Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans will face Riyan Parag’s Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier match of IPL 2026 on Friday (May 29) in New Chandigarh. The winner of the match between the two former IPL champions
at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, will book their place in the IPL 2026 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, scheduled to take place at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday (May 31), whereas the losing team will get knocked out of the tournament.
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Titans suffered a humiliating defeat by 92 runs against RCB in the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday (May 26), whereas Royals crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 47 runs in the IPL 2026 Eliminator on Wednesday in New Chandigarh to book their place in the Qualifier 2.
Royals, once again, will have high expectations from Vaibhav Sooryvanshi in the knockout match. The 15-year-old left-handed batter from Samastipur in Bihar played a memorable knock of 97 runs from just 29 balls for the Men in Pink against Sunrisers on Wednesday. In the bowling, Jofra Archer will lead the RR’s pace attack. He accounted for the dismissal of three SRH batters in the Eliminator clash.
As for Titans, they would like to bounce back from the forgettable performance against RCB in Qualifier 1 and come up with a big show to get the better of Royals and book their place in the final for the third time in five years.
GT vs RR Head-to-head in IPL
- Matches played: 10
- Gujarat Titans won: 7
- Rajasthan Royals won: 3
- No result: 0
GT vs RR IPL results
| WINNER | MARGIN | LOSER | VENUE | DATE |
| Gujarat Titans | 37 runs | Rajasthan Royals | Navi Mumbai | April 14, 2022 |
| Gujarat Titans | 7 wickets | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | May 24, 2022 |
| Gujarat Titans | 7 wickets | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | May 29, 2022 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 3 wickets | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | April 16, 2023 |
| Gujarat Titans | 9 wickets | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | May 5, 2023 |
| Gujarat Titans | 3 wickets | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | April 10, 2024 |
| Gujarat Titans | 58 runs | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | April 9, 2025 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 8 wickets | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | April 28, 2025 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 6 runs | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | April 4, 2026 |
| Gujarat Titans | 77 runs | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | May 9, 2026 |
GT vs RR: Top IPL Stats, Records And More
- Highest total: 229/4 in 20 overs by Gujarat Titans in Jaipur on May 9, 2026.
- Lowest total: 118/10 in 17.5 overs by Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on May 5, 2023.
- Biggest win (by runs): GT crushed RR by 77 runs (Target: 230) in Jaipur on May 9, 2026.
- Biggest win (by wickets): GT secured a win by 9 wickets (Target: 119) in Jaipur on May 5, 2023.
- Most runs: 416 runs in nine matches by Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans.
- Highest score: 101 runs from 38 balls by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for RR in Jaipur on April 28, 2025.
- Most sixes: 15 sixes each by Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for Rajasthan Royals.
- Most 50+ scores: 3 scores of 50+ each by Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans.
- Most wickets: 15 wickets in 10 matches by Rashid Khan for Gujarat Titans.
- Best bowling figures: 4 for 33 in four overs by Rashid Khan for Gujarat Titans in Jaipur on May 9, 2026.
- Most matches: 10 matches each by Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia for Gujarat Titans.
GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2: Mullanpur Pitch Report
The second qualifier match of this year’s IPL is scheduled to take place at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, on Friday. In the last IPL 2026 match played at this venue, RR posted a total of 243 runs for the loss of 8 wickets and then successfully defended it by bowling Sunrisers Hyderabad out for 196 runs in 19.2 overs. There are high expectations of a high-scoring match on Friday, and fans coming to Mullanpur for this knockout fixture can hope for another run fest.
GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2: New Chandigarh Weather Forecast
GT vs RR, IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Likely Playing XIs
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna. Impact subs: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Sai Kishore
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma. Impact subs: Shubham Dubey, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande
GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Match Details
When: The contest will be played on May 29 (Friday).
Where: The match will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.
Start Time: First ball at 7:30 PM IST.
GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Live Streaming Details
To watch the live streaming of Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 match, log on to Jio Hotstar’s website or app. The match can also be watched live on the Star Sports Network.
GT vs RR: Full Squads
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Ashok Sharma, Connor Esterhuizen, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravindra Jadeja, Adam Milne, Shimron Hetmyer, Nandre Burger, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Kuldeep Sen, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh
