Venue: Dr DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Date: 14th April 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Preview
It is Sanju Samson up against Hardik Pandya in today’s encounter of the TATA IPL.
In their previous IPL matches, Rajasthan Royals won a three-run thriller against the Lucknow Super Giants.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have slumped to their first defeat of the season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Titans will look to turn things around for them quickly by winning today’s contest.
Rajasthan’s bowlers have done a pretty decent job for them so far with Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal leading the way for them.
As for the batsmen, Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer have been the power-hitters for Rajasthan Royals.
Gujarat Titans too have a well-loaded bowling attack in Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan and skipper Hardik Pandya.
Additionally, the batting has looked good for the Gujarat Titans as all of their batsmen have been performing brilliantly so far.
Thus, it will be a contest to watch out for as today the toss will be the crucial factor.
Predicted Playing XI for Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Paddikal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Sen.
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade/Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande.
