RR vs GT match prediction: Who will win Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2026 match 52?

Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will face each other in Match 52 of IPL 2026 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. RR are sitting in 4th place with 12 points and have their eyes firmly set on breaking into the top two. GT, on the other hand, need a win badly to close the gap and stay relevant in the playoff race. Both teams have serious firepower, the pitch suits both sides at different stages, and there is genuine history between these two clubs.

RR vs GT Head to Head

In 9 IPL meetings between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Tiatans , GT have won 6 and RR just 3. The Titans also beat the Rajasthan Royals earlier this season in Ahmedabad, so the head-to-head record clearly favours the visitors.

RR vs GT Sawai Man Singh Stadium Pitch Report

The Sawai Man Singh Stadium pitch does two very different things across an innings. Early on, it offers pace and bounce, exactly the kind of surface that brings Jofra Archer into the game immediately. As the match progresses, the pitch dries out and slows down, making it a dream surface for spin bowlers.

A score of 185 to 195 is generally competitive here, though totals have been climbing higher as the IPL 2026 season has gone on. The spin contest will be the real decider, Rashid Khan for GT against Ravi Bishnoi and Yash Raj Punja for RR. Dew is expected later in the evening, so the toss-winner will almost certainly choose to chase.

RR vs GT Key Players

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) is the story of IPL 2026. The 15-year-old has scored 404 runs in 10 matches at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 237.65. His century against SRH, off just 36 balls with 12 sixes, is already one of the most talked-about innings in IPL history. If he gets going at the top of the order tonight, GT will be chasing a very big total.

Shubman Gill (GT) recently became the youngest player to reach 4,000 IPL runs, at just 26 years old. This season he has scored 378 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 154.92, consistent, in-form, and dangerous. How he handles Archer and Sandeep Sharma with the new ball will set the tone for GT's entire innings.

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RR vs GT Predicted Playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Yash Raj Punja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma | Impact: Ravi Bishnoi

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma | Impact: Prasidh Krishna

RR vs GT Match Prediction

GT are not short of match-winners. Jos Buttler knows this ground inside out from his years as a Rajasthan Royal, and if he gets a start alongside Gill, they can post or chase anything. GT have also won more than 60% of their games against RR overall, which is a number that cannot simply be brushed aside.

That said, RR are the better-placed side heading into this game. They are settled, in good form, and playing at a venue where they genuinely have an advantage. With Sooryavanshi capable of winning a game in the powerplay alone and a bowling attack well-suited to these conditions, the Royals have enough to get the job done.

Prediction: Rajasthan Royals to win

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