Rashid Khan While creating a vintage magic Shabman Gul In a dominant IPL 2026 clash in Jaipur on Saturday, Gujarat Titans led the way with an impressive 84 runs to beat Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs. The comprehensive victory marked GT’s fourth straight win of the season and moved them level on 14 points with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the top of the table, significantly boosting their play-off hopes.
After being asked to bat first on the flat surface of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Gujarat Titans posted their highest total of the season at 229/4. Gill once again opened the innings with a brilliant 44-ball 84, studded with nine fours and three sixes. Despite briefly struggling with his left foot pain during the innings, the GT skipper never let the Rajasthan bowlers take over. Gill found an excellent partner in Sai Sudharsan, who continued his excellent form with a fluent 55. The duo combined for a formidable opening stand of 118 runs and completely dominated the powerplay as GT crossed the 100-run mark inside nine overs. Rajasthan’s bowling once again struggled badly, with Jofra Archer having to get out with difficulty. Archer conceded 18 runs in the opening over, including five wides, and eventually finished with 46 runs in just three overs. Sudharsan repeatedly punished the width while Gayle displayed beautiful strokeplay all around the ground. Although Yash Raj Punia finally broke the opening partnership by dismissing Sidharsen, Gujarat never lost momentum. Washington Sundar scored an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls at the end of the innings, while Rahul Teotiya hit two sixes in the last over to take GT to 229/4. Chasing 230, Rajasthan Royals came out on the offensive, thanks to young sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi. The 15-year-old hit a six off the very first ball of the innings and continued his fearless onslaught with a brilliant knock of 36 off just 16 balls, including three fours and three sixes. At 62/2 after five overs, RR looked firmly in the contest. Dhruv Jural also mounted a brilliant counter-attack, scoring 24 runs off just 10 balls with three sixes and a four. However, the match changed completely after Rashid Khan entered the attack. The Afghan leg-spinner bowled with extraordinary control and variation between the eighth and 14th overs, taking advantage of whatever small turns were available. Rashid first dropped Jorrell with a teasing before dismissing Donovan Freire with a quick leg break after just three balls. He later bowled Ravindra Jadeja lbw to complete a brilliant four-wicket haul as Rajasthan fell dramatically from a strong position. Rashid finished with match-winning figures of 4/33, including three bowled outs. Earlier in the chase, Mohammad Siraj ended Suryavanshi’s explosive innings with a sharp short ball, while Kagiso Rabada removed the stand-in skipper. Yeshsavi Jaiswal With a fast 152kph bouncer. Jason Holder then wrapped up the innings with impressive figures of 3/12 as Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for 152 in just 16.3 overs, handing Gujarat Titans their biggest win of the season.
