GT vs RR Toss Update, IPL 2025 Match 23: Playing 11, Captain's Quotes, Pitch Report

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GT vs RR Toss Update, Playing 11 IPL 2025 Match 23: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 9, 2025 (Wednesday).

After winning the toss, Sanju Samson said: "We would like to bowl here first because of the conditions. There is going to be dew here. Each and every game in the IPL is important, we are grateful for the last two games and take the momentum forward.

"It is great to be back. It is a very new team, with new guys in the squad, we retained six guys but it is a new team, and we took time to gel together. The wicket looks really good. Hasaranga misses out due to personal reasons Farooqi comes in."

Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said: "I would have bowled first as well. Looking at the past few matches, dew has come in during the second innings but we have batted first here. We are taking it one game at a time and not keeping track on how many games we have won.

"If the top 3 or 4 are doing the job then I am happy with that. We have had a really good home run and hopefully nothing changes for us, support from the fans has always been tremendous. No changes for us."

GT vs RR Playing 11 and Impact Sub Options

Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma

GT Impact Sub Options: Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

RR Impact Sub Options: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal

GT vs RR Pitch Report

The Narendra Modi Stadium offers a dream surface for batters tonight. With an outfield as smooth as a billiards table and a red soil pitch featuring a light grass cover, expect plenty of fireworks. The boundaries measure 60m, 71m, and 73m - inviting big hits.

This venue has already seen towering totals, and with both top orders in red-hot form, another run-fest is on the cards. Batting first remains the ideal strategy, with a target of 220 considered par. Bowlers will need discipline, or they'll be chasing shadows in what promises to be a blockbuster encounter.