IPL 2024 RR vs GT rain updates: Toss takes place, Gujarat Titans decide to bowl first
7:30 PM IST: Following a short rain delay, the toss in the Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2024 match being played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday, April 10 has taken place.
GT skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first. Gill said:
"We will bowl first. In case the rain comes around in the future, we may be in with a good shot. It is not easy when your main players are injured. Matthew Wade comes in for Kane Williamson."
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson also admitted that he would have bowled first had he won the toss.
Below are the playing XIs and the Impact subs for IPL 2024 match 24.
Rajasthan Royals playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact subs: Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Shubham Dubey, Keshav Maharaj and Navdeep Saini.
Gujarat Titans playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade (wk), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma
Impact subs: Darshan Nalkande, BR Sharath, Shahrukh Khan, R Sai Kishore, Manav Suthar.
7:15 PM IST: JioCinema has confirmed that the toss in the IPL 2024 match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday, April 10 will take place at 7:25 PM IST, while the match will start at 7:40 PM
7:07 PM IST: The rain has eased up a bit, the covers are being removed, with some players of Gujarat Titans playing a game of mock-football on the outfield.
7:00 PM: The toss in match 24 of IPL 2024 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Gujarat Titans (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday has been delayed due to rain.
The covers are on at the stadium, but initially it was reported that the rain was very light.
As they waited for the game to start, Rajasthan Royals shared a couple of interesting posts over the rain delay.
Gujarat Titans also joined in as they waited for the toss to take place.
Rajasthan Royals are unbeaten in IPL 2024, with four wins from four matches. Gujarat Titans have two wins and three losses from five matches. While RR won the inaugural IPL edition in 2008, GT lifted the crown in their maiden season in the T20 league in 2022.