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and elected to bat first against Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Adam Zampa returns to the Rajasthan Royals XI in place of Jason Holder. Despite losing their last match against Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans still hold on to the top spot in the points table. Hardik Pandya has once again impressed many with his leadership skills in the IPL as he took the responsibility of the defeat against Delhi on himself. While the Royals started the tournament well and topped the points table, but have faced a few hiccups in the last few matches and are currently placed fourth.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been the star performer for the Royals with the bat this season, while star batsmen Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson have been inconsistent in their performances. While the bowlers have managed to put up a collective effort on the field.
A win for Rajasthan, who have a net run rate of +0.800, at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium will propel them to the top of the table.
On the other hand, Shubman Gill has been the engine for the Titans in their batting department while Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia and David Miller have made some significant contributions with the bat. Captain Hardik Pandya hasn’t been at his best with the bat this season. While Mohammed Shami has been in tremendous form with the ball and ran riot with the ball in their last match against Delhi Capitals.
The spin department is led by the ever-reliable Rashid, with another Afghani Noor Ahmed to complement him.
squads
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Dhruv Jorrell, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, M Ashwin, KM Asif, KC Cariappa, Donovan Ferreira, Devdutt Padikkal, Obed McCoy, Joe Root, Kuldeep Sen, Akash Vashisht, Kuldeep Yadav, Adam Zampa, Abdul Basith.
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav , R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed, Dasun Shanaka, Odion Smith, KS Bharath, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little and Mohit Sharma.
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