IPL 2026: Why RR will beat GT in Match 9?
What's the story
Rajasthan Royals will take on Gujarat Titans in Match 9 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The match is 2nd of the double header on Saturday and is scheduled to start at 7:30pm IST in Jaipur. RR started their IPL 2026 campaign on a high by beating Chennai Super Kings. On the other hand, GT lost against Punjab Kings. Here's more.
RR
RR head into this contest riding high on confidence
RR bowled well against CSK and bundled them out for 127. What was good to see was that their bowling unit came together and showed composure. RR have an experienced bowling unit, comprising of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer Nandre Burger and Sandeep Sharma. They will fancy their chances if early wickets come by. GT can struggle in the middle.
GT
GT have to improve their batting
GT are dependent on their top order composition, featuring Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler. Although Gill and Buttler hit crucial 30-plus scores against PBKS, their strike rate was a concern. RR have the quality to unsettled GT's top order and then ride on the inexperience GT have thereafter. So GT's middle order needs to come good in order to stop RR.
Probable teams
Here are the probable XIs
RR probable team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, V Sooryavanshi, DC Jurel (wk), R Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, RA Jadeja, Jofra Archer, N Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, B Sharma. GT probable team: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, R Tewatia, Rashid Khan, K Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.