IPL 2026 Live – GT vs RR Live Streaming Free – Star Sports Live Match – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 9th Match Live Online

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 9 – Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Saturday, 4 April 202 7:30 PM local time / 7:30 PM IS at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

This is the first home game of the season for the Gujarat Titans in front of their huge Ahmedabad crowd, and they come into it after a narrow three‑wicket loss to Punjab Kings in their opener. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, started IPL 2026 in emphatic fashion with an eight‑wicket demolition of Chennai Super Kings, so Riyan Parag’s men will be riding a wave of confidence. For GT, this is a chance to arrest early‑season jitters; for RR, it’s an opportunity to lay down a marker in the Battle of the West and climb the points table with a win over the defending‑champion‑calibre Titans.

The Narendra Modi Stadium pitch has historically been batting‑friendly but not flat, with a healthy carry and even bounce that rewards clean strokeplay. Recent T20s at this venue have averaged around 178 in the first innings, and the big boundaries – straight hits often need 75–80m – mean that not every six‑hungry shot goes the distance.

For Match 9, curators are expected to roll out a surface with true carry and a touch of grass, giving new ball specialists a brief window of seam‑and‑swing mischief under lights before the track settles into a more predictable strip. Spinners should still get enough purchase to hold lengths and vary speeds, but the overall trend here is high‑scoring contests with the chasing side often holding a slight edge due to dew in April evenings.

If rain does interfere, the dew factor later in the evening could still tilt the advantage towards the team batting second, especially with the Titans’ top‑heavy engine in Gill–Buttler–Sudharsan and the Royals’ aggressive line‑up built around Jaiswal and Suryavanshi.

Head‑to‑head overview

Across 8 T20 meetings, Gujarat Titans have dominated this rivalry, winning 6 matches and losing only 2 to Rajasthan Royals, with no ties or no‑results. The Royals’ most recent win came in April 2025, when they chased down 210 in just 15.5 overs, a record‑breaking performance headlined by a century from Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

GT vs RR Match Details

• Event: IPL 2026 9th T20
• Teams: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
• Date: 04 April 2026
• Time: 07:30 PM IST
• Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

IPL Live streaming

IPL 2026 kicked off today, March 28, with the RCB vs SRH opener at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The tournament wraps up on May 31 in Bengaluru, featuring 84 league matches plus 4 playoffs for a total of 88 high-octane games.

League stage runs daily from March 28 through late May, with playoffs starting soon after—Qualifier 1 around May 24-25, leading to the grand final on May 31 at 7:30 PM IST

Team analysis: Gujarat Titans

Strengths

• Top‑three firepower: Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan can compete with any trio in the league if they lock in early partnerships.

• Death‑over combo: Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada/Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj give GT variety at both ends, with swing, pace and leg‑spin variation.

• All‑round balance: Jason Holder or Washington Sundar plus Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan offer late‑innings power‑hitting and handy overs.

Weaknesses

• Over‑reliance on the top three; if one or two fall early, the middle order can look a touch thin.

• Inconsistent impact‑player choices and a slightly aging fast‑bowling unit compared with other title‑contenders.

Recent form
GT lost by three wickets to Punjab Kings in their opener, failing to defend 162 despite solid contributions from Shubman Gill (39) and Jos Buttler (38). The bowling, led by Prasidh Krishna’s three‑for, was decent but not quite clinical enough to close out a tight chase.

Probable XI (GT):
Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Team analysis: Rajasthan Royals

Strengths

• Explosive openers: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi offer a high‑risk, high‑reward top‑order that can rip attacks apart in the first six overs.

• Spin‑heavy core: Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Bishnoi can strangle the middle overs and control the scoring on a true pitch.

• Pace options: Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande and Nandre Burger provide a solid seam attack that can exploit any early moisture.

Weaknesses

• Over‑dependence on the top three; if Jaiswal and Suryavanshi go early, the middle order can look fragile.

• Loss of Sanju Samson’s leadership and accumulation has left a gap in terms of big‑game coolness and anchor batting.

Recent form
RR began IPL 2026 with an eight‑wicket thumping of Chennai Super Kings, chasing down 127 inside 12 overs and showing their intent to dominate from ball one. The bowling was miserly, and the batsmen looked far more settled than in some of last season’s early struggles.

Probable XI (RR):
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger.

On paper, this is a knife‑edge contest. Gujarat Titans have a clear historical edge (6–2 head‑to‑head), a more settled‑looking batting line‑up, and the advantage of playing at home. However, Rajasthan Royals come in with better momentum, a more explosive top order, and a bowling attack that can rattle GT if the openers fall early.

Given the batting‑friendly strip, the short boundaries, and the likelihood of dew later, the team batting second is slightly favoured, especially if RR can replicate the clinical chasing they showed against CSK. In a tight, high‑scoring thriller, Rajasthan Royals are marginally more likely to pinch the win, but anything from a 10–15 run margin the other way would not be a surprise.