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]IPL 2026, Match 9: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Gujarat Titans will face Rajasthan Royals in the 9th match of IPL 2026 on April 4th at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad starting at 7:30 PM. Shubman Gill will lead GT, while Riyan Parag will captain RR in this match.
There are fantastic players across the two squads and you can expect great performances from players such as Glenn Phillips, Shubman Gill, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shimron Hetmyer. It will be interesting to see what their final predicted playing XI looks like prior to events both sides play at this significant event.
Match Details
| Match Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Teams | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals |
| Match No. | 9th T20 |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, 4 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
GT vs RR – Full Squad
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | Role | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Sai Sudharsan | Batter | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
| Shubman Gill (C) | Batter | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Batter |
| Jos Buttler (WK) ✈️ | Batter | Dhruv Jurel (WK) | Batter |
| Glenn Phillips ✈️ | All Rounder | Riyan Parag (C) | Batter |
| Washington Sundar | All Rounder | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ | Batter |
| Shahrukh Khan | All Rounder | Ravindra Jadeja | All Rounder |
| Rahul Tewatia | All Rounder | Jofra Archer ✈️ | Bowler |
| Rashid Khan ✈️ | All Rounder | Nandre Burger ✈️ | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada ✈️ | Bowler | Sandeep Sharma | Bowler |
| Ashok Sharma | Bowler | Ravi Bishnoi | Bowler |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler | Brijesh Sharma | Bowler |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler | Shubham Dubey | Batter |
| Kumar Kushagra | Batter | Lhuan-dre Pretorius ✈️ | Batter |
| Anuj Rawat | Batter | Donovan Ferreira ✈️ | All Rounder |
| Nishant Sindhu | All Rounder | Tushar Deshpande | Bowler |
| Arshad Khan | All Rounder | Yudhvir Singh | Bowler |
| Ishant Sharma | Bowler | Kwena Maphaka ✈️ | Bowler |
| Gurnoor Brar | Bowler | Sushant Mishra | Bowler |
| Manav Suthar | All Rounder | Vignesh Puthur | Bowler |
| R Sai Kishore | Bowler | Yash Punja | Bowler |
| Jayant Yadav | Bowler | Ravi Singh | Batter |
| Jason Holder ✈️ | All Rounder | Aman Rao | Batter |
| Tom Banton ✈️ | Batter | Adam Milne ✈️ | Bowler |
| Luke Wood ✈️ | Bowler | Kuldeep Sen | Bowler |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler | Dasun Shanaka ✈️ | All Rounder |
| Prithvi Raj Yarra | Bowler | — | — |
GT vs RR – Predicted Playing 11
| Role | Gujarat Titans (GT) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) |
| Opener 1 | Shubman Gill (C) | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Opener 2 | B Sai Sudharsan | Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
| Top Order | Jos Buttler (WK) ✈️ | Riyan Parag (C) |
| Middle Order | Glenn Phillips ✈️ | Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| All-Rounder | Washington Sundar | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
| All-Rounder | Shahrukh Khan | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Finisher | Rahul Tewatia | Jofra Archer ✈️ |
| Spinner | Rashid Khan ✈️ | Ravi Bishnoi |
| Pacer | Kagiso Rabada ✈️ | Nandre Burger ✈️ |
| Pacer | Ashok Sharma | Sandeep Sharma |
| Pacer | Mohammed Siraj | Prasidh Krishna |
| Impact Sub (Probable) | Prasidh Krishna / K. Kushagra | Tushar Deshpande / S. Dubey |
