IPL 2026 UPDATES: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: GT thump RR by 77 runs

Sat, 09 May 2026

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23:24

Holder cleans up the tail

RR 152 (16.3 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Skipper Shubman Gill smashed a quick 84 while Sai Sudharsan made a fine 55 to guide Gujarat Titans to a comfortable 77-run win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Saturday.

Gill and Sudharsan put together 118 runs for the opening wicket after being sent into bat to post a challenging 229 for four.

Towards the end, Washington Sundar (37 not out off 20 balls) played a good hand for GT.

Right-arm medium pacer Brijesh Sharma (2/47) was the pick of the bowlers for RR while Yash Raj Punja (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/34) scalped a wicket each.

Defending the total, Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan returned with impressive figures of 4/33 to steal the show, while Jason Holder (3/12) and Kagiso Rabada (2/33) also rose to the occasion for the winners to restrict RR to 152 in 16.3 overs.

Holder continues and he has Shanaka out first ball.

Brijesh is the new man in and takes a single.

Deshpande then goes for the big shot, only to be caught out and Rajasthan are all out for 152.

Siraj is back in the attack and Shanaka starts the over with a single to the off side.

Deshpande then pulls the ball to long-on for a single.

Shanaka then smacks the ball through extra cover where Rabada puts in the dive at the boundary to keep it down to a couple.

Shanaka then lofts the ball over mid-off for a one-bounce four!

Siraj then bowls a bounce, wide called for height.

Deshpande is then beaten on the cut.

Deshpande then plays the full ball to cover and scampers for a single as 10 come off it.

Deshpande is the new man in and he starts with a dot.

A wicket and just four runs come off it.

Holder continues and he drifts it down the leg side and Archer just nudges it down to fine leg for a four.

Two dots later, Archer plays the pull, gets hit on the helmet. Shanaka is halfway down but he gets there in time as Rashid fails to breaks the stumps.

Short bouncer again, Archer goes to pull, gets a faint edge and is caught behind and he is out for 5.

23:03

RR batters disappoint

RR 151-8 (16 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Siraj is back in the attack and Shanaka starts the over with a single to the off side.

Deshpande then pulls the ball to long-on for a single.

Shanaka then smacks the ball through extra cover where Rabada puts in the dive at the boundary to keep it down to a couple.

Shanaka then lofts the ball over mid-off for a one-bounce four!

Siraj then bowls a bounce, wide called for height.

Deshpande is then beaten on the cut.

Deshpande then plays the full ball to cover and scampers for a single as 10 come off it.

Deshpande is the new man in and he starts with a dot.

A wicket and just four runs come off it.

Holder continues and he drifts it down the leg side and Archer just nudges it down to fine leg for a four.

Two dots later, Archer plays the pull, gets hit on the helmet. Shanaka is halfway down but he gets there in time as Rashid fails to breaks the stumps.

Short bouncer again, Archer goes to pull, gets a faint edge and is caught behind and he is out for 5.

22:51

Shubham Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja sent back

RR 137-7 (14 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Archer is the new man in and he is underway with a single a wicket and 9 runs come off it.

Rashid continues and Jadeja starts with a single off a leg bye.

Shanaka then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Jadeja gets on one knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Rashid then has Jadeja out LBW. RR review and ball tracking show pitching in line, impact in line and the review is upheld and Jadeja is out for 38. Rashid gets his 4th wicket.

Medium pacer Holder in the attack now and the batters rotate the strike and take 7 runs off it.

Dasun Shanaka is the new man in and he is off the mark with a couple.

Shanaka then slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for a four as 14 runs and a wicket come off it.

Rashid continues and after a dot, Shubham takes a couple to fine leg.

Shubham then hammers the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Rashid strikes next ball as Shubham goes for the swing and misses and the ball crashes into his off stump. He is out for 15.

Sundar continues, the batter's take four runs off the first five balls before Jadeja ends the over with a four swept to backward square leg as 8 come off it.

22:32

Jadeja, Shubham cannot get the sixes in

RR 99-5 (10 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Rashid continues and he bowls on the pads and Shubham nudges it down to fine leg, Sai Kishore misfields and a four to start the over.

A dot later, Shubham takes a single.

GT review for LBW next and Jadeja survives as ball tracking says umpire's call.

Jadeja takes a single next ball before a dot to end the over as 6 runs come in the over.

Leggie Sundar comes in the attack now and he gives just 2 runs in the over.

22:26

Removes Jurel, Ferreira in one over

RR 91-5 (8 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Shubham Dubey is the new man in and he starts with a dot. 5 runs and 2 wickets come off it.

Donovan Ferreira is the new man in and he pulls the ball flat towards mid-wicket for a four to get off the mark.

Ferreira is then done in my the leggie as he tries to flick but is bowled out all ends up, playing down the wrong line and he is out for 4. RR lose half the side.

Rashid in the attack now and he gets Jadeja to feel for it as he starts with a cracker.

Jadeja then flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball next, Jurel looks to cut, but it is too close to cut and he plays it onto his stumps and he is bowled out for 24 off 10.

Left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore is in the attack now and Jurel begins the over with a single as he inside edges it to short fine leg.

Jadeja and Jurel then take a single each off the next two balls.

A dot later, Jadeja cuts the ball through to deep point for a four!

A single to deep mid-wicket for a single as 8 come off it.

22:16

But lose 3 big wickets

RR 78-3 (6 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Jadeja is the new man in and he is off the mark in no time as he pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

He ends the over with a four to mid-wicket as a wicket as 16 come off it.

Rabada continues and Hetmyer scoops the ball over mid-wicket to start the over with a four.

A dot later, Hetmyer gets a couple over point.

Rabada strikes next ball as Hetmyer goes for the pull, mistimes it and is caught by Holder at mid on and he is out for 6 off 4.

Siraj continues and Jurel smacks him for three sixes and a four in the over as 22 runs come off it.

22:03

Siraj, Rabada strike in Powerplay

RR 40-2 (4 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Hetmyer is the new man in and he plays out three dots as a wicket and 2 runs come off it.

GT have subbed Tewatia for Sai Kishore.

Rabada continues and after a dot, Jaiswal mistimes the shot to mid-wicket for a couple.

Short ball next and Jaiswal mistimes the shot and is caught at extra cover and he is out for 3 off 4.

Jurel is the new man in and he is plays a dot. A wicket and 12 runs come off it.

Siraj continues and he starts with a short and wide ball and Sooryavashi flat bats it through covers for a four!

A dot later, Sooryavanshi hits back-to-back fours.

Sharp bouncer next, Sooryavanshi is hurried on the pull, mistimes and holes out to wide of short fine leg and he is out for 36 off 16.

21:50

RR on fire!

RR 26-0 (2 ovs) vs GT 229-4 | Scorecard

Rabada opens at the other end and the edge flies over point for a couple.

Short and on the leg side next and Sooryavanshi swivel pulls it over fine leg for a six!

Sooryavanshi then lofts the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Two dots later, he gets a single to third man as 15 runs come off it.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi come out to chase 230 as Mohammed Siraj opens the attack for GT.

Jaiswal starts the over with a single to point.

Sooryavanshi then gets off the mark in his signature style -- he smacks a full ball over long on for a six.

Yorker next and Sooryavanshi inside edges it onto his boots and the youngster is in absolute pain. The physio comes out to check on him. He is ok to continue.

He then mistimes the loft shot over mid-off for a couple.

He is beaten next ball. A wide later, a single to end the over as 11 come off it.

21:27

Gill, Sudharsan hammer half-tons

GT 229-4 (20 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Skipper Shubman Gill smashed a quick 84 while Sai Sudharsan made a fine 55 as Gujarat Titans posted 229 for four against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Saturday.

Gill made his runs off 44 balls with the help of nine fours and three hits over the fence, while Sudharsan's 55 came off 36 balls from which he smashed six boundaries and two sixes in a 118-run opening stand after being sent into bat.

Towards the end, Washington Sundar (37 not out off 20 balls) played a good hand for GT.

Right-arm medium pacer Brijesh Sharma (2/47) was the pick of the bowlers for RR while Yash Raj Punja (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/34) scalped a wicket each.

Deshpande continues and he starts with a wide.

Full toss and on the leg and Tewatia smacks it over square leg for a six!

Tewatia comes across the stumps and hoicks it over fine leg for 6!

Full and wide and Tewatia slaps it to deep extra cover for a single!

Sundar then effortlessly slaps the slower ball over long off for a six!

Sundar then reviews a wide and he loses the review.

Sundar then takes a single to the leg side as 21 come off the over. GT make 229 for 4.

Rahul Tewatia is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to the off side.

Sundar then plays the ball to covers for a couple.

Three dots to end the over as just 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Brijesh continues and he starts with a wide down the leg side.

Holder then gets beaten for pace and he is caught at extra cover and he is out for 7.

21:06

200 up for GT

GT 204-3 (18 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Despande is back in the attack and Holder starts the over with a four as he lofts the yorker over cover.

Holder then takes a single to cover.

A wide later, Sundar then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Two dots later, Holder ends the over with a single to deep mid-wicket as 8 come off it.

Jason Holder is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Sundar flicks the ball for a four before he ends the over with a six over deep mid-wicket.

A wicket and 17 runs come off it.

Brijesh Sharma is back in the attack and Gill welcomes him with a six over cover.

Gill then attempts a scoop, only to hole out to the man at short fine leg and he is out for 84 off 44.

20:54

Sundar on the attack now

GT 179-2 (16 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Archer is back in the attack and he starts with a wide.

Sundar then just lofts the ball over long-off for a six!

Sundar then gets a single to the leg side.

Gill then lofts the ball over mid-on for a couple.

Gill then digs out the slower yorker to mid-wicket for a single.

Sundar then plays the yorker to cover for a single.

Gill takes a single to end the over as 13 come off it.

Offie Donovan Ferreira is in the attack now and he has been slammed for 11 runs as he concedes two fours in the over.

20:46

Jadeja gets his first on the night

GT 155-2 (14 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Washington Sundar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a couple to mid-wicket.

A dot later, he gets a single to mid-wicket.

Gill ends the over with a couple to cover-point as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Jadeja continues and after a dot, Buttler mistimes the loft, only to hole out to long off and he is out for 13 off 10.

Punja continues and Gill and Buttler send him to the cleaners as 14 come off it -- Buttler slams a six while Gill reverse sweeps the ball over backward point for a four!

20:39

Sudharsan back in the hut after 50

GT 136-1 (12 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Jadeja continues and Buttler starts the over with a boundary through cover.

A single later, Gill comes down the track and goes inside out over cover for a four!

Full and on the leg and Gill sweeps it to mid-wicket but the ball bursts through Hetmyer's hands for a six!

Gill and Buttler take a single each off the next two balls as 17 come off it.

Buttler is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to mid-wicket as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Punja continues and Sudharsan starts the over with a couple to backward square leg.

Sudharsan then cuts the ball towards point for a single.

Gill then brings up his 4th half-ton this season with a single to the leg side. 50 from 30 balls for GT.

Sudharsan then attempts a wild reverse sweeps and misses it completely.

Wrong un next, in the slot and Sudharsan mistimes it to deep mid-on and he is out for 55 off 36. GT lose 1st wicket.

20:24

Gill gets treatment for foot injury

GT 114-0 (10 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Jadeja continues and Gill looks to be in some discomfort as he runs between the wickets. 6 runs come off the over.

Gill seems to have picked up a foot injury and the physio is out to check on him.

Punja is back in the attack and Sudharsan guides the ball down to third man for a four! 100 up for GT.

Sudharsan and Gill then take three singles as Sudgarsan brings up his 50.

Gill then clips the ball to mid-on for a couple.

Gill then plays the ball to cover and takes a tight single as 10 come off it.

20:15

Sudharsan, Gill on the front foot

GT 98-0 (8 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Ravindra Jadeja in the attack now and after a dot, Gill drives the ball uppishly and Jaiswal flies but fails to hold on to the catch. Gill gets a single.

Sudharsan then gets a couple to square leg.

Sudharsan and Gill then take three singles as 6 runs come off it.

Leg spinner Yash Raj Punja is in the attack now and Gill starts the over with a single to the off side.

Next ball is short and it stops on the surface and Sudharsan is beaten on the flick. They sneak a single off a bye.

Gill and Sudharsan then take a single each.

Gill the sweeps and the top edge flies over short fine leg for a four.

He then bowls a wide on the off side.

Gill then swipes the short ball to deep mid-wicket for a single as 10 come off it.

20:06

Gill, Sudharsan batting in 5th gear

GT 82-0 (6 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

This is the best Powerplay score for GT this season.

Gill and Sudharsan batting in full flow while punishing the poor balls.

Brijesh Sharma is back in the attack and he starts with a yorker and Gill squeezes it out and the ball runs past the keeper for a four!

Gill then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Half volley and Gill drives it through covers for a four!

Sudharsan then plays the ball to backward point, Archer misfiels and allows the batters to take a single.

Gill then slaps the ball down the ground for a four! He then drives the ball to long-on for a single as 15 come off it.

Archer is back in the attack and Gill just gets on top of the bounce and cuts it through cover point for a four.

Gill plays and misses next.

Gill then check drives the ball over long off for a six!

A dot later, Gill plays the ball through the line and lofts it over the bowler's head for a four!

A single to backward point to end the over as 15 come off it.

19:57

Sudharsan creams RR bowling

GT 52-0 (4 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Deshpande continues, angles it in, Gill comes down the track and plays it past cover point for a four!

Gill then squeezes out the yorker to covers and scampers for a single.

Full and straightish, Sudharsan tries to flick, misses. Hit on the pads and there is a big shout for LBW. Not out says the umpire. RR review. Ball tracking shows pitching outside leg and RR lose an early review.

Sudharsan then flicks the ball to mid-wicket for a dot.

Short ball next and Sudharsan pulls it over square leg for a six!

On the leg side next and Sudharsan just helps it on it's way to fine leg for a four as 15 come off it.

Medium pacer Brijesh Sharma is in the attack now and after a dot, he bowls a wide down the leg side.

A dot later, Brijesh strays down the leg side and Sudharsan just plays it past short fine for a four!

A dot later, Sudharsan picks the slower ball and deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

19:47

Wides order of the evening in Jaipur

GT 26-0 (2 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard

Tushar Deshpande opens the attack at the other end and after a dot, Sudharsan and Gill take a single each off the next two balls.

Deshpande then bowls a wide down the leg side.

Next ball is short of length and Sudharsan carves it through cover-point for a four.

A dot later, Sudharsan takes a single to end the over as 8 come off it.

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan open the batting for GT while Jofra Archer opens the attack for Rajasthan.

Archer starts poorly with a short and wide ball and Sudharsan gets on top of the bounce and cuts it through point for a four to get off to a strong start.

Archer bowls a wide next.

A dot later, Sudharsan plays the ball to backward point for a single. And that is a front-foot no ball.

Archer then bowls a wide down the leg side, Gill misses the flick and the ball runs past the keeper for a four!

Archer continues to bowl wide the next couple of balls and the free-hit continues.

Gill then flicks the ball to square leg for a single.

Sudharsan then gets a couple as the leading edge goes over the covers.

A single to end the over as 18 come off it.

19:13

Jaiswal is leading RR tonight; Both teams vie for a coveted spot in the top four

Rajasthan Royals captain Yashasvi Jaiswal has won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur on Saturday.

Jaiswal standing in for Riyan Parag reveals that the captain has pulled a hamstring and has hence been sidelined. RR have two changes with Hetmyer coming back and Yash Raj Punja comes in.

GT have one change with Prasidh Krishna coming in for Manav.

Playing XIs:

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja

Impact Substitutes:

Gujarat Titans: Prasidh Krishna, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kumar Kushagra

Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Adam Milne, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Ravi Bishnoi

An upbeat Gujarat Titans will be determined to continue their winning streak and leapfrog a wobbly Rajasthan Royals in their mid-table Indian Premier League clash in Jaipur on Saturday.

Only the net run rate separates the 2022 edition winners Gujarat Titans (-0.147) from the fourth-placed 2008 champion Rajasthan Royals (0.510) in the points table as the two teams have fared alike so far. Both GT and RR have six wins and four defeats in 10 matches each.

But the Shubman Gill-led side will fancy their chances against the wobbly Royals, who have suffered three defeats in their last five matches. The Titans have racked up three wins on the trot and looking to break into the top four.

Royals captain Riyan Parag struck 90 in RR's first-innings score of 225 for six but it was not enough against Delhi Capitals who overhauled it with seven wickets and five balls to spare. It was the second such instance in a row when a first-innings total in excess of 220 could not be defended by the Royals.

While Rajasthan Royals are indeed top-heavy with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (404 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (312) and even Dhruv Jurel (290) doing the heavy lifting, they will need their skipper to fire big in the lower order, which has only Donovan Ferreira (229) hitting at 150 or above.

Jurel has undoubtedly been a vital cog in the Royals' batting line-up, but the right-handed batter has been guilty of not accelerating at the top.

In his last three outings, Jurel has scored 42 off 30 balls, 16 off 20 balls, and 42 off 30 balls at No. 3 and these numbers certainly warrant further improvement in a season where no total, batting first, is safe.

While IPL 2026 has been even more severe on the bowlers, the Royals will have to find solutions of their bowling woes, especially in the middle overs.

On their part, the Titans will be pleased at how they are peaking at the right time,

Gill (378 runs) has been a consistent run-getter and will be keen on converting his start into a big score, while Sai Sudharsan (385) will also be determined to make the most of his form, having struck two fifties and a hundred in his last four outings.

Jos Buttler's (335) return to consistency once again makes the Titans extremely dangerous at the top, while they also have finishers with requisite skills to see off tough situations in the lower order.

However, like any top-heavy sides, a collapse piles pressure down the order, and the Titans had failed miserably -- bowled out for 100 against Mumbai Indians earlier -- when that happened.

Kagiso Rabada (16 wickets) has undoubtedly been the leader of a high-quality pace attack. The Titans will be pleased at how the troika of Rabada, Prasidh Krishna (12) and Mohammed Siraj (11) have been performing.

IPL 2026 UPDATES: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: GT thump RR by 77 runs

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