Top player battles to watch out for in the GT vs RR IPL 2025 match

The 23rd encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will be played between the Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) scheduled to take place on 9 April, 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Incidentally, both these teams will be very much high on confidence as they are coming into this game after winning during their respective previous outings in the ongoing edition of the T20 tournament. The Gujarat Titans picked up an impressive 7-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) while Rajasthan Royals registered a sensational 50-run win over Punjab Kings in their last match. Thus, it will be really important for both these teams to continue this winning momentum further in the competition as well. 

GT vs RR IPL head to head records

Things have turned out really amazing for the Gujarat Titans especially after having lost their opening match of the tournament against Punjab Kings as the 2022 champions have registered as many as three wins in a row against Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other hand, after conceding two back-to-back losses in their first couple of matches, the Rajasthan Royals have made a brilliant comeback with two consecutive victories over Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. 

However, while talking about the GT vs RR IPL head to head records, the Gujarat Titans have dominated the proceedings to a great extent. Out of the six matches played between these two teams, the Gujarat Titans have managed to win as many as 5 games while Rajasthan Royals have emerged victorious on a single occasion. During their last meeting in IPL 2024, the Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 3 wickets. 

3 player battles to watch out for in the GT vs RR IPL 2025 match

1. Shubman Gill vs Sandeep Sharma

After a few fine starts early on in the Indian Premier League 2025 season, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill led his team from the front during their most recent match against Sunrisers Hyderabad where he smashed a fantastic unbeaten knock of 61 runs off 43 balls that included as many as 9 boundaries. On the other side, veteran pace bowler Sandeep Sharma does not gets most of the credit but he has bowled really well so far in this ongoing competition. He bowled an exceptional last over against Chennai Super Kings and then picked up two wickets against Punjab Kings. Sandeep has enjoyed a superb record against Shubman in the IPL history as the GT captain has a below-par strike-rate of 66 and also dismissed him once. 

2. Sanju Samson vs Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson is completely fit as witnessed in the previous game against Punjab Kings. The right-handed opener has scored 137 runs from 4 matches in IPL 2024 that includes a half-century as well. On the other hand, right-arm speedster Mohammed Siraj has bowled stunningly well for the Gujarat Titans in the last few matches having taken as many as 9 wickets from 4 games at an average of 13.78. The Indian pacer has also dominated the proceedings against the RR skipper so far in this competition. Siraj has managed to get the better of Samson thrice in the IPL history and the wicket-keeper batter has a poor strike-rate of 116.1. 

3. Jos Buttler vs Maheesh Theekshana

Barring a rare failure in the last match, senior English wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler has looked in an impressive touch so far in the ongoing tournament. He smashed an excellent match-winning half-century against Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, Maheesh Theekshana picked up two vital wickets in the previous win over Punjab Kings. Buttler also has a phenomenal record in the Indian Premier League against the Sri Lankan spinner with a strike-rate of nearly 150.