9 May 2026, Sat

The 52nd match of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League will be played today between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. This match will start at 7:30 pm at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. This will be on pitch number 6 of this ground, which will be in use for the first time this season. This is also a battle for the top-4. Both teams are in the same boat. Both have played 10-10 matches, out of which they have won 6-6 and lost 4-4 matches.

Rajasthan Royals are placed fourth in the points table with 12 points and a net run rate of +0.512. Gujarat Titans also have 12 points, but due to net run rate (-0.147) the team is at fifth position. If RR wins today then it will come first or second in the points table. By winning, GT will reach second place and Rajasthan will also be out of top-4.

Rajasthan has won only 2 out of the last 5 matches, the team has faced defeat in both the matches played on its home ground (Sawai Mansingh Stadium). Gujarat has scored a hat-trick of wins after two consecutive defeats.

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IPL record of Sawai Mansingh Stadium

A total of 66 IPL matches have been played in this stadium of Jaipur, in which the team batting first has won only 23 times and the team chasing the target has won 43 times. The highest team total here is 229 runs, which was made by SRH this year. The biggest individual innings is of Virat Kohli, he had scored unbeaten 113 runs on this ground in 2024. The average score here in the first innings is 167 runs.

This year, both the matches played on this ground have been won by the team chasing the target. In the first match played on 25 April, SRH won by 5 wickets and on 1 May, DC won by 7 wickets.

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RR vs GT match pitch report

Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans match will be held on pitch number-6 of Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This season this will be the first match on this pitch. A high scoring match is expected today. This season, Rajasthan scored more than 200 runs both times on this ground, but could not defend the target. Dew also plays an important role here, so the captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first. Fast bowlers may get less help today, a lot of runs can be scored against them.

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