IPL 2026: Yashasvi Jaiswal wins toss, elects to bowl first against Gujarat Titans

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic: File Pic)

In the IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans (GT), the Rajasthan Royals' (RR) stand-in captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

The Royals will enter the clash with two changes, where Shimron Hetmyer will replace Riyan Parag, and Yash Punja will come in place of Ravi Bishnoi. RR's regular skipper Riyan will miss out on the clash as he has sustained a hamstring injury.

After winning the toss, RR's stand-in captain Jaiswal said, "We are going to bowl first. I think the wicket is pretty good and we want to chase it. Riyan pulled his hamstring last game, so I feel he'll be coming back soon. Shimron Hetmyer comes in and Yash Raj Punja comes in. That's the two guys who are coming in. I'm really excited, looking forward to the game".

On the other hand, the Titans have made just one change, where Manav Suthar will make way for Prasidh Krishna.

GT's skipper Shubman Gill said, "We would have bowled first as well honestly. We have got one change. Prasidh Krishna comes back in place of Manav Suthar. I think it's important to look back at your strengths as a batting group or as a bowling group. What are the things that has got us so much success as a team. So, there were some areas that we went back and we reflected. Most of the games that we have played have been pretty close. So, it's all about doing that extra effort, putting that belief in, and if something is going well for you, having the belief to be able to execute. (Do you have a score in mind when you go out?) Yeah, I mean, we're going to see how the first couple of overs, 2-3 overs go. There's obviously a par score and then you want to get 10-15 extra on top of the par score to give that extra cushion to the bowlers".

IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans: Confirmed Playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (C), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Punja.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Nishant Sandhu, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.