GT vs RR Live Score, IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans face Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 1

The seamers have leaked runs in the death and both Prasidh Krishna and Trent Boult have not been potent in the Powerplays too lately. An implosion at this stage could put Ashwin and Chahal under intense pressure which isn't needed.

For skipper Samson to prove the Indian selectors wrong (they didn't pick him for SA T20Is) by playing match-winning knocks in games that matter and take his side to its first final after 2008. Wouldn't it be the perfect tribute for the first Royal? The late Shane Warne.

Jos Buttler's evaporating form. After starting off with a bang (three hundreds in seven games), the Orange Cap holder with 629 runs can't seem to buy a run. The second half has seen him dismissed five times in the first six overs. Royals need the Buttler of March and April back. Samson's lack of consistency is a worry too.

The spin duo of R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. They have picked up 38 scalps as a pair. In the middle overs, they can both strike and stifle. In fact, Samson has also used Ashwin in the Powerplay and Chahal in the death with great success. Ashwin's form as a batsman and game-awareness, has been a revelation.

Hardik's fitness and lack of quality spin-bowling support to Rashid. R Sai Kishore impressed on a tired Wankhede pitch. Will a fresh Eden track with rain around, offer him as much help?

If they win, they will get a chance to play in front of their home crowd at Motera which could act as an intimidating 12th man.

Shubman Gill's inconsistency at the top. Hardik moving up the order and Wriddhiman Saha's success as an attacking batsman in the last nine games, have covered for it somewhat. In crunch games, a mini collapse could force the feared finishers to play conservatively which could upset the apple cart.

The surprise package of the league. Fabulous collection of match-winners with both bat and ball. Won games from hopeless situations with escape artists Rahul Tewatia and David Miller. In Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph and Lockie Ferguson, they have serious wicket-taking options.

The Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals boast of both the Orange and Purple Cap holders this season -- Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal. They also have the experience of Ravichandran Ashwin whose versatility has come to the fore especially in the second-half of the season. Ashwin's batting has also made a huge difference.

Their weak link was their top-order batting with highly-rated Shubman Gill failing to convert his starts but the addition of veteran Wriddhiman Saha has done wonders for the team. The discarded India wicketkeeper-batter is batting with a new-found passion at the top of the order and has scored three half-centuries in nine matches to make up for Gill's lacklustre run.