Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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After each tasting victory last time out, Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals each have the chance to back their respective successes up with another two points here.
Date & time: Wednesday April 9th 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
Weather: Uncomfortably hot conditions for players with temperatures potentially at 40c come the first ball.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Gujarat Titans Preview: Looking for four in a row
Gujarat Titans come into this latest encounter on the back of three straight wins after getting the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad this past weekend. The Titans successfully chased down 153 fairly comfortably with seven wickets and exactly 20 balls remaining. Victory here could see them move top of the table depending on net-run-rate.
Rajasthan Royals Preview: Royals go back-to-back
Rajasthan Royals’ narrow win against Chennai Super Kings clearly gave them some much needed confidence as they went on to pummel Punjab Kings by 50 runs. Their batting has improved substantial and those pair of victories saw Rajasthan accumulate 387 runs over the course of the two matches.
Gujarat Titans Betting Analysis
An Indian international has led the way for Gujarat with the ball so far in the league stage and Mohammed Siraj is looking to carry his good form into this match. Siraj averages over two wickets a game so far with eight scalps in total and his variations, not to mention nagging line and length underlines his wicket-taking threat. Back Siraj to take over 1.5 match wickets here.
Rajasthan Royals Betting Analysis
Rajasthan Royals’ batters have lit things up recently and multiple contributions have proven key from their point of view. It was Yashasvi Jaiswal’s turn to impress against Punjab Kings with 67 off 45 balls opening the batting. If Jaiswal can generate some consistency, then it will bode well for the Royals moving forward and it’s worth considering a stake on him to score 20+ runs in this one.
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Expert Prediction
A tough one to predict when taking into account the form of both teams. Each have won their last two, Gujarat their last three and are eying up big things this season. The Titans should be considered the slightly stronger all-round side and this was emphasised by them winning their last game despite one of their star batters in Jos Buttler being dismissed without scoring.
This particular encounter is set up perfectly for a big contribution from Buttler, who is facing his old franchise for the first time since he was released pre-auction. He may deny it, but it would’ve stung Buttler to not be retained by Rajasthan prior to the action and the determination to prove the hierarchy at the Royals wrong can be a big motivator for the England white ball star. Back Buttler to accrue a sizeable innings, regardless of the overall result.
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Top Tip: Jos Buttler to score 30+ runs
