GT vs RR: Why Washington Sundar Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

The 23rd match of IPL 2025 is happening today between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first.

But what caught everyone’s attention was the absence of Washington Sundar from the Gujarat Titans’ playing XI. Fans were quick to notice his name missing from the list and started asking — why is he not playing?

The answer is simple. Washington Sundar is not dropped or injured. He has been kept in the Impact Player substitute list by Gujarat Titans. This means he can still play today’s match if the team feels the need for his bowling in the second innings.

It’s a common strategy in IPL now. Teams often keep a good bowler like Sundar on standby and bring him in later depending on the situation. If Gujarat Titans are defending a total and need an extra spinner, he might be subbed in.

Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/w), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Impact Player Substitutes

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal