The 48th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans on Friday 5th May 2023 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.

Rajasthan Royals were leading the points table till the half of this tournament but after losing three out of the most recent four matches, they had been demoted down the table. They had played nine matches with five wins to their name. They had lost four matches and are holding the fourth position on the points table. Gujarat Titans are currently the best-performing team in this tournament. They had played a total of nine matches with six wins to their name. They had lost three matches and are leading the points table. They had already faced Rajasthan Royals where they were beaten by a margin of three wickets.

Rajasthan Royals had a good start to this edition of IPL and won some opening matches in a row. They were the best-performing teams till their half-matches but after losing their match against Lucknow Super Giants, they also lost the winning momentum and lost three out of the next matches. They won their match against Chennai Super Kings but were beaten by Mumbai Indians in their most recent match. The batsmen of Rajasthan Royals performed well on fast pitches but had failed to give the best performance on slow pitches in the previous two matches. The pitch at the venue where this match is going to be held is also slow where the batting order of this team will be tested. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the two leading batsmen of this team and both batsmen also performed well in this tournament. Sanju Samson is leading the middle batting order of this team with Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmeyer, and Devdutt Padikkal. These all batsmen are experienced and they also proved this in this tournament earlier. Remember that Rajasthan Royals is the team that had been outstanding while batting in powerplay overs and they had hit more sixes than any other team in this tournament during the first six overs.

Some world-class spin bowlers are also part of the squad of this team like Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal and they also have best seam bowlers like Sandeep Sharma and Trent Boult. They lost their most recent match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by the margin of just seven runs where they won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was average and they leaked 189 runs in 20 overs. Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma picked wickets but also leaked plenty of runs. Sandeep Sharma picked up two wickets while he was charged for 49 runs in four overs. Trent Boult also picked up two wickets against 41 runs in two overs. Ravichandran Ashwin picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged for 36 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs against 28 runs. Jason Holder was the only bowler who failed to pick any wicket from their side. The batting order of Rajasthan Royals performed well but failed to chase the target of 190 runs and scored 182 runs in 20 overs. Devdutt Padikkal proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 52 runs to his name on 34 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one huge six. Yashasvi Jaiswal also had an outstanding performance with the bat. He scored 47 runs while he faced 37 balls and smashed five boundaries and two huge sixes. Dhruv Jurel was the other batsman who did a good job and remained not out after scoring 34 runs. He faced just 16 balls and smashed two boundaries and the same huge sixes during his inning. Sanju Samson could manage to score 22 runs while Jose Buttler failed to open the account on the scoreboard. Will Rajasthan Royals beat Gujarat Giants once again in this tournament, the result of this match will confirm this.

Gujarat Titans had just been outstanding in this edition of IPL. They had lost just three out of nine matches. Their most recent match against Delhi Capitals was very interesting where they lost with a margin of just five runs. This was a low-scoring match where the batting order of this team totally failed to give the best performance. Shubhman Gill is leading the batting order of this team and he also has the support of the best batsmen like Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudharsan, and Wriddhiman Saha. Hardik Pandya had also performed well in this tournament and we have seen him batting at number three in most recent matches. He can bat well against the seam bowlers and he sets well on the crease before the spin bowlers come to work. Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, and David Miller had been just outstanding in the middle batting order. The bowling unit of Gujarat Giants is also strong and well-balanced. Rashid Khan is the leading bowler of this team and also one of the highest wicket-takers of this tournament. Noor Ahmed also performed well in this tournament.

Mohammad Shami is the leading bowler of this team and he had just been outstanding with the new ball. Mohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are other bowlers who had done a great job in middle overs. Gujarat Giants had won the previous two matches in a row and their most recent win came against Mumbai Indians with a handsome margin of 55 runs. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 207 runs in 20 overs. Shubman Gill was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 56 runs to his name on 34 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one huge six. David Miller also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 46 runs. He faced 22 balls and smashed two boundaries and four huge sixes. Abhinav Manohar was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 42 runs on 21 balls with the help of three boundaries and the same huge sixes. The bowling unit of Gujarat Giants also performed well and defended the target of 208 runs. They leaked 152 runs in 20 overs. Noor Ahmad was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 37 runs. Rashid Khan also had an outstanding performance with the ball. He picked two wickets in four while he was charged with 27 runs. Mohit Sharma was the other bowler with two wickets to his name in four overs against 38 runs. The skipper, Hardik Pandya could manage to pick one wicket. They had beaten Delhi Capitals already and we are hoping for the same results in this match. Gujarat Giants had lost their match against RR but they will put the full force in this match.

Rajasthan Royals had faced Gujarat Titans in 4 matches where they had won 1 match while Gujarat Titans had won 3 matches against Rajasthan Royals.

Rajasthan Royals had won two out of the previous five matches played so far while Gujarat Titans had won four matches out of the previous five matches.

Rajasthan Royals is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Rajasthan Royals is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Rajasthan Royals a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Both teams performed well in this tournament
• Rajasthan Royals had already beaten Gujarat Titans in this tournament
• Gujarat Titans are the best-performing team in this tournament right now
• The batting order of Gujarat Titans is in good form
• Gujarat Titans are also rich in the bowling department

Rajasthan Royals is overall a strong team when we compare with Rajasthan Royals. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Rajasthan Royals have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Rajasthan Royals have a 52% chance to win this match
Gujarat Titans have a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL.

The 48th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium is known to be batsman-friendly and generally provides a good surface for stroke play. The ball tends to come onto the bat nicely, making it easier for batsmen to score runs. The outfield is also generally quick, which adds to the scoring opportunities.

The weather forecast for Jaipur is good for this cricket match. There are some chances of rain but we are expecting a full match.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little.

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• Date: Friday, 5th May 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Sawai Mansingh Stadium
• Location: Jaipur, India
• Capacity: 30000
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Rajasthan, Rajasthan Royals
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 1
• Matches won bowling first: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 164
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 166
• Highest total recorded: 166/5 (19.4 Ov) by IND vs NZ
• The highest score chased: 166/5 (19.4 Ov) by IND vs NZ

Donavon Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, KM Asif, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.