
Gujarat Titans	3

Stats and Records at Sawai Mansingh Stadium:

Pace bowlers have enjoyed bowling at this venue with the bowling average of 29.6 compared to spinners who average 31.7. Pacers have struck at 23.5 while spinners have the strike rate of 25.8. Teams batting second have the upper hand with 32 wins to 17 wins over teams batting first. Average first innings score at this venue is 158.5.

Sawai Mansingh	Stats
Matches Played	49
Number of wins batting first	17
Number of wins batting second	32
Average First Innings score	158.5
Average powerplay Score	45.1
Average death overs score	46.6

RR vs GT Strategy and Match-Ups:

Rashid Khan has been the go-to bowler to tackle Jos Buttler, as he has so far dismissed Buttler four times in 72 balls, while giving away just 50 runs.  Rashid Khan has also picked Shimron Hetmyer twice in 48 balls, leaking 65 runs, he has picked Devdutt Padikkal thrice in just 25 balls. Yash Dayal has dismissed the in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal twice in just 12 balls while Mohammed Shami has picked Buttler twice in 59 balls, one dismissal came in previous game.

Sanju Samson has batted 92 balls against Rashid Khan, scoring 100 runs with one dismissal. Sanju Samson holds the key in the middle-overs to tackle Rashid Khan. Also, GT would probably bring in Yash Dayal in the eleven to counter Jaiswal early on.

For RR, Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal holds the key to middle-order battle, Yuzvendra Chahal has dismissed both Hardik Pandya and David Miller thrice in 55 and 44 balls respectively, While Miller has managed to score 77 runs at a strike rate of 175, but Hardik Pandya has struggled against Chahal, scoring just 48 runs.

Sandeep Sharma has picked David Miller twice in 11 balls, one dismissal came in the last game. Samson might go with Adam Zampa in the next game to tempt Hardik Pandya to go for shots early on, though Pandya has smashed runs against Zampa, picking Zampa in the next game will be a key battle for RR to topple GT once again.

Top Picks for fantasy:

RR: Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa and Sanju Samson.

GT: Mohammed Shami, Shubman Gill, David Miller, Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya

RR vs GT Squads:

Rajasthan Royals:

Sanju Samson (c & 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, Joe Root

Gujarat Titans:

Hardik Pandya (C), 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, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma