RR vs GT Highlights, IPL 2023: Rashid, Noor's Afghan spin magic helps Gujarat Titans defeat Rajasthan Royals

A full delivery by Boult, wide of off. Saha drives it between mid-off and cover for a four! Then he clatters it past point for another four!

Saha and Gill open GT's chase. Boult to bowl the first over for RR.

Target for GT: 119

A slow length delivery by Sharma, across seventh stump. Zampa miscues it to extra cover, but the fielder can't catch it. Manohir from sweeper boundary collects it and throws it into the striker's end stumps!

Zampa run out Manohar 7 (9)

RR: 118 (17.5)

A length delivery by Sharma, on fourth stump. Sandeep gets a thick edge behind point for a single.

A yorker by Shami, and Boult tries to drive, but is beaten and it hits the off stump!

Boult b Shami 15 (11)

A good length delivery by Noor, on fifth stump. Boult hits it behind point for a single.

RR: 110/8 (16)

A full delivery by Noor, on middle. Boult launches it over midwicket for a six! FINALLY SOMETHING FOR RR!

A full delivery by Rashid, on off. Hetmyer defends but it hits his pads, below the knee! LBW APPEAL! HE WAS IN FRONT OF OFF! UMPIRE'S CALL ON BALL-TRACKING! RR ARE OUT OF REVIEWS!

Hetmyer lbw b Rashid 7 (13)

A full delivery by Noor, on eigth stump. Boult drives it and thick edges it wide of slip to the third man boundary for a four!

Noor tosses up a full delivery, on leg stump. Jurel is down the wrong line is hit on the pads. He reviews and it was hitting mittle stump!

Jurel lbw b Noor 9 (8)

A good length delivery by Noor, on off. Jurel reverse sweeps it past short third for a four!

Good delivery by noor, and it was spinning back. Padikkal is beaten by the turn and it crashed against the off stump!

Padikkal b Noor 12 (12)

A full delivery by Rashid, on off. Hetmyer defends it on the front foot.

RR: 72/5 (10)

A googly by Rashid, from fifth stump. PArag gets hit in front of middle and off! LBW AND HE STARTS LEAVING BUT PADIKKAL GOES FOR THE DRS! The ball was hitting the middle!

Parag lbw b Rashid 4 (6)

A full delivery by Rashid, on the stumps. Parag clips it to wide long on for a double.

A good length delivery by Rashid, on fourth stump. Ashwin tries to flick but misses. It hits the off stump!

Ashwin b Rashid 2 (6)

RR: 63/4 (8)

A length delivery by Little, around off. Samson gets a leading edge to Hardik at cover for a catch!

Samson c Pandya b Little 30 (20)

Little sends it in the slot for Samson, on fourth stump. He drives it through mid off for a four!

A short delivery by Rashid, wide. Samson sends it to backward point where the fielder dives to stop, and it goes to the fielder at short third. Jaiswal goes for a single from the non-striker's end and reaches the striker's end but Samson doesn't move. It was a clear single, what was he thinking? Sharma throws it to Rashid at the non-striker's end, who hits the stumps! RUN OUT!

Jaiswal run out Sharma/Rashid 14 (11)

A length delivery by Shami, on fifth stump. Samson guides it between backward point and short third for a smart four!

A short delivery by Samson, on off. Samson pulls it through square leg for a dominant four! Then he pulls a length delivery over wide midwicket for a huge six!

A length delivery by Shami, on the thigh. Jaiswal clips it over the roof at fine leg for a six!

A length delivery by Hardik, on seventh stump. Buttler thick edges it to the fielder at short third for a simple catch!

Buttler c Sharma b Pandya 8 (6)

A good length delivery by Hardik, on the hips and Buttler clips it through midwicket for a four! Then he guides it through backward square leg for another four!

Back of a length delivery by Shami, angled across off stump and Jaiswal goes to drive, but is beaten. No run.

Jaiswal and Buttler to open for RR. Meanwhile, Shami will bowl the first over for GT.

RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

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

RR subs: Murugan Ashwin, Joe Root, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, KM Asif

GT subs: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Srikar Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore

After winning the toss, RR captain Samson said, "We would like to bat first. It's a bit hard to read this pitch. Let's bat a few overs and figure out later. The standard of cricket we are playing is really good. We were expecting something like this from Jaiswal with the prep he had been putting in. Zampa comes in place of Holder."

Meanwhile, GT skipper Pandya said, "We were going to bat first as well. If the home captain does not know to what to choose, I thought might as well bowl and see what happens. They are a strong, consistent side. We have to be at our best. I don't think so (smiles, when asked about changes to his side)."

RR captain Samson wins the toss and opts to bat vs GT.

Toss is upcoming and is scheduled for 7:00 PM IST.

The average first innings score at this venue since IPL 2018 is 164. Fast bowlers have taken more wickets than spinners, but spinners have been more economical.

GT will rely on Shami to deal with Hetmyer. The RR star has lost his wicket four times in 24 balls vs the India veteran and has only managed to score 17 rns.

Boult has been utterly dominant vs Saha, and has taken his wicket thrice in 24 balls, leaking only 22 runs. Saha will need to be cautious!

Shankar could only muster 17 runs off 35 balls in IPL 2022. But this season, he has been stunning in the middle order. He has the highest strike rate (290) among all batters who have faced at least 24 balls in the death overs.

Today could be Little's last outing for GT in IPL 2023. He will be joining his national team for their ODI series vs Bangladesh in England, which starts from May 9.

Ahead of the match, Buttler hailed Jurel. He said, "I think Dhruv has had a fantastic season. He was with us last year as well and the talent is clear to see. His performances have been fantastic. I think his mindset is brilliant. He plays without fear, he plays for the team and in a tough role - No. 5, 6, 7 can be a tricky role in T20 cricket, but he's playing that brilliantly well. He's been excellent for us this year."

RR are the fastest-scoring team in IPL 2023 in the powerplay, with a run rate of 9.6. Meanwhile, GT are the most economical bowling unit in powerplay, at 7.3 run rate.

Jaiswal has been stunning this season. He is second in the Purple Cap race with 428 runs and a highscore of 124. He has not been dismissed by a spinner this season. He has faced 93 deliveries, smacking 139 runs, packed with seven sixes. Against pace, his balls per boundary ratio is 3.1. Today, if he registers a minimum of 25, he will become the third-fastest Indian to smack 1000 IPL runs, only behind Tendulkar (31) and Gaikwad (31).

Mavi has dismissed Samson five times in 25 balls and has only leaked 34 runs in T20 cricket. If Pandya goes for Mavi, it could be a big test for Samson and Co.

Both sides have faced each other four times in IPL history, with GT leading 3-1 vs RR.