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IPL 2025 (GT vs RR) | Match 24: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals – Check out the Match Report & Highlights
🏟 Match Summary (GT vs RR)
- Current Match: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (GT vs RR)
- Date & Time: April 9, 2025, 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Result: Gujarat Titans won by 58 runs, great victory
🔎 Team Analysis (GT vs RR)
🚀 Gujarat Titans Overview
- Current Form: Gujarat Titans have been in best form from the starting of the IPL season, winning four out of their last five matches over this IPL season, balancing their batting and bowling during the matches.
- Strengths: The team has a solid top order with Shubman Gill with best bat innings with squad of bowlers like Sai Sudharsan in the matches.
- Concerns: Gujarat Titans have occasionally struggled in their middle order collapses, but tried to be consistent over the match for best target.
- Key Players:
- Shubman Gill (C): A best leader and the backbone of the batting lineup.
- Rashid Khan: A match-winning leg-spinner who to make the win in their team.
🔥 Rajasthan Royals Overview
- Current Form: Rajasthan Royals tried best to chase the target but came short of run, winning two of their last five matches. Being consistent, but they have couldn’t;t cam up to the target set by GT in the match.
- Strengths: Rajasthan’s batting, especially the power-hitting ability of Shimron Hetmyer and the consistent batsman of Sanju Samson, made their team strong in the match.
- Concerns: Their bowling of Rajasthan Royal tried to defend big totals consistently. Additionally, their inability to take wickets made RR same way far from target.
- Key Players:
- Sanju Samson (C, WK): A best captain, often known to play best innings under hight match target chaser.
- Shimron Hetmyer: Known for his best batting and powerful innings, especially during the last overs of the match.
👥 Playing XI (GT vs RR)
🏏 Gujarat Titans
Playing XI:
- Shubman Gill (C)
- Sai Sudharsan
- Jos Buttler (WK)
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Shahrukh Khan
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
- Ishant Sharma
🏏 Rajasthan Royals
Playing XI:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sanju Samson (C, WK)
- Nitish Rana
- Riyan Parag
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Dhruv Jurel
- Jofra Archer
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Sandeep Sharma
- Tushar Deshpande
🌦 Pitch & Weather Report
- Pitch Report: The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium typically had a balanced for both batting and balling, having good pace for batting and better bounce for bowling.
- Weather Forecast: The skies are expected to be clear, with no rain, creating ideal conditions for the in 20 overs.
- Impact on Game: As the pitch giving the advantage to both batting and balling, do proper strategy should be defined, Batting first can be an advantage, as there might be the dew factor in the second innings.
📊 Head-to-Head Record & Stats (GT vs RR)
- Total Matches Played: 7
- Gujarat Titans Wins: 6
- Rajasthan Royals Wins: 1
- Last 7 Match Innings: Gujarat Titans have dominated recent encounters with six wins in their seven five matches against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
⚔️ Key Battles & Matchups to Watch (GT vs RR)
- Shubman Gill vs Jofra Archer – Shubman Gill’s consistency at the top will be important for Gujarat Titans to be have better target set, but Archer’s pace and ability to break partnerships might make the match difficult to bat.
- Rashid Khan vs Shimron Hetmyer – Hetmyer’s best batting could be the impactful for Rajasthan Royals to have good target set, but Rashid’s skill in the middle overs could turn the game in Gujarat Titans favor over the match.
- Match Strategy: Gujarat should focus on spinners effectively in the middle overs to minimise Rajasthan Royals batting total, while Rajasthan needs to make sure that their fast bowlers get early wickets to put pressure on Gujarat Titans over beginning of the match
📊 First Innings: Gujarat Titans Batting & Bowling
🏏 Gujarat Titans Batting
Great Innnigs led by Gujarat Titans, Gujarat Titans was able to set up a large total of 217/6 in 20 overs, making a challenging target for Rajasthan Royals to chase after their first innings.
| Batter | Runs (Balls) | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan | 82 (53) | 8 | 3 | 154.72 |
| Shubman Gill (C) | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jos Buttler (WK) | 36 (25) | 5 | 0 | 144.00 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 36 (20) | 4 | 2 | 180.00 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 7 (3) | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 24 (12) | 2 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Rashid Khan | 12 (4) | 1 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Arshad Khan | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammed Siraj | – | – | – | – |
| Prasidh Krishna | – | – | – | – |
| Extras | 18 | – | – | – |
| Total | 217/6 (20.0) | – | – | 10.85 |
🎯 Rajasthan Royals Bowling
Rajasthan’s bowlers struggled to contain the restrict Gujarat Titans batsmen. Tushar Deshpande and Jofra Archer did manage to get some wickets, but they couldn’t slow down the Titans batting.
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 13.25 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 13.5 |
📊 Second Innings: Rajasthan Royals Batting & Bowling
🏏 Rajasthan Royals Batting
Target of 218 was set by Gujarat Titan which was big to chase, Rajasthan Royals couldn’t maintain the consistency in the first few overs and were short of runs to get required target of 159 in and got all out in 19.2 overs.
| Batter | Runs (Balls) | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 6 (7) | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sanju Samson (C, WK) | 41 (28) | 4 | 2 | 146.43 |
| Nitish Rana | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Riyan Parag | 26 (14) | 1 | 3 | 185.71 |
| Dhruv Jurel | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 52 (32) | 4 | 3 | 162.50 |
| Shubham Dubey | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jofra Archer | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 5 (13) | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 6 (5) | 0 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Extras | 9 | – | – | – |
| Total | 159/10 (19.2) | – | – | 8.22 |
🎯 Gujarat Titans Bowling
Gujarat Titan manage to build the strong bowling order from the starting and made the whole team out before the 20 over end to a total of 159 runs.
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Arshad Khan | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Sai Kishore | 2.2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 8.57 |
🏆 Key Performances (GT vs RR)
- Player of the Match: Rashid Khan – His match-winning spell of 2/37 helped Gujarat Titans to restrict Rajasthan Royals to a total of 159 runs in the match.
- Other Standout Performers:
- Shimron Hetmyer (RR) – Played a superb knock of 52 off 32 balls.
- Prasidh Krishna (GT) – His 3-wicket haul (3/24) was impactful in Gujarat’s victory.
🏏 Turning Points of the Match (GT vs RR)
- Rashid Khan’s key Bowling – His dismissal of Jaiswal broke Rajasthan’s early in the match.
- Prasidh Krishna Best Performance – A important and impactful spell that removed Hetmyer and Samson, restricting Rajasthan Royals in the early overs.
- Gujarat’s quick Beginning – Sudharsan’s best 82 off 53 balls set a solid start for Gujarat Titan to large target.
🏏 Next Match Preview
- Next Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (RCB vs DC)
- Date & Time: April 10, 2025, 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
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