GT vs RR
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: Take a glimpse at the pitch report, weather forecast, and interesting numbers prior to the GT vs RR contest in IPL 2025
Gujarat Titans (GT) will clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR)in the 23rd Indian Premier League (IPL) match of IPL 2025 on Wednesday (April 9). The encounter is to be staged at GT home venue, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both Shubman Gill-led GT and winner of their recent matches Sanju Samson’s RR will seek to maintain momentum.
Gujarat Titans (GT) will play against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday, April 9, at 7:30 pm IST in match number 23 of Indian Premier League 2025.
Both GT and RR are returning fresh from successful victories against SRH and PBKS respectively and will be attempting to extend the winning run further today. Both teams began the season on losing side, yet GT gained strength from the second game itself and have been at a three-match winning streak. RR, however, lost both their initial games before managing to come back and are currently on a two-match winning streak as well. But before the two teams step out onto the pitch for their eagerly awaited encounter at Narendra Modi Stadium, let us see what may be the wicket conditions and other important stats of the venue.
IPL 2025 Pitch Report: GT vs RR
Earlier two games at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad saw two distinct pitches. While the first game was played on a red-soil pitch where the batsmen of both the teams hammered over 200 runs. In contrast, The second match was played on a black soil wicket. It gave some support to the bowlers. A similar pitch can be anticipated in the next game. The sluggishness of the wicket will benefit bowlers with variation in pace. Runs may, however, be anticipated because of shorter boundaries.
A score around 180-190 can be a good total on a black soil pitch. And a score around 210-220 will be considered a winning total on a red soil wicket.
GT vs RR, Lucknow Weather Report
As per AccuWeather, the temperature in Lucknow will be approximately 40 degrees Celsius at the start of the match and will dip to 34 degrees Celsius towards the end. The humidity will be between 12% and 15% during the match timings. The sky will be clear and there is no chance of rain during the game.
GT vs RR:Gujarat Titans IPL stats at Ahmedabad
Matches played: 18
Matches won: 10
Matches lost: 8
Matches tied: 0
No Result: 0
Highest Score: 233
Lowest Score: 89
GT vs RR:Rajasthan Royals IPL stats at Ahmedabad
Matches played: 16
Matches won: 10
Matches lost: 5
Matches tied: 1
No Result: 0
Highest Score: 201
Lowest Score: 102
GT vs RR:IPL Statistics at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Highest Team Total: 243/5 by Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans (2025)
Lowest Team Total: 89/10 by Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals (2024)
Most Runs: Shubman Gill with 1024 runs in 20 innings
Most Wickets: Mohit Sharma with 29 wickets in 14 matches
GT vs RR:Most Likely to Play XIIs
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Tushar Deshpande
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma/ Arshad Khan
GT vs RR head-to-head in Indian Premier League
Total matches played: 6
GT won: 5
RR won: 1
No result: 0
Recent match at Narendra Modi Stadium
The last IPL game at Narendra Modi Stadium was match number 9 of IPL 2025 between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. In the match, the home side GT, making the best of the batting-heaven wickets, scored 196 for 8 in the first innings, thanks to B Sai Sudharsan’s brilliant 63. In reply, however, MI—despite a strong third-wicket partnership between Tilak Varma (39) and Suryakumar Yadav (48)—could only reach 160 for 6 after 20 overs as GT walked away with a comfortable 36-run victory.
