Rajasthan Royals (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) lock horns on Friday in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
The hosts head into this fixture on the back of a six-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians (MI). Despite posting 212 on the board, RR could not defend the total courtesy of some outrageous batting from Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, and Tim David.
Meanwhile, GT's juggernaut was halted by Delhi Capitals (DC) as Hardik Pandya and co. lost the match by five runs despite chasing a modest total of 130.
The two teams have met each other on four occasions in the past with RR winning once and GT thrice.
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Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups and team news ahead of RR and GT.
RR vs GT pitch report
The match between RR and GT is set to take place at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
It is one of the oldest venues in India and was established in 1969. It has a capacity of 30,000.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium is known to produce challenging wickets for the batters. The average first-innings score at the venue is 157.6. The big field will also play a huge part in teams struggling to score boundaries freely.
RR will play in Jaipur for the third time this season. RR lost by 10 runs to LSG in the first match but won against CSK in the second.
They had played their first two home games at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati which was the team's second home this season.
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RR vs GT live toss
RR skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat first.
RR vs GT team news
RR- Samson confirmed that Adam Zampa replaced Jason Holder.
GT- Pandya confirmed that there are no changes in GT lineup.
RR vs GT Confirmed lineups
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Juvel, R. Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Subs: Joe Root, M Ashwin, Riyan Parag, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav
GT: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma
Subs: Shubman Gill, Sai Kishore, KS Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Shivam Mavi
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RR vs GT: Who can be the impact player?
Riyan Parag replaced Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second innings.
Shubhman Gill replaced Mohit Sharma in the second innings.
