Battle for the final ticket in New Chandigarh, will the batsmen win silver or will the bowlers do their magic?

The countdown of IPL 2026 is now at its last stop. Today i.e. on Friday, 29 May 2026, the biggest and knockout match of the season i.e. Qualifier 2 is to be played. In this great match to be held at Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, the teams of Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face each other. The team that wins today’s match will get a direct ticket for the final to be held on May 31, where it will face defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, have reached here after losing to RCB in Qualifier-1, while Rajasthan Royals, captained by Riyan Parag, have defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator. Even today, everyone’s eyes will be fixed on 15 year old ‘Baby Boss’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was the hero of Eliminator. Let us know the pitch report of today’s mega match, weather conditions and head-to-head statistics of both the teams: GT vs RR Pitch Report: How will be the pitch of Mullanpur? Mullanpur ground of New Chandigarh has proved to be a paradise for batsmen throughout this season. However, some changes can be seen in today’s match: High-scoring ground: In the beginning of this season, even huge targets like 220 and 223 were easily chased by the teams here. Worn Pitch: By the end of the season, the pitch has been used a lot, due to which it has become a bit worn. In such a situation, spinners and bowlers who bowl slower balls can get help as the game progresses. Impact of weather and strong wind: There is a possibility of light rain or hailstorm in the afternoon, but the chances of it affecting the match are less. There were dense clouds here on Thursday and due to strong winds in the evening the pitch had to be covered for a long time. In such a situation, due to moisture inside the pitch, fast bowlers can get good swing and movement in the initial overs. Toss Factor: The team winning the toss may choose to field first to take advantage of early moisture. IPL Records of Mullanpur Stadium (Mullanpur Stadium IPL Stats) A total of 16 IPL matches have been played on this ground so far, where the records of the teams batting first and chasing have been exactly equal: GT vs RR Head-to-Head Records (Head to Head Records) Whenever there has been a clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals in IPL history, Gujarat has always had the upper hand. However, this season has seen a close contest between the two teams: Total matches: 10 Gujarat Titans (GT) won: 7 matches Rajasthan Royals (RR) won: 3 matches Records in IPL 2026: In this current season, 2 matches have been played between the two teams, in which both have won 1 match each and tied the match. Probable squads of both teams (GT vs RR Squads) Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Luke Wood, Connor Esterhuizen, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma. Rajasthan Royals: Ryan Parag (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sushant Mishra, Brijesh Sharma, Yashraj Punja, Shubham Dubey, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Shimron. Hetmyer, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Kwena Mafaka, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Imanjot Singh Chahal, Vignesh Puthur.