Rajasthan Royals Opt To Bowl Against Gujarat Titans, Karim Janat Set To Make IPL 2025 Debut For GT

IPL 2025: Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and decided to bowl against Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL ) 2025, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, on Monday, April 28th. 

Theekshana, Yudhvir Return To RR Playing Eleven

GT captain Shubman Gill confirmed that Afghan bowling all-rounder Karim Janat is set to make his IPL 2025 debut for the Titans. On the other hand, RR skipper Riyan Parag announced that the hosts have made two changes in their squad. Maheesh Theekshana, and Yudhvir Singh Charak came back to the playing eleven in place of Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Tushar Deshpande.

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Speaking at the time of toss, Riyan Parag said that they have played well in their previous three matches of the ongoing tournament, but still had to concede defeat.

"Everyone in our team has gone through situations like this and they know how to get out of it. We've had honest talks. Just have to put a game together collectively and hope for a good result. We've played 35 overs of good cricket in the last three games. That's how cruel the IPL is," Parag said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill opened up on the pitch at Jaipur and said that there's some grass on the crease.

“Some grass on the wicket, always nice to see that. We are looking to take each game as it is, not looking at the past. Important to be ruthless in this format,” Gill said.

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GT Hold Second Place In IPL 2025 Standings

GT stand in the second place on the IPL 2025 standings with 12 points and have a net run rate of +1.104. The Titans have won six matches and conceded two defeats in their eight IPL 2025 matches.

On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals hold the ninth place on the table with four points and have a net run rate of -0.625. RR have won just two matches and suffered seven defeats in their nine matches in the ongoing tournament.

Gujarat Titans - Playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (Wk), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Rajasthan Royals - Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (C), Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak.