The Rajasthan Royals are all but out of the running for an IPL 2025 playoff berth. They now play the GT, who are in first place, while their team is at its lowest point.
RR will enter this match having dropped their last five games after losing both of their previous games at their home field in Jaipur. They lost badly to RCB in Bengaluru in their most recent match. RCB got off to a poor start in the middle overs thanks to fast fifties from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. The home team surpassed 200 runs thanks to contributions from RCB’s finishers.
Yashasvi Jaiswal put his team on the winning track early on in the powerplay with aggression. But RCB’s spinners Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya controlled the run-flow by taking frequent wickets. Although RCB had recovered, Dhruv Jurel and Shubham Dubey continued to quarrel. The two nearly won the match by taking 22 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s last over, with 40 runs needed in three overs. But with 18 runs needed in the 19th over, Josh Hazlewood was given the ball. With two wickets and just one run conceded in the over, the Australian pacer produced a Player of the Match effort. RCB crossed the finish line one over later.
In the meantime, the GT defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders handily in their final match in Kolkata, extending their winning streak in the competition.
Jos Buttler finished strongly to give GT a solid total, and Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan maintained their winning streak with fifties.
In a word, KKR’s batting was lacklustre. No one else attempted to reach the target of 198, but Ajinkya Rahane received a fifty. Despite his efforts, Angkrish Raghuvanshi was only able to lessen the margin of defeat.
Given that their current run of five straight losses began with their defeat in the reverse game, RR will have much more motivation to win tonight. The middle order in that match provided perfect assistance for Sai Sudharsan’s 82, which helped GT reach a high total. Since no RR hitter was able to do anything, Prasisdh Krishna then spearheaded GT’s attack with the ball.
IPL Stats and Records at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
The two matches at this ground in this tournament have seen comparatively lower first innings totals, so that pattern might continue.
| Matches Played | 59 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 21 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 38 |
| Matches With No Result | 00 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Average First Innings Score | 164 |
| Highest Team Total | 217 |
| Highest Total Successfully Chased | 215 |
Key Player Battles for RR vs GT, Match 47 of IPL 2025
1. Shubman Gill vs Jofra Archer
GT’s skipper has not had a very good time against the Englishman in the IPL. In 15 balls, Gill has made just 10 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 66.67 while being dismissed thrice at an average of 3.33. Archer had gotten the better of Gill in the reverse fixture too.
2. Nitish Rana vs Mohammed Siraj
This player battle is more on the balanced side even though Siraj has dismissed Nitish twice in the IPL. The batter has sscored 35 runs in 25 balls at a strike rate of 140 and an average of 17.50.
