RR vs GT IPL Match Highlights: Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Friday.
Batting first, RR lost wickets at regular intervals and were all out for 118 in front of their home crowd, with skipper Sanju Samson making a 20-ball 30. In reply, GT completed the chase of 119 with as many as 37 balls to spare.
For GT, star leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned excellent figures of 3/14 in his full quota of four overs while Noor Ahmad claimed 2/25 in his three overs.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Rajasthan Royals
118 (17.5)
Gujarat Titans
119/1 (13.5)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 48 )
Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets
In a very comfortable chase, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in Jaipur.
Gujarat Titans near the target now after skipper Hardik Pandya does the damage. GT need 13 runs in 48 balls.
Skipper Hardik Pandya begins the onslaught by hitting 6, 4, 6, 6 in Adam Zampa's over. GT 96/1 (11)
Chahal dismisses Shubman Gill for 36 as Gujarat speed up chase towards target.
Free hit goes for a boundary by Gill. The opener then ends the over with another boundary. A 50-run partnership comes up between Gill and Saha in Adam Zampa's 7th over. GT need 62 runs off 78 balls.
Shubhman Gill starts Boult's over with a boundary. Saha continues the pace. Sets the ball off for another boundary. And then another boundary. GT need 80 runs in 90 balls.
Sandeep Sharma gives 9 runs off this over. Saha ends the over boundary. GT 25/0 (4)
Saha and Gill begin the chase well for Gujarat Titans. The openers take the scorecard ahead. GT 16/0 (3)
Gujarat spinners dominated the field as they halt Rajasthan Royals at 118.
Shami uproots the stump as he dismisses Trent Boult on the third ball of the first death over. RR 113/9 (17)
Ace spinner Rashid Khan has bagged his 3rd wicket of the day as Rajasthan finally touch 100-run mark. Khan dismissed Hetmyer for 7. RR 100/8 (15)
Noor Ahmad bags his second wicket by dismissing Jurel. Boult and Hetmyer on the crease as team is now 4 runs away from 100. RR 96/7 (14)
Gujarat Titans continue to dominate the game as Noor Ahmad takes down Devdutt Padikkal. Royals has lost its 6th wicket now. Dhruv Jurel comes in and starts with a boundary. RR 82/6 (12)
Match 48. WICKET! 7.6: Ravichandran Ashwin 2(6) b Rashid Khan; Rajasthan Royals 63/4
Match 48. 6.5: Sanju Samson 30(20) ct Hardik Pandya b Josh Little, Rajasthan Royals 60/3
Match 48. 5.1: Yashasvi Jaiswal 14(11) Run Out Mohit Sharma, Rajasthan Royals 47/2
Match 48. 1.4: Jos Buttler 8(6) ct Mohit Sharma b Hardik Pandya; Rajasthan Royals 11/1
Back-to-back 2 fours by Buttler!
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (w), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first. Playing XI for both the teams to be named shortly.
The average first innings score at this venue since 2018 is 164. Fast bowlers have taken more wickets than spinners, but spinners have been more economical.
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Noor Ahmad, DA Miller, MM Sharma, A Manohar, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Shubman Gill, R Tewatia, (Wicketkeeper), Rashid Khan, M Shami
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Jason Holder, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Sanju Samson (Captain/WK), Trent Boult
This pitch has helped both batters and bowlers. So, in simpler terms, the toss won’t matter much. With an average first innings score of 138, the Jaipur stadium may not witness a high-scoring drama. Spinners will have an advantage on this pitch.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans from Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The match will begin at 7.30 pm and the toss will take place at 7 pm IST.