Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill has been sidelined for the clash against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. The Titans, who kicked off their season by locking horns with the Punjab Kings, welcomed the inaugural season winners, in their second clash at home, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The Titans suffered a three-wicket loss and were aiming to avenge the early setback. However, the 2022 IPL winners received a setback as their skipper Gill was sidelined for the home encounter.

The young skipper who hit a 27-ball-39 in the first clash, will be in the dug out due to muscle spasm. Rashid Khan has been given scoring responsibility in his absence, while Gill was seen with a strap on his neck. The stand-in captain revealed about the change in the squad during the toss, and said, “Gill has a muscle spasm, hopefully he will be back soon.” He added that Kumar Kushagra is set to make his debut.

“KK (Kumar Kushagra) is playing his first game and look forward to see him play. We played good cricket in the last game as well. Was a good game. We need to bring out 100% here,” Khan told during toss.

Gujarat Titans lose toss, asked to field first

After having Gill miss the game, the Titans also went on to lose the toss. They were asked by RR skipper Riyan Parag to field first.

Here’s how both playing XIs look like:

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

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