Interested in IPL predictions Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2022?
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Royals on fire
RR is indeed in royal form with three wins out of four.
The only time they lost was against RCB. Their wins against SRH, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants were very impressive.
No wonder, they are at the top of the table and look good enough to make thr play-offs.
Team analysis
Gujarat’s biggest trump card is their bowling.
The likes of Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan and Lockie Ferguson are a match for any batting lineup.
Rashid Khan has not been taking a bagful of wickets but has managed to complement the other bowlers by keeping things tight.
Even Hardik has recovered his mojo as a bowler and is looking good.
Darshan Nalkande also looks like a great who can blossom into a key player.
The only gap is Gujarat doesn’t have a good spinner to back Rashid Khan.
Royals look complete
Rajasthan has been the shrewdest side during the auctions.
They have filled up the gaps in all departments making them a formidable side.
Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal have been the game-changing bowlers.
Prasidh Krishna is relatively underperforming but Ravichandran Ashwin has been very economical.
They don’t have the greatest batting depth but their batters have done a superb job till now.
Jos Buttler has been the epitome of consistency and is the highest run-scorer of the tournament.
Shimron Hetmyer played a match-winning innings in his last match and and Devdutt Padikkal has also displayed good touch.
Sanju Samson is also due for a large score.
RR Likely 11
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna.
GT Likely 11
Matthew Wade / Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (Captain), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson.
Stats Outlook
Gujarat are the team with the lowest number of sixes per at the bottom for six-hitting, with just four per match.
Hardik Pandya has a very low strike rate against Chahal and Ashwin. This could be used a strategy by RR.
Rashid Khan is one wicket away from 100 IPL wickets. This could be a motivator for him.
Match details
This is the 24th Match of IPL 2022.
Date: 14th April 2022.
Time: 7:30 PM IST.
Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Pitch history
Matches Played: 8
Batting First Won: 5
Batting Second Won: 3
Average 1st Innings Score: 172
Average 2nd Innings Score: 167
Who will win
Gujarat’s batting is their weak point.
They are too dependent on Shubman Gill.
The danger is that if Gill gets out cheaply, they don’t have a reliable batter like Suryakumar Yadav (for MI) who can control the innings and also get quick runs if needed.
RR has a formidable battery of wicket taking bowlers who can dismiss Gill cheaply.
Besides, it’s improbable that Gill will keep scoring in every match.
Though this will be a keenly fought contest, we expect RR to come out victors.
