RR captain Sanju Samson (left) with GT skipper Shubman Gill at the toss during their IPL 2025 match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (April 9). Photo: BCCI
GT vs RR: Rajasthan opt to field against unchanged Gujarat
GT are second in the points table with six points from four matches while RR are seventh with four points from four contests
Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field against hosts Gujarat Titans (GT) in their IPL 2025 match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (April 9).
The Royals have replaced spin all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who missed out due to personal reasons, with medium pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi. The home team is unchanged.
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GT are second in the points table with six points from four matches while RR are seventh with four points from four contests.
What captains said
GT skipper Shubman Gill said, "I would have bowled first as well. Looking at the past few matches, dew has come in during the second innings but we have batted first here. We are taking it one game at a time and not keeping track on how many games we have won. If the top 3 or 4 are doing the job then I am happy with that. We have had a really good home run and hopefully nothing changes for us, support from the fans has always been tremendous. No changes for us."
"We would like to bowl here first because of the conditions. There is going to be dew here. Each and every game in the IPL is important, we are grateful for the last two games and take the momentum forward. It is great to be back. It is a very new team, new guys in the squad, we retained six guys but it is still a new team, we took time to gel together and know our roles. The wicket looks really good and will stay true. Hasaranga misses out due to personal reasons, Farooqi comes in," said RR skipper Samson.
Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande.
Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal.
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma.
Impact Subs: Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya.