IPL 2023: Strong victory of Gujarat Titans, defeated Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets
In the 48th match of IPL 2023, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets. Shameful defeat of Rajasthan Royals. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 118 runs which Gujarat Titan achieved easily by losing 1 wicket. With this win, Gujarat Titans have gained two more points and are currently at number one with 14 points. Gujarat Titans achieved this target for one wicket in the 14th over. Wriddhiman Saha scored 41 runs from Gujarat and remained unbeaten. At the same time, Shubman Gill was dismissed for 36 runs. Hardik Pandya scored 39 runs in 15 balls.
Earlier, on the basis of the spin magic of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed, Gujarat Titans bundled out Rajasthan Royals for 118 runs in 17.5 overs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match here on Friday. While Rashid took three wickets for 14 runs in four overs, Noor took two wickets for 25 runs in three overs. Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya and Josh Little took one wicket each. Captain Sanju Samson scored the maximum 30 runs in 20 balls with the help of three fours and a six for Rajasthan Royals. Looking for rhythm, Jos Buttler (8 runs in six balls) hit skipper Pandya for four in consecutive balls in the second over but was caught by Mohit Sharma on the next ball. Yashasvi Jaiswal (14 runs in 11 balls) hit sixes and fours against Mohammed Shami and Samson against Pandya. In the sixth over, Jaiswal was run out after being a victim of mistake.
Rajasthan’s score was 50 for two after the power play. Joshua Little, who came for bowling in the next over, showed the way to the pavilion by dodging Samson on his fast ball after eating two fours. After the dismissal of the captain, the Rajasthan team came under pressure. Rashid then removed Ravichandran Ashwin (two runs in six balls), Riyan Parag (four runs in six balls) and Shimron Hetmyer (seven runs in 13 balls) to break the back of Rajasthan’s batting. Meanwhile, Noor Ahmed trapped Dhruv Jurel (nine runs in eight balls) after bowling Devdutt Padikkal (12 runs in 12 balls). The team somehow completed hundred runs in the 15th over. Trent Boult (15 off 11 balls) gave Rajasthan fans a chance to cheer when he hit a six against Noor. However, he was bowled in the 17th over on a precise yorker by Menshimi. In the next over, Rajasthan’s innings got reduced due to the run out of Adam Zampa (seven runs in nine balls).
