New Delhi: First time as captain in IPL 2026 Yeshsavi Jaiswaland it ended in a crushing defeat. The denial was quite clear. Rajasthan Royals The standing captain’s face after Rajasthan Royals’ heavy 77-run defeat by Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.“(How difficult was it when GT started so well) I think we were just thinking about bowling in good areas and they were batting very well. So we were just thinking how we can cut boundaries or big shots. So I think that was very good from them,” Jaiswal said after the match.
The captain Shabman Gul A blistering 84 while Sai Sudharsan scored a brilliant 55 to lead Gujarat Titans to a resounding 77-run win over Rajasthan Royals.Gayle and Sudharsan put on 118 for the opening wicket after being sent in to bat, leaving GT 229 for 4. Towards the end, Washington Sundar provided the finishing touch with an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls.For Rajasthan Royals, right-arm medium pacer Brijesh Sharma (2/47) was the pick of the bowlers, while Yash Raj Panja (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja picked up a wicket each.Defending the big total, Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan starred with impressive figures of 4/33, while Jason Holder (3/12) and Kagiso Rabada (2/33) also played key roles as RR were bundled out for 152 in 16.3 overs.“Not much (what went wrong tonight?). I think we’re going to see what we can do better and just look for the next game, what we can do and learn from this game,” he said.Jaiswal also defended the star pacer. Jofra ArcherWho had a holiday. Archer, bowling the first over for RR, conceded 18 runs in an 11-ball spell.“No, it’s cricket (talking about Archer being off the radar today). We all know there are some days where you are, some days where you can’t bowl the way you want. But he is doing very well for us. So I think he will come back very strongly,” Jaiswal said.This was RR’s second defeat in a row and with this defeat they have slipped to fifth place in the points table. They now have 12 points from 11 matches, 6 wins and 5 losses and a net run rate of +0.082.Their next match will be against Delhi Capitals on May 17.
