RR vs GT Stats and Records Preview: Players Who Can Cross Milestones In IPL 2023 Match 48

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Jaipur, May 4: Rajasthan Royals (RR) will host defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in match 48 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday (May 5).

Sanju Samson-led RR will look to bounce back from a defeat in their last outing against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai, while Hardik Pandya-led GT will also look to do the same having suffered a loss to Delhi Capitals at home in Ahmedabad.

In the recent outing, RR suffered a 6-wicket loss to MI in a high-scoring contest at the Wankhede Stadium. Earlier, the inaugural champions had registered wins over GT, Sunrisers Hyderabad, DC and twice against Chennai Super Kings.

The last season runners up have also suffered defeats to MI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. In nine matches, RR have secured 10 points, having won 5 and lost 4.

Table-toppers GT, on the other hand, suffered a 5-run loss DC in their recent encounter. Earlier, the reigning champions had suffered defeats to RR and Kolkata Knight Riders, but had wins in the reverse fixtures over KKR and DC along with victories over MI, LSG, PBKS and CSK.

This will be the fifth meeting between the two sides in IPL. This will also be the first meeting between the two sides at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, where GT will playing for the very first time.

Now, we take a look at the stats and records preview of RR and GT along with stats for previous franchises against team, interesting facts and players chasing milestones ahead of RR vs GT in IPL 2023:

RR vs GT Head-to-Head

In the four meetings between the two sides in IPL, GT got the better of RR three times including the IPL 2022 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, while the Rajasthan Royals won the most recent meeting earlier this season..

In the IPL 2022 league phase, GT rode on Hardik Pandya's unbeaten 87 to set a total of 192 before Yash Dayal and Lockie Ferguson's three-wicket hauls restricted RR to 155/9 to seal a 37-run win.

In IPL 2022 reverse fixture, David Miller's unbeaten 68 off 38 balls helped GT pull off 189 run chase with 7 wickets in hand and three balls to spare. For RR, Jos Buttler had scored 89 off 56 balls.

In IPL 2022 Final, Pandya's 3-wicket haul restricted RR to 130/9 before the skipper along with Shubman Gill and Miller saw the team across the line with 7 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare, sealing their title triumph in their maiden season.

In IPL 2023 reverse fixture last month, Shimron Hetmyer's unbeaten half century helped Royals claim their first win over Gujarat Titans in four attempts. RR chased down 178 with three wickets in hand and four balls to spare.

RR vs GT stats

GT players' overall IPL record (previous teams included) vs RR

Most Runs: Hardik Pandya - 375 runs in 12 matches for MI & GT

Highest Score: Hardik Pandya - 87*

Most Wickets: Mohammed Shami - 18 wickets in 13 matches for PBKS, DC, KKR & GT

Most Sixes: David Miller - 25 sixes

Most Fours: Shubman Gill - 35 fours

Best Bowling: Shivam Mavi - 4 for 21

Most Fifties: David Miller - 3 fifties

Players Who Can Cross Milestones in RR vs GT 2023

▶ Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans) is 3 wickets away from completing 150 runs in T20 cricket (overall).

▶ Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) is just 23 runs away from completing 1000 runs in IPL.

▶ Vijay Shankar (Gujarat Titans) is 64 runs away from completing 1000 run in IPL.

▶ Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) is just 5 wickets away from going level with Dwayne Bravo as the joint highest wicket-taker in IPL history.