The match between Gujarat Titans versus Rajasthan Royals was high scoring and it was a brilliant performance by both the batting and bowling units of the teams. But the poor bowling performance of Rajasthan Royals in death overs made the team lose the game and it is the first loss of Rajasthan Royals in the 17th edition of IPL. So let’s get into the article to check out the full details of the game between Gujarat Titans versus Rajasthan Royals.
A look back to the game between Rajasthan Royals versus Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field first and it was believed to be one of the best decisions of the team in the game as they had a good start. As Yashasvi Jaiswal added 24 and Jos Buttler went back to the pavilion for just 8. It was a tough situation for Rajasthan Royals but the captain Sanju Samson responded well and adopted the condition very quickly.
Sanju Samsung smashed 68 and from just 38 and remained unbeaten while his partner and the inform player Riyan Parag presented another fine innings by smashing 76 from just 48. The performance of these two helped Rajasthan to post a good total on the board. Having said that, the strong man from West Indies Shimron Hetmyer added 13 from just 5 and Rajasthan Royals finished their innings at 196 with the loss of 3 wickets on the board.
In the reply, Gujarat Titans had a positive start as Sai Sudharsan contributor 35 and his partner and the captain of the side Shubman Gill showcased his character by smashing 72 from just 44.
But the middle order players of the side didn’t responded really well and that made the team under pressure as Matthew Wade went back to the pavilion for just 4 while Abhinav Manohar was able to score only 1 and Vijay Shankar contributed just 16.
Rahul Tewatia played a vital role and added 22 from 11 along with M Shahrukh Khan added 14 from 8 and Rashid Khan contributed with his bat as well and he added 24 from 11. The bowling unit of Rajasthan Royals provided lots of runs especially in the last three overs and that was one of the major reasons for their loss in this game. Gujarat Titans won the game by 3 wickets and it was a sensational and mail biting game.
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