Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: Head to head records and prediction

The game will commence at 8:00 PM IST after staging the closing ceremony of this season.

GT is holding on to a 2-0 advantage

This will be the third time that Gujarat Titans will be taking on Rajasthan Royals in the final match of this edition. Gujarat Titans enjoyed complete dominance in the previous two games played between them. In the group stage, Titans defeated RR by 37 runs, where Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 87 and displayed a clinical all-rounder performance. 

In qualifier 1, GT marched into the finals with a 7-wicket win over RR at Eden Gardens. David Miller stepped up to the challenge in this match to score an unbeaten 68 off 38. 

Can we expect a play advantage for RR on the same pitch? 

Rajasthan Royals have played their second qualifier at the same venue where the finals are to be played. Their batters displayed a decent show in the second innings. The pitch was ruled by pacers, who successfully took 9 out of the first 11 wickets in the first half of the game. With a little idea of the ground and pitch, it might give a slight advantage to Rajasthan. And looking at the previous match, the toss-winning skipper might again look to bowl first.

Predicted Playing XI

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal

Match Prediction

Both the teams have been the most consistent in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. While Gujarat Titans have played a fearless game of cricket throughout, Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals will be the favourite to win the 15th edition of IPL. Royals possess two of India's best spinners in the form of Ashwin and Chahal. They have ravaged six hitters, from Jos Buttler at the top to Shimron Hetmyer in the lower-middle order as a finisher. In their playing unit, they have everything from calm Praisdh Krishna to ferocious Yuzvendra Chahal. The Royals' batting plan can potentially hold the crux of the contest.

While one team is playing for their first captain Shane Warne, the other team is playing to script history like their opponents in their maiden season. It will be indeed a cracking contest.