Ahmedabad: The fast bowling attack of Gujarat Titans with Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj looks very dangerous. But the real test for ‘Wonder Boy’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be on a good pitch to bat against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Saturday. Fifteen year old Suryavanshi had made a great start to his second season of IPL. He scored a half-century in just 15 balls against Chennai Super Kings, due to which his team easily achieved the target of 127 runs. This match will start at 7:30 pm.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi will try to play aggressively again on Saturday at the Narendra Modi Stadium, but Gujarat Titans have a very strong bowling attack with fast bowlers like Rabada, Siraj and Prasidh. In this match, better strategy will be expected from Titans captain Shubman Gill as some of his decisions were criticized during the team’s defeat in the last match against Punjab Kings. In that match, Siraj was given only two overs and Prasidh was brought to bowl in the 13th over.
Talking about batting, the pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is considered very good for the batsmen, where they can play freely. So far in the tournament, all the teams have preferred to chase the target. Rajasthan Royals have two good fast bowlers in Nandre Berger and Jofra Archer and they would like to challenge Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Jos Buttler in the opening overs. The problem of Gujarat Titans is that their team is too dependent on their top three batsmen.
Both captain Gill (39 runs in 27 balls) and Butler (38 runs in 33 balls) did not look in their best form against Punjab Kings. Sudarshan (13 runs in 11 balls) is also trying to regain his rhythm after recovering from injury. Their middle order with Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia is also not that reliable. If Titans bat first against Rajasthan Royals, they will have to score at least 220 runs so that their bowlers can put pressure on Suryavanshi. If they chase the target then they will have to restrict the opposition team to within 200 runs. His batting in the death overs has not been very effective in the last two seasons.
Tewatiya has not looked aggressive from the beginning. Shahrukh has technical problems in front of a good bowling attack and it is surprising that a coach like Ashish Nehra has not found a good alternative for him. Talking about the Royals, the team looks very good on paper, but questions are being raised on the decision to make Assam’s Riyan Parag the captain because Indian star players like Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel have been ignored.
The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is traditionally considered a paradise for batsmen. Where recently the Indian team created history by winning the T20 World Cup. The statistics of 38 IPL matches played here so far show that the teams batting first have dominated, whose winning percentage is 61 percent. The average score on this ground is 183 runs, which indicates a high-scoring match. However, the pitch is also suitable for pacers, who can pose a challenge in the initial overs with their pace and bounce. Overall, there will be a balanced and exciting struggle between bat and ball on Saturday.
The teams of Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals have clashed 8 times, where Gujarat has won in six matches while Rajasthan Royals has emerged victorious in two matches. Gujarat has the upper hand in statistics.
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