Toss Decision - Captain's Comments & Reasoning

"We have been looking at the stats, and we have made a few tweaks which could help us batting first. I am glad to win the toss, and we will have to assess and adapt. Hopefully, we would be able to put up a score in the 200-210 range. We want to be flexible as a team," Riyan Parag said.

GT captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out, and vice-captain Rashid Khan is leading the side.

"We wanted to bowl first as it is a fresh wicket. Shubman Gill has a muscle spasm, but hopefully, he will be back soon. We played good cricket in the last game as well. We need to bring our A game in the batting and bowling departments.

Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Kumar Kushagra, B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (capt), Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma

GT Impact Sub Options: Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav

Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (capt), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

RR Impact Subs: Ravi Singh, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi

Toss Result Today - GT vs RR Match 9 IPL 2026

Q1: Who won the toss today in the GT vs RR Match 9 IPL 2026?

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has won the toss and elected to bat first.

Q2: What was the toss time today?

The toss took place at 07:00 pm IST.

Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?

Riyan Parag has decided to bat first because he wants to put runs on the board.

Q4: Where is today's match being played?

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad