Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Rajasthan Royals take on Gujarat Titans in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 7.30pm local time (3pm BST) on Friday, May 5.
The match will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Last season's losing finalists take on the reigning champions in Jaipur.
The Titans must recover from a recent loss to the Delhi Capitals if they are to maintain their lead in the table. They've collected six wins from nine games but ensuring the defeat in Ahmedabad was just a blip is key to cementing their playoff spot.
Royals are part of a packed race for the playoffs. At the time of writing, just a single point separates six sides scraping it out over just three positions. They have hit a rough run of form at just the wrong time, losing three of the last four. Mumbai Indians were the latest side to take advantage of their mid-season slump, winning by six wickets.
Sanju Samson (PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)
Titans have no new fresh injury concerns but Josh Little will be playing his last game having been called into the Ireland team for their ODI series against Bangladesh.
Royals also have no new injury concerns but their main selection dilemma centres around whether they drop Kuldeep Seen who failed to impress in the last game.
The Royals will be hoping to continue their impressive batting form after passing 200 in each of their last two matches. All eyes will be on Yashasvi Jaiswal after he struck 124 against Mumbai Indians
The in-form Sanju Samson will be hoping to again get the best of Rashid Khan. The Royals captain won the head-to-head battle easily in the game back in April, hitting 28 runs off just nine deliveries.
This fixture looks poised to be a cracker with the Titans performing well in the bowling department. The Titans have the best economical bowling rate in the powerplay overs this season (7.3 run rate) but in the former of Jaiswal, who has yet to be dismissed by a spinner this season.
Matches played: 3
Rajasthan Royals wins: 3
Gujarat Titans wins: 0
The weather in Jaipur looks like being sunny with highs of 36 degrees Celsius, though some cloud coverage is expected as play starts.
Rashid Khan (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root
Gujarat Titans: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, M Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c, wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Josh Little
The bookmakers have the Titans as favourites with odds of 5/6. Royals are the rank outsiders with odds of 20/21.
Titans have that champion quality that suggests they will bounce right back, though they face a real challenge in the form of the Royals. Away win.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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