RR vs GT IPL 2023 Dream11 Prediction,Pitch Report,Playing11,Top Picks

RR vs GT IPL 2023: On Friday (May 5), the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur will host the 48th match of IPL 2023 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Gujarat Titans (GT). Both teams have demonstrated impressive performances this season, and it is anticipated that they will do so again in this match. The Titans, who are currently in first place in the standings, have won six of their last nine games. Despite having won three consecutive games, they lost their most recent match against the Delhi Capitals.

The Capitals achieved 130 runs in 20 overs with the assistance of Aman Hakim Khan's fifty. The Titans were unable to recoup from losing three wickets during the powerplay. Despite the efforts of Hardik Pandya, Abhinav Manohar, and Rahul Tewatia, the team was unable to chase down the target, scoring 125 runs with six wickets lost and ultimately losing by five runs.

The Royals are presently in fourth place in the table of points, having won five of their nine games thus far. In their previous match against the Mumbai Indians, the Royals batted first and scored 212 runs with seven wickets falling in 20 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his first IPL century. The Mumbai Indians, however, chased down the target in 19.3 overs through a collective batting effort, with Ravichandran Ashwin being the most successful Royals bowler with two wickets for 27 runs in four overs.

RR and GT have met four times in the IPL, including last year's championship match. Three of these contests have been won by the GT. In their previous match against GT, the Royals were able to secure their first victory of the season by hunting down a target of 178 runs in the final over.

RR VS GT IPL 2023: pitch report

The average first innings score in the last 14 T20 matches played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur was 138 runs. Teams batting first and second have won an equal number of games, so the toss may not be a significant factor. On this pitch, spinners have been extremely successful, taking 54% of the wickets while pacers have taken 46%.

RR VS GT IPL 2023: h2h records

RR VS GT IPL 2023: top picks

Mohammed Shami: Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the IPL 2023 with 17 scalps in nine games at an average of 14.52, an economy of 7.05, and a strike rate of 12.0%. His prowess is evident against Rajasthan Royals, against whom he has taken 18 wickets at an average of 24.39, the most against any opponent in the IPL.

Jos Buttler: This season, he has scored 289 runs in nine games with a 32.11 batting average and a 138.94 strike rate, including three half-centuries. Against GT, he has performed admirably, collecting 89 runs at a strike rate of 151.67. Although Shami is GT's most effective bowler this season, having taken 17 wickets, Buttler has scored 94 runs at a strike rate of 151.61 against him while being dismissed only once in the past five years.

Trent Boult: He has taken ten wickets in seven IPL 2023 games at an average of 23.4, including seven in the powerplay, the most for the Royals. Boult has bowled 55 balls to the GT openers Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha, who have scored at a strike rate of merely 92.56. In the IPL, Boult has dismissed both openers thrice.

Shubman Gill: With 339 runs scored, he leads the Titans in run production this season, averaging 37.66 with a strike rate of 140. Gill has been a particular force during the powerplay, scoring 166 runs at the greatest strike rate among all GT batters (149.54).

Rashid Khan: With 15 wickets in nine games at an average of 20.53, an economy of 8.55, and a strike rate of 14.40, he is among the season's top wicket-takers. Rashid has been especially effective in the middle overs, taking eight wickets at an economy of 8.2 runs per over. Rajasthan Royals' top-order hitters have faced 172 Rashid deliveries thus far in the IPL and have scored at a strike rate of 103.83.

RR vs gt ipl 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI

Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Jos Buttler, SV Samson(C), DC Jurel, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill, HH Pandya(C), A Manohar, DA Miller, Vijay Shankar, R Tewatia, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Rashid Khan, M Shami, MM Sharma, Noor Ahmad