RR vs GT Dream11 prediction, IPL 2023: Fantasy Suggestions, Predicted Playing 11, impact substitute optionsal

RR vs GT Dream11 prediction: Rajasthan Royals will host Gujarat Titans in match 48 of IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday (May 5). The match will start at 7:30 PM after the toss at 7 PM IST.

Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans lost their respective last games to sides lower in the points table than them. Both the teams still remain among the top four spots in the points table with Gujarat Titans keeping a point lead at the summit. As far as head-to-head is concerned, Gujarat Titans lead it 3-1 but Royals won the last encounter by three wickets in Ahmedabad.

rr-vs-gt-dream-11-fantasy-tips-match-48-mykhel — RR vs GT Dream11 Prediction

RR vs GT injury update and key players

RR injury update There are no reports of injury from Rajasthan Royals ahead of Friday's match.

Key players Yashashvi Jaiswal is the star attraction following a century in the last game while likes of Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson have scored runs this IPL. The latter two are struggling to score big in recent games. Dhruv Jurel is further in-form batter down the order.

Among bowlers, R Ashwin continue his wicket-taking form with two wickets in the last game, taking his season tally to 13 wickets while Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma are putting in decent shifts in the pace department.

Out of form Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag are out of form with the bat while Jason Holder proved too expensive with the ball in the last game. Yuzvendra Chahal was the strike bowler of RR but has picked just two wickets in five games.

GT injury update Sai Sudharsan has now missed three consecutive games but an update from Gujarat Titans is awaited.

GT key players Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, and David Miller are all in good form with the bat. The good form of GT top-order has limited opportunities for the likes of Abhinav Manohar and Rahul Tewatia in the lower order but they have often made good use of the chances they get.

Among bowlers, Mohammad Shami now leads the Purple Cap after a brilliant four-wicket spell against Delhi Capitals. Rashid Khan has been pivotal too with 14 scalps to his name while his understudy Noor Ahmad has been bowling well too with five wickets in three games.

Mohit Sharma picked another couple of wickets as his return to IPL continues while Joshua Little has blown hot and cold.

RR vs GT predicted playing 11 and impact sub options

RR predicted playing 11 Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR Impact sub options Dhruv Jurel is often used as impact substitute in place of extra bowlers in the line-up in Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini among others.

RR bench Donavon Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, KM Asif, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore

GT predicted playing 11 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little

GT predicted Impact sub Shubman Gill and Mohit Sharma are used as impact substitute depending on the toss results.

GT bench Shubman Gill, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Srikar Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal

RR vs GT pitch report

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has been known produce some competitive wickets in the IPL, but not many matches have been high-scoring at the venue with the average score batting first in IPL being 159.

The IPL record at the venue shows that teams batting second have had the most success, but the recent games, including RR's defeat to LSG and CSK's loss to the Royals, has seen teams defending win the match.