IPL 2026: GT vs RR Match 9 - Top player battles to watch out for

2. Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Mohammed Siraj

While Yashasvi Jaiswal was mostly a spectator to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s heroics in Guwahati, he is still the senior Indian batter on the Royals side. His major threat comes from Mohammed Siraj, who had a reinvention as the Titans' new-ball man in 2025. The pair, regulars for India’s Test team, now come up against each other in a quest for bragging rights.

The pair have come up against each other in eight innings in the tournament, with Jaiswal scoring 60 runs off 44 balls against Siraj, at a strike rate of 136.36. Siraj has just been able to dismiss the left-hander just once in their meetings.