Rajasthan took revenge for their final loss – beat Gujarat by 3 wickets

RR vs GT: Rajasthan Royals defeated defending champions Gujarat Titans by three wickets in the Indian Premier League-2023 on the back of stormy half-centuries by captain Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer. This is Rajasthan's first win over Gujarat and fourth win of the current season. The team is on top of the points table. It has 8 digits in its name, while Gujarat has 6 digits in its account. The target of 178 runs was achieved by the Rajasthan batsmen for 7 wickets in 19.2 overs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hetmyer won the team with a six. Earlier, batting first, Gujarat scored 177 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Rajasthan's wickets fell like this

First: On the third ball of the second over, Hardik Pandya got Yashasvi Jaiswal caught by Gill.

Second: Shami bowled Butler on the 5th ball of the third over.

Third: On the third ball of the 9th over, Rashid Khan got Paddikal caught by Mohit Sharma.

Fourth: On the third ball of the 11th over, Rashid Khan got Riyan Parag caught by Miller.

Fifth: On the last ball of the 15th over, Noor Ahmed got Sanju Samson caught by Miller.

Sixth: On the second ball of the 19th over, Mohammed Shami got Dhruv Jurail caught by Mohit Sharma.

Seventh: Shami got Ashwin caught by Tewatia on the 5th ball of the 19th over.

Sanju Samson scored 19th half-century, also completed 3 thousand runs for RR

Captain Sanju Samson played an inning of 60 runs off 32 balls. He also completed the 19th half-century of his IPL career. Not only this, 3 thousand runs have also been completed for Samson's Rajasthan Royals.

Butler out on zero after 7 years, played 86 innings

Rajasthan opener Jos Buttler was out on zero. He was bowled by Mohammed Shami. Butler is out for zero after 7 years. Earlier, he was the victim of a duck against 2017 RPS. Butler played 86 innings between these two ducks. He is second only to Steve Smith in terms of playing most innings between two ducks.

Rajasthani were slow in powerplay

Chasing a target of 178 runs, Rajasthan got off to a slow start. The team scored 26 runs in the first 6 overs and lost the crucial wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler. Pandya and Shami got one wicket each.

Gujarat scored 177 runs, Miller and Gill missed Fifty

Batting after losing the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans scored 177 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. First for the Titans, opener Shubman Gill scored an inning of 45 off 34 balls. In the last, David Miller scored 46 runs on 30 balls. Sai Sudarshan contributed 20 and captain Hardik Pandya contributed 28 runs.

In bowling, Sandeep Sharma took two wickets, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Jampa and Trent Boult took one wicket each.

Not even a single fifty came from Gujarat

David Miller scored 46 off 30 balls for Titans, while Shubman Gill scored 45, Sai Sudarshan scored 20, Captain Hardik Pandya scored 28 and Abhinav Manohar scored 27 runs. Rahul Tewatia remained not out after scoring one run and Rashid Khan was dismissed after scoring one run. In bowling, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult and Adam Zampa took one wicket each.

Gujarat suffered 2 setbacks in Powerplay

Poor start for Gujarat in the powerplay. The team lost the wickets of Wriddhiman Saha and Sai Sudarshan in the early overs itself. The team scored 42 runs losing 2 wickets.

Gujarat's wickets fell like this

First: On the third ball of the first over of the match, Saha tried to play a shot at the square leg but because of playing the shot early, the bowler was caught by Boult.

Second: In the fifth over, Gill took a run on Zampa's ball. Sai Sudarshan could not reach inside the crease and was run out by Sanju Samson.

Third: In the 11th over, Pandya Jaiswal was caught by Chahal on the third ball.

Fourth: Second ball of the 16th over, Sandeep Sharma bowled a fuller length outside the off stump. Shubman Gill is caught out at long off.

Fifth: The last ball of the 19th over, Adam Zampa bowled a fuller length outside off stump. Abhinav Manohar is caught at point.

Sixth: The fourth ball of the 20th over, Sandeep Sharma bowled a full toss. David Miller is caught out at the boundary. Miller scored 46 off 30 balls.

Seventh: Rashid Khan was run out on the fifth ball of the 20th over. He scored a run.

Playing-11 of both the teams...

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa and Sandeep Sharma.

Impact Players: KM Asif, Donovan Ferreira, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, M Ashwin and Devdutt Padikkal.

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket-keeper), Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, and Alzarri Joseph.

Impact Players: KS Bharath, Mohit Sharma, Jeshua Little, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmed and Dasun Shanaka.