Shubman Gill enters the party! A crunching hit through the off-side to pick up first boundary of the game. Sai Sudharsan then increases the misery, as he clobbers Deshpande for 6, and then helps it over short fine-leg for 4.

50 up for Gujarat Titans in just 4 overs!

GT 52/0 (4)

Sai Sudharsan goes after Brijesh! A boundary flicked down fine-leg, and then a powerful 6 over deep mid-wicket. Shubman Gill has taken the back seat at the start, and it's the left-handed Sudharsan making an early impression.

GT 37/0 (3)

Jofra Archer appeared to be quite frustrated with himself after conceding 18 runs in the first over, but RR head coach Kumar Sangakkara was seen speaking to him. Archer is taken off the attack immediately. Brijesh Sharma will bowl the third over.

Sai Sudharsan has made a positive start to his innings. He slams a boundary against Tushar Deshpande, who takes the new ball from the other end. Not a bad over from Deshpande, but he bowls a wide too. A lot of extras conceded by RR pacers at the start.

GT 26/0 (2)

This is turning into a terrible first over from Jofra Archer. He bowls a wide, then a no-ball, and then 3 more wides! However, he nails a yorker and manages to prevent a big hit off the free-hit.

Even the on-field umpire gave a smile as Archer bowled his 4th wide.

GT 14/0 (0.3)

We are LIVE! Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill are out to open for Gujarat Titans. Jofra Archer opens the bowling. And the first ball is slammed over the circle on the off-side and into the fence for 4!

GT 4/0 (0.1)

All eyes will be on the early battle between RR pacer Jofra Archer and the reliable GT opening pair of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan. Whichever teams wins the battle could very well end up winning the match.

Rajasthan Royals are wearing their special pink and gold jersey today. It is part of the Pink Promise initiative, which strives to leverage cricket for women-led transformation in the state of Rajasthan. 

This is the first time that Yashasvi Jaiswal is captaining a full IPL game. Big moment for one of India's modern-day stars. The 24-year-old will have a tough task today, though, with Bishnoi not playing as well. 

Gujarat Titans XI vs RR: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.

Prasidh Krishna is likely to be the Impact Player, with Shubman Gill confirming his return in place of Manav Suthar.

Rajasthan Royals XI vs GT: Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.

Not only is Riyan Parag absent, but so is Ravi Bishnoi! RR are without their second-highest wicket-taker of IPL 2026. Yash Raj Punja gets another game, while Nandre Burger goes out. Sooryavanshi won't take the field early, and is set to come on as the Impact Player.

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and opted to bowl! Yashasvi Jaiswal wins the toss in his first game as stand-in skipper. He reveals that Riyan Parag is out after pulling his hamstring in the previous game. Shimron Hetmyer is back for the Royals.

JUST IN: Yashasvi Jaiswal has walked out for the toss, no Riyan Parag. We await an update on why the regular Rajasthan Royals captain is not there. Stay tuned.

We are just about 5 minutes away from toss time at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, home of the Rajasthan Royals. The 2 matches there so far have been very high-scoring, but RR are yet to win there, failing to defend scores of 228 and 225.

Will it be third time lucky for the hosts?

Rajasthan Royals could drop the underperforming Nandre Burger, and try either countryman Kwena Maphaka or Adam Milne, or even bring back someone like Sandeep Sharma. 

GT axed Shahrukh Khan for Nishant Sindhu in the last game, who are likely to show trust in him again. It'll be interesting to see whether Prasidh Krishna returns.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has been a revelation for Gujarat Titans. Coming into the playing XI midway into the tournament, Holder has made an instant impact with 7 wickets in 4 matches, including multiple 'Player of the Match' performances. 

Bought for Rs 7 crore in the IPL 2026 auction, Holder's signing looks to have been worth every penny.

A number of underrated stars could play a pivotal role today. Donovan Ferreira has been an unsung hero for RR this season, playing a number of explosive knocks down the order. For GT, pacer Mohammed Siraj's exploits have gone under the radar. If he manages to take the wicket of Jaiswal or Sooryavanshi, it could be a pivotal moment.

While RR have Jofra Archer, GT boast South Africa's Kagiso Rabada, who has arguably been as good as Archer. In fact, Rabada has 16 wickets so far, 1 more than Archer. 

Today's game could very well depend on which pacer performs better and takes wickets at crucial moments.

Rajasthan Royals pace spearhead Jofra Archer has taken 15 wickets in 10 games so far, striking fear into the opponents every game in the powerplay. He has arguably been the best pacer and most impactful overseas player in IPL 2026.

A number of players in action today are in the race for the Orange Cap (most runs). Currently, Heinrich Klaasen holds it with 494 runs. However, Soorayavanshi (404), Sai Sudharsan (385) and Shubman Gill (378) are close behind, and could realistically take it back from Klaasen with a big knock today.

Both Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans will be playing after fairly long breaks. GT are playing after 6 days, while RR last played 8 days ago. That should make players in both teams fresh and sharp for today's big clash.

No doubt that all eyes will be on RR's 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi today. The youngster seems to break records every time he touches a bat, and today could be no different. Sooryavanshi is just 1 six away from 100 sixes in T20 cricket.

But what makes it even more special is that he would break West Indies legend Kieron Pollard's record for the fastest player to hit 100 sixes in T20s!

Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, have pulled themselves back into the playoff race after a difficult start to the season. They're currently on a 3-game win-streak, and victory today would take them to at least the No. 2 spot.

Their worry is that they still have a negative NRR (-0.147).

For Rajasthan Royals, a win today could very well see them take the No. 1 spot in the IPL 2026 points table. Despite their topsy-turvy form of late (3 losses in last 5 games), they are only 2 points behind table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

Boasting a healthy net-run-rate of +0.510, a big win could see them topple SRH's NRR of +0.737 and take top spot.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2026 clash between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. Two teams with identical records facing off today, with the race for the playoffs getting more heated with every passing game.

Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates from the match!