RR vs GT Playing 11 and Toss News, IPL 2026: Jaiswal captains in IPL for first time as he elects to field for Rajasthan

Yashasvi Jaiswal is leading the Rajasthan Royals tonight against Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans. He won the toss and elected to field first. Jaiswal said that Parag misses out due to a hamstring injury.

I’m standing on pitch number 6 and I’m standing towards the pavilion end, which means the area to my left is pretty short, which will be very important looking at the dynamics of the ground. But more importantly, there is a constant breeze, which I hear will be constant right through the evening. As you can see, it’s all blowing towards the pavilion side. When I look down at the pitch, I see plenty of runs. It could be even coverage of grass, rock hard. There’s been plenty of runs here in the last year and a half since IPL 2025. Average first inning score is 205. However, I think both teams tonight, whoever wins the toss, will want to chase. Both teams love to chase. And in nine games here since 2025, six of them have been won by the chasing team. So when I think of the toss, that’s what I see happening tonight. That is for sure. But when you look at the pitch, it’s pretty even Stevens straw covered covering of the toughy grass. I think there’s a little bit of a bare patch down the far end, which might make it a little bit too pace. But when you look at the rest of the pitch, pretty good even coverage. Ball will come on the bat. Main thing is it’s rock hard. And as I said, the average scores here have been high in the last year and a half of IPL. So I expect plenty of runs tonight and I expect the two youngsters to get off to a flying start, Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi.

Players from both Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans are out in the middle for their warm-up sessions ahead of the big clash in Jaipur.

Batters are expected to enjoy the conditions at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium after successful chases of 228 and 225 at the venue earlier this season. The match is expected to be a high-scoring thriller with explosive batters stacked in both sides.

The left-arm pacer has struggled badly in recent outings, managing just one wicket while conceding 150 runs across his last 11 overs. Rajasthan Royals may consider bringing in Adam Milne to share the new-ball duties alongside Jofra Archer.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi announced himself on the IPL stage with a maiden century against Gujarat Titans last year at this very ground. The young batter has grown in confidence since then, adding another hundred to his tally this season and emerging as one of RR’s biggest batting sensations.

Gujarat Titans have dominated this rivalry with six wins in nine meetings against Rajasthan Royals. The Titans also edge the Jaipur record 2-1, although RR came out on top in their previous clash this season.

“Our matches are not high-scoring, we are dismissing teams for 150 (laughs). The high-scoring (games) that you are talking about, it depends a lot on the conditions… But yes, the kind of bowling attack we have, we would like to…restrict them to as low a score as possible.”

Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar.

Prasidh Krishna: Impact Player

Rajasthan Royals’ Predicted Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma.

Tushar Deshpande: Impact Player

Gujarat Titans are set to stick with their winning combination despite outside suggestions to tweak their lineup. They have won three consecutive matches and have built up solid momentum in the competition. The team management appears confident in their balance.

The Rajasthan Royals are expected to make at least one change tonight, likely benching Nandre Burger for Kwena Maphaka, Adam Milne, or Dasun Shanaka. Burger has been inconsistent with his bowling and has leaked runs in recent matches.

Their change would primarily focus on their bowling unit, which has been weak link for them.

Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Aman Rao, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Yudhvir Singh, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Punja.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Luke Wood, Kulwant Khejroliya.

Fans in India can watch the RR vs GT match live telecast on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming can be watched on JioHotstar app and website with an active subscription.

The RR vs GT match will be getting underway at 7:30 pm IST, with the toss taking place half an hour earlier.

The Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2026 match will take place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

We will be bringing you the latest updates on toss and team changes in the RR vs GT match. Stay tuned for more updates.