Rajasthan Royals Hadapi Gujarat Titans pada Babak Kualifikasi Dua IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals bertanding melawan Gujarat Titans dalam laga Kualifikasi 2 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 di Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, pada Jumat, 29 Mei 2026.

Pertandingan ini menjadi penentu bagi kedua tim untuk memperebutkan satu tiket tersisa menuju babak final guna menghadapi Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Berdasarkan data live score Cricbuzz, Rajasthan Royals mencatatkan skor 120/5 dalam 13 over dengan Vaibhav Sooryavanshi mencetak 50 poin dan Ravindra Jadeja meraih 35 poin.

Laga ini mempertemukan lini serang cepat dari kedua tim yang sedang bersaing ketat dalam perebutan Purple Cap. Penampilan para pelempar bola seperti Kagiso Rabada dari Gujarat Titans dan Jofra Archer dari Rajasthan Royals menjadi sorotan utama setelah keduanya tampil impresif sepanjang musim ini.

"This might be debatable, but at times it feels like Rashid Khan's tactical value hasn't been fully maximized under Shubman Gill. Players like Rashid are not just bowlers, they change the momentum and psychology of a game. Sometimes it seems his experience and match awareness could be used in a more proactive way.." kata Sifat Khawry, Pengamat Kriket.

Mantan pemain kriket India, Aakash Chopra, memberikan analisis mendalam mengenai performa impresif dan strategi yang diterapkan oleh jajaran pelatih kedua tim terhadap para pelempar bola cepat mereka melalui saluran YouTube pribadesinya.

"GT have taken 31 Powerplay wickets. RR aren't too far behind either. They have also taken 29 wickets. Kagiso Rabada is bowling like fire. The bro is proper fire, but Jofra is no less. He is also bowling at 150 kph. I think both bowling coaches have said something in their ears, that they should bowl length balls and fast, and stay far away from slower ones. Both used to be guilty of that. Jofra used to bowl a leg-cutter variation, and Kagiso Rabada used to use an off-cutter variation a lot. The role clarity has come this time. Shane Bond might have spoken to Jofra, and it might be Ashish Nehra's input for Kagiso Rabada," ujar Aakash Chopra, Komentator Kriket.

Sementara itu, mantan kapten tim nasional India, Anil Kumble, memberikan pandangannya mengenai status Rajasthan Royals dalam laga krusial ini serta potensi kejutan yang bisa dihadirkan oleh pemain muda mereka.

"It's a hard one to predict. It's really hard because Rajasthan have done well, yet they still seem to be the underdogs. I think I'll go with the underdogs. I'm still expecting Vaibhav to do what he did against SRH because if Vaibhav does that, Rajasthan will have the advantage," tutur Anil Kumble, Mantan Kapten India.

Anil Kumble juga menambahkan bahwa Gujarat Titans telah mempersiapkan strategi matang untuk meredam agresivitas lini serang Rajasthan Royals, terutama dengan mengandalkan kombinasi pelempar utama mereka sejak awal permainan.

"GT have a very set plan. They have Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada bowling three overs each, and that's where the game could change. They have done really well in Ahmedabad, where the conditions help the seam bowlers. It didn't happen for them in Dharamshala, but they'll be hoping that if they consistently hit those lengths with the new ball, they can nick him off and get an early breakthrough," ucap Anil Kumble, Legenda Kriket India.

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