GT vs RR Qualifier 2: Qualifier 2 match of IPL 2026 is to be played today. In this knockout match, Rajasthan Royals team will face Gujarat Titans. The winning team will get the ticket for the final, while the losing team will be eliminated.
Rajasthan Royals will enter the field with full confidence in Qualifier 2 to be played in New Chandigarh. Who had defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator. At the same time, Gujarat Titans will need to regain their confidence. Who had to face a crushing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 1. Today, the biggest threat to Gujarat Titans will be from Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Who had completely destroyed the bowling of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match.
If the top three batsmen of Rajasthan Royals come in front of Gujarat playing in full form, then it will prove to be a very difficult challenge for Gujarat to match them in terms of runs (i.e. ‘catch-up’). In such a situation, Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj will have to take early wickets of Rajasthan, so that later Rashid Khan/Jason Holder can take charge in the middle overs.
According to Cricbuzz, there is a smell of rain in the air of Chandigarh. In Delhi, which is 250 km from here, there were reports of thunderstorm and ‘orange alert’ last afternoon. At the time of writing this report, the chance of rain during the entire match in New Chandigarh remains around 15 percent. The afternoons have been extremely hot, with temperatures crossing 40 degrees. In the eliminator match, ropes and mats were used extensively to reduce the effect of dew during the second innings.
