Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in their crucial IPL 2026 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
RR have been forced into a major change as regular captain Riyan Parag misses out due to a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, Nande Burger and Ravi Bishnoi miss out making way for Shimron Hetmyer and Dasun Shanaka.
On the other hand, GT have also made one notable change with Prasidh Krishna returning to the side in place of Manav Suthar.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja
Impact subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Adam Milne, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Ravi Bishnoi
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kumar Kushagra
RR vs GT: Captains at the toss
Yashasvi Jaiswal said RR decided to bowl first as the pitch looked good for chasing and also confirmed that Riyan Parag missed out after pulling his hamstring in the previous game.
“We are going to bowl first. I think the wicket is pretty good and we want to chase it. Riyan pulled his hamstring last game, so I feel he'll be coming back soon. I'm really excited, looking forward to the game.”
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill said GT have been involved in several close games this season and stressed the importance of belief and execution in pressure moments.
“Most of the games that we have played have been pretty close. So, it's all about doing that extra effort, putting that belief in, and if something is going well for you, having the belief to be able to execute.”
