Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by six runs within the high-voltage conflict on the Narendra Modi Stadium within the IPL 2026. The hosts appeared the favourites to get the job carried out however within the remaining two overs, Jofra Archer and Tushar Deshpande pulled off a heist, guaranteeing an exhilarating win. Notably, within the remaining over, Gujarat wanted 11 runs to win however Deshpande delivered excellent yorkers on the trot, permitting no house for Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada to hit any of the balls for a boundary.
Nevertheless, he did not hit the road and size within the penultimate ball, permitting Rashid to smack a six. Nonetheless, the Afghanistan worldwide did not time it as Archer picked up a cushty catch. Reflecting upon that after the defeat, Rashid credited Deshpande but in addition highlighted his miss.
“Well, the discussion was clear, like, you know, we just need to hit one boundary. And I feel like if we get there, I think we don’t need much of the boundaries in that over. And I think Tushar bowled really well. He bowled some exceptional yorkers. We didn’t allow us to go on, but I feel that the one ball which he missed his line length, I should have picked that for six,” Rashid mentioned within the post-match presentation.
Ravi Bishnoi adjudged POTM
Star spinner Ravi Bishnoi was adjudged the Participant of the Match for his heroics within the center. He dismantled Gujarat’s center order, claiming 4 wickets, whereas conceding 41 runs in his 4 overs. Dhruv Jurel was additionally favorite for the POTM title, after the keeper-batter smacked 75 runs off 44 balls within the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal additionally scored a half-century after stitching a 70-run partnership with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Rajasthan Royals (Enjoying XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Gujarat Titans (Enjoying XI): Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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