rajasthan royals The team will take on Gujarat Titans at home in Ahmedabad in the second match of IPL 2026. This game is the ninth game of the season. Before the match, former Rajasthan Royals star and current explosive batsman of Gujarat Titans If the housekeeper She was seen sharing heartwarming moments with 15-year-old star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.In a video shared by Rajasthan Royals on social media, Buttler was spotted interacting with the youngster and heaping praises on him, calling him the best batsman he has ever seen at that age.“I say don’t get too excited about him, but he’s the best player I’ve ever seen at his age. Imagine what he’ll be like when he’s 21 or 25 and the world is at his feet. What he did was fantastic. You broke England’s hearts at the Under-19 World Cup. It was fantastic. You’re playing so well, keep it up.” The freedom is amazing,” Butler said in a video shared by RR. Buttler has strong links with Rajasthan Royals, having represented the team from 2018 to 2024. During his tenure, he became one of the greatest players of the Rajasthan Royals, holding the longest record and the highest individual score for the team. However, Royals chose not to retain him ahead of the 2025 season and he was subsequently signed by the Gujarat Titans for Rs 15.75 million.Meanwhile, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been in the limelight since his IPL debut, breaking records and showing huge potential. Butler’s enthusiastic support only underscores the belief that the young prodigy could become a big star in the coming years.
RR and GT preview
Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals started their IPL 2026 season strongly with an eight-wicket win chennai super kings and will aim to continue their momentum. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans are looking to bounce back after losing their first match against Kings XI Punjab.A key battle to watch is Jofra Archer and Shubman GillArcher dominated the T20 match, dismissing Gill 3 times in 19 balls. Archer also impressed with figures of 2/19 against CSK. However, Gill showed good form by scoring 39 runs in the last game.Another exciting match will be Kamuzeng Rabada Against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the latter shocked CSK with a quick 15-ball fifty. Gill is also approaching a milestone of reaching 4,000 IPL runs in just 95 runs.
