Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by three wickets in the match at Sawai Man Singh Stadium. After losing the toss, Rajasthan batted first and scored 196 runs. On the other hand, Gujarat got off to a good start in pursuit of the target where there was a 64-run partnership between Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan but after that the team continued to face setbacks but in the end the game was supposed to be exciting. Rashid Khan made an important contribution to Gujarat’s win by playing a brilliant innings of 24 runs off 11 balls in the final overs. Sudarshan scored 35 runs for Gujarat. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Sen’s deadly bowling delivery had shaken the Gujarat middle order. He had put Gujarat on the defensive by taking three important wickets. Gill played 72 innings off 44 balls but the game stalled due to lack of cooperation from the other side.
After 15 overs, Gujarat had 124 runs for 4 wickets and they still needed 73 runs to win. While Shubman Gill remained the savior for Gujarat, he was cleverly bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal in the 16th over. Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring 72 runs. The game stalled as Gujarat needed 42 runs in the last three overs and Rahul Tewatia and two stormy batsmen were at the crease. Shah Rukh’s innings of 14 runs in 8 balls raised hopes of Gujarat’s victory but it failed at the hands of Avesh Khan. There was still life in the game as Gujarat needed 15 runs to win in the last over. On the last ball of the last over, Rashid Khan stopped Rajasthan’s Vijayrath, who is playing four games in IPL 2024, for a four.
There was very good bowling from Rajasthan. Kuldeep Sen broke the back of GT’s batting power by taking three wickets in 2 overs. Apart from him, Yuzvendra Chahal took two important wickets and Avesh Khan also managed to take one wicket. But Avesh Khan failed to defend 15 runs in the last over of the innings due to which Rajasthan suffered their first defeat in IPL 2024.
3 fifties in the same game
In this game between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, not one, not two but three fifties were scored. Riyan Parag became the first player to score 76 runs for Rajasthan in a 48-ball innings studded with 3 fours and 5 sixes. While RR captain Sanju Samson scored 68 runs in 38 balls, he hit seven fours and two sixes with his bat. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill scored the third fifty of the game. Gill also hit six fours and two sixes in his innings of 72 runs and 44 balls.