Rajasthan Royals The captain Ryan Prague Said after the match that he played an important role in the decision to bring in wicketkeeper Dhruv Jaril. Jofra Archer for the 19th over, a move that helped them beat Gujarat Titans by six runs in a close game on Saturday.Archer also talked about the change. “I didn’t take it from him. Ryan changed his mind. He was going to bowl the 19th ball and I was going to bowl the last. Practice and a game can be two different things. You have to adapt. The slow balls weren’t staying so we had to go for most of the pace,” he said.
Finally, Tushar Deshpande Bowled the last over and gave away just four runs, though Gujarat Titans needed 10.Earlier, Gujarat Titans needed 15 runs from the last two overs, but Archer conceded just four runs in the 19th over, leaving 10 runs to spare in the final over.Chasing 211, Gujarat Titans were in trouble at 161 for 7 before Kagiso Rabada (23 not out) and stand-in skipper Rashid Khan (24) added quick runs to bring the match close, but could not finish it off.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals scored 210 runs for 6 wickets while opting to bat. Jural scored 75 off 42 balls, while Yashaswi Jaiswal scored 55 off 36 balls.Jaiswal also shared an opening stand of 70 runs in 6.2 overs with Vibhu Suryavanshi, who scored 31 off 18 balls.Sai Sudharsan scored 73 off 44 balls for Gujarat Titans and added 78 runs for the first wicket with debutant Kumar Kshagra (18 off 14 balls).After Sudharsan was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi, Gujarat Titans lost wickets at a rapid pace, falling from 107 for 1 to 133 for 5 and later to 161 for 7.It was Rajasthan Royals’ second win in a row, while Gujarat Titans, coached by Ashish Nehra, have now lost two matches in a row.
