GT vs RR: Predicted 11 & Impact player options for both teams for Match 9 of IPL 2026

The GT vs RR match will take place on April 4.

The action at the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) continues as batters keep scoring big hits and bowlers keep trying to take wickets. With that, the IPL 2026 has entered the second week, with most teams having played two games.

Two one-time champions, the Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR), will face off against each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Shubman Gill and Co. started their campaign with a loss by six wickets against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). While Titans have an image of setting big targets, their batters faced issues squaring against PBKS’ bowling line-up. Prasidh Krishna enjoyed a decent spell, taking 3 wickets in four overs.

On the other hand, the RR annihilated Chennai Super Kings (CSK)’s bowling lineup, securing a dominant eight-wicket victory with 47 deliveries remaining. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played a match-winning innings, scoring 52 off 17 balls. RR’s bowling bowler also did an effective job in restricting CSK to only 127.

The inaugural champions have commenced the season on a high note, announcing that they are the title contenders. Meanwhile, the Titans have looked feeble compared to Riyan Parag’s side.

GT vs RR: Head-to-Head Record: GT (6) – RR (2)

Gujarat Titans have been significantly dominant against Rajasthan Royals, winning 6 of their 8 matches. When the Titans won the 2022 title, they defeated RR in the final.

GT vs RR: Predicted XIs

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma.

GT vs RR: Possible Impact Player Options

GT Impact Players: Prasidh Krishna, Jayant Yadav, Kumar Kushagra, R Sai Kishore, Jason Holder

RR Impact Players: Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tushar Deshpande, Sushant Mishra, Shubham Dubey

GT vs RR: Match Prediction

The toss-winning side would probably bat first in Ahmedabad on Saturday, as last season, seven of the nine matches were won by the team batting first. Rajasthan arguably have one of the most explosive opening batting pairs; however, the Titans also have one of the strongest bowling line-ups in the tournament.

RR would surely face issues if they lost quick wickets, although no significant gaps in their line-up have emerged in the first match. Thus, keeping all the points in mind, we back RR to beat GT in this game.

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