Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals on Friday will square off in the 48th match of this year’s Indian Premier League at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium
While Gujarat is on top of the points table with 12 points from nine matches, Rajasthan is in fourth place. Gujarat Titans will try to avenge the previous defeat they faced against Rajasthan Royals earlier this season
Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans hold the edge over Rajasthan Royals in their short IPL history, winning three out of the four matches - including the IPL 2022 final
Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a scintillating ton against Mumbai Indians to only end up on the losing side, will hope to be among runs agai on Friday and help RR's winning cause
Buttler would like to replicate the initial form he showed in IPL 2023 and RR will hope the opening pair of Jaiswal-Buttler will give GT's star bowlers a run for their money
Ravichandran Ashwin has been the pick of RR bowlers this season so far. The off-spinner is the leading wicket-taker for his side and has picked 13 wickets in 9 matches
While both teams are evenly matched, Rajasthan could have a slight edge. If Trent Boult gets some early wickets, the spin-duo of Chahal and Ashwin could enjoy bowling to the Titans middle order
Mohammed Shami is in red-hot form with the new ball, especially against Delhi Capitals but GT still lost. The defending champions will hope Shami's razor sharp medium-pace will post problems to RR's famed batting line-up
The Afghanistan pacer is the third-highest wicket taker so far. He has 15 wickets in 9 matches. But of late, he has leaked out many runs. His bowling will be under focus on Friday
GT will hope Miller will come to their rescue yet again if Boult and co wreak havoc on top order in Jaipur on Friday
After three consecutive wins in the IPL 2023, Gujarat Titans snatched defeat from jaws of victory against DC and Pandya's sedate knock was partly to be blamed. GT captain will hope to score at a quicker pace on Friday
RR Predicted team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Mohammad Shami
The match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
The match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will begin at 7:30 pm IST on May 5
The match will start at 7.30 PM IST on Friday and it will be telecast live on the Star Sports network. Online viewers can also tune into the action via the Jio Cinema app