The IPL 2026 match between the Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans was held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rajasthan Royals beat the Gujarat Titans by 6 runs. Gujarat Titans needed 211 runs to win, but they only scored 204 for 8 wickets and fell short of the target.
The match went down to the last over, where the Gujarat Titans needed 11 runs to win. Tushar Deshpande was bowling the final over and delivered an excellent performance, conceding only 4 runs. He also took the wicket of Rashid Khan in that over. Kagiso Rabada was at the crease, but both players failed to score against Tushar Deshpande’s brilliant bowling.
Rajasthan Royals have won their second match of this season, and with this victory, they remain unbeaten so far, which is a very positive sign for the team. This will boost their confidence.
On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have played two matches this season but have not won any yet. Their first match was against Punjab, where Punjab won by 3 wickets, and the second match was won by Rajasthan Royals by 6 runs.
From Rajasthan Royals, only three batters played excellent innings. Dhruv Jurel scored 75 runs off 42 balls, hitting 5 fours and 5 sixes. After him, Yashasvi Jaiswal made 55 runs off 36 balls, including 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Then the youngest player of RR, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, scored 31 runs off just 10 balls, hitting 5 fours and 1 six. Apart from these players, the rest of the team did not contribute much with the bat.
Riyan Parag (c) was dismissed for just 8 runs. After that, Shimron Hetmyer added only 18 runs for the team, while Donovan Ferreira scored just 1 run.
In the end, Ravindra Jadeja remained not out on 7 runs, and Jofra Archer managed only 1 run. With this, the team posted 210/6 in 20 overs, setting a target for RR.
The bowling in this match was quite impressive. Ravi Bishnoi was the standout performer, taking 4 wickets. Jofra Archer took no wickets, while Nandre Burger picked up 1 wicket. Sandeep Sharma also went wicketless.
Tushar Deshpande took 1 wicket, but it was his final over that made the game thrilling, as he conceded only 4 runs and also picked up a wicket in that over. Ravindra Jadeja bowled 2 overs, gave away 25 runs, and did not take any wickets. Riyan Parag bowled 1 over and took 1 wicket for his team.
Apart from three or four players, no one from GT was able to bat well. The best performer for the team in this match was Sai Sudharsan, who scored 73 runs off 44 balls, including 9 fours and 3 sixes.
He was followed by Jos Buttler, who made 26 runs off 14 balls with 5 fours and 0 sixes. No one in the middle order managed to perform; towards the end, Rashid Khan (c) scored 24 runs off 16 balls with 3 fours, and Kagiso Rabada contributed 23 runs off 16 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes.
These are the GT players who couldn't contribute much to the team in this match: Kumar Kushagra scored 18 runs, Glenn Phillips managed only 3 runs, and Washington Sundar added just 4 runs to the total. Rahul Tewatia made 12 runs, M. Shahrukh Khan scored 11, and Ashok Sharma scored 0.
Mohammed Siraj gave away 48 runs and took 1 wicket in his 4 overs, while Kagiso Rabada conceded 42 runs and claimed 2 wickets for his team. Ashok Sharma gave 37 runs for 1 wicket in his 4-over spell, and Prasidh Krishna conceded 43 runs in 4 overs. Finally, Rashid Khan gave away 39 runs in four overs. None of the GT bowlers performed particularly well, as every bowler struggled with a poor economy rate.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, and Sandeep Sharma.
“Impact Sub: Ravi Bishnoi”
Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (captain), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.
“Impact Sub: Shahrukh Khan”
