Absolutely no surprises! Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his outstanding knock of 101 runs in just 38 balls. He picks up the award and joins in for a chat. Vaibhav says he is very happy to have scored a century in his third innings and is pleased it came out after putting in the hard yards before the start of the tournament. Adds that he just looks at the ball and hits it and appreciates the way Yashasvi Jaiswal supports him at the other end.
Riyan Parag, the captain of Rajasthan Royals, starts by talking about Vaibhav and says that it was incredible and they had spent two months with him, but to witness it on a grand stage like this was unreal. Adds that they changed the strategy and tried to be aggressive in the middle overs as well with the bat, and it came off. Mentions that you can learn every day in the IPL and you need to implement those little things that you pick up. Reckons that this win will give them a huge boost of confidence but still have to take it one game at a time.
It’s time for the Presentation Ceremony …
12.5 – Short and on middle, Riyan Parag tucks it across. The bal just drops short of mid-wicket and the batter take a run.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, from Rajasthan Royals, is in for a chat too. He starts by applauding the knock from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and says this is the best inning he has seen. Adds that Vaibhav plays really good shots and works really hard in practice and has a great temperament to go on to do big things. Mentions that they had talks about somebody staying till the end to finish the game and take responsibility and he is happy to have done that in this game. Concludes that they are looking to give a hundred percent in every game and try to just enjoy it as it comes.
Shubman Gill, the GT skipper, says that the openers took the game away from them in the Powerplay. Adds that there were a couple of things that they could have done well in the second innings, and a couple of early dropped chances didn’t help their cause. On being subbed out, he says that he felt a bit of a back spasm and with another game on the horizon, he decided to take rest. Mentions that they take it game by game and hope to bounce back in Ahmedabad. On Vaibhav, Gill says that it was his day and he made full use of his hitting abilities
Earlier in the game, Gujarat Titans once again showcased the firepower at the top, with their top three firing on all cylinders to post a score beyond 200. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill laid a rock-solid foundation with a fluent 93-run stand, before Gill and Jos Buttler shifted gears in the middle overs to make sure the strong start was fully capitalised on. Gill eventually departed after a classy 84, but Buttler kept the momentum going, unleashing a late assault to bring up his half-century and steer GT to an imposing total of 209. As for Rajasthan Royals, it was far from their best outing. Their fielding was patchy, and the bowling lacked bite. Maheesh Theekshana was the lone bright spot with two wickets, but overall, the Royals’ bowling effort fell well short of the mark too.
For Gujarat Titans, it was a day to forget with the ball in hand. With skipper Shubman Gill subbed out due to a slight back spasm, Rashid Khan took over the reins in the second innings, but GT never really found their footing. A crucial moment came early when Jos Buttler dropped Yashasvi Jaiswal on just 2 runs – a costly miss that came back to haunt them in a big way. From there on, the Royals’ batters made GT pay heavily. Barring Rashid Khan, every Gujarat bowler was taken to the cleaners, and the Titans had no answers to the relentless assault. This heavy defeat also dents their net run rate, putting extra pressure on them heading into the business end of the tournament.
Vaibhav continued his assault without dropping intensity, racing to his maiden IPL century off just 35 balls, rewriting the record books once again as the youngest IPL centurion. While Yashasvi Jaiswal also reached a well-deserved half-century, Prasidh Krishna eventually dismissed the young sensation, but by then, the damage was well and truly done. Although Rashid Khan briefly raised hopes with another wicket, Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal ensured there were no further hiccups, steering Rajasthan Royals home with a clinical chase, finishing with 25 balls to spare.
Chasing a big total, Rajasthan Royals needed a blazing start and the young, dynamic duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi delivered in spectacular style. They tore into the Gujarat Titans’ attack during the Powerplay, peppering the boundaries and putting on a breathtaking show around the park. Vaibhav Suryavanshi notched up his maiden IPL fifty in just 17 balls, becoming the youngest player ever to score a half-century in the league’s history! The fireworks didn’t stop there as the pair racked up 87 runs in the Powerplay, laying the perfect foundation for the mammoth chase.
15.4 – Flatter delivery on off, punhced down to long off for a single.
210 to chase and Rajasthan Royals have absolutely made a mockery of it! Thanks to the young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and the star Yashasvi Jaiswal, RR have pulled off a stunning victory. They finally snap their five-match losing streak, winning this game by 8 wickets and keeping their playoff hopes very much alive. What a chase! What a game!
15.4 – Flatter delivery on off, punhced down to long off for a single.
15.5 – SIX! That’s one way to seal a win!
15.3 – FOUR! Nicely played! Marginally short and darted across off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back well and cuts it late down to deep third for a boundary.
15.2 – DROPPED! Mohammed Siraj has made a mess of that one! Length ball on middle, Riyan Parag stays leg side of the ball, picks it up and pulls it a mile up into the night sky towards deep mid-wicket. Siraj moves to his right but never settles under it and spills it. Two taken.
14.6 – FOUR! Connects and connects well this time! Looped full, on middle, Riyan Parag brings out the sweep and gets it past deep backward square leg to his left for a boundary. Rajasthan Royals need 11 more runs in 30 balls.
Batsman_1 : Riyan Parag 25(13)
Batsman_2 : Yashasvi Jaiswal 64(37)
Bowler : Sai Kishore 0/16(1)
Over : 15
Run : 16
Wicket : 0
Score : 199/2
RequiredRR : 2.20
CurrentRR : 13.27
EachBallRuns : 4,0,6,2,0,4,
14.5 – Full and sliding just outside off, Riyan Parag looks for a sweep shot but fails to connect.
14.4 – Slows it up, full and on middle, Riyan Parag makes room and slaps it to deep cover for a brace.
14.3 – SIX! SMOKED! Sai Kishore drops one short and gets punished. Over middle and off, Riyan Parag gets enough time to rock back and pull it over mid-wicket for a 93-meter six.
14.2 – Fires it in, full and on middle, Riyan Parag pushes it down the deck.
14.1 – FOUR! Greeted with a boundary! Tossed up, nice and full, around off, Riyan Parag has a go at it and gets an outside edge over backward point for four runs.
Strategic Break! Rajasthan Royals in cruise control at the moment and at one stage it looked like the game could be even over by the 14th-15th over. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has set the Sawai Mansingh Stadium alive but it is now up to Yashasvi Jaiswal to make sure his team gets over the line. We have seen RR fumble at the death in the last three games, but this one does seem in the bag. GT will be hoping to pick up a few more wickets as they look to end the game on a highe.
13.5 – Goes into the surface, on a back of a length, angling it across, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal slices it over covers off the upper half of the bat but manages to scamper three runs off it.
13.6 – Full, on off, Riyan Parag works it to long on for a single.
Batsman_1 : Riyan Parag 9(7)
Batsman_2 : Yashasvi Jaiswal 64(37)
Bowler : Prasidh Krishna 1/47(4)
Over : 14
Run : 9
Wicket : 0
Score : 183/2
RequiredRR : 4.50
CurrentRR : 13.07
EachBallRuns : 2,2,0,1,3,1,
13.2 – Hard length, on middle, Riyan Parag pulls it to deep mid-wicket for two more runs.
13.1 – Good length, around off, Riyan Parag cuts it to deep point for a couple of runs.
13.4 – Short of a length, on off again, Riyan Parag nudges it to long on for one.
13.3 – Back of a length, on off, Riyan Parag taps it back to the bowler.
RR skipper, Riyan Parag, is in next.
12.4 – Full, on off, Riyan Parag drives it wide of long off for a couple of runs to get going.
12.6 – Floated full, on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a big stride to block but gets beaten onto the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW from Jos Buttler, but the umpire turns it down. Just 4 runs and a wicket off this over. Rashid Khan finishes with 4-0-24-1.
Batsman_1 : Yashasvi Jaiswal 61(36)
Batsman_2 : Riyan Parag 3(2)
Bowler : Rashid Khan 1/24(4)
Over : 13
Run : 4
Wicket : 1
Score : 174/2
RequiredRR : 5.14
CurrentRR : 13.38
EachBallRuns : 0,1,0(W),2,1,0,
12.5 – Short and on middle, Riyan Parag tucks it across. The bal just drops short of mid-wicket and the batter take a run.
11.6 – FOUR! Well, that’s the intent tonight from RR! A bit too full and around off, Nitish Rana opens the bact face and steers it square on the off side for a cracking boundary to get off the blocks.
Batsman_1 : Nitish Rana 4(1)
Batsman_2 : Yashasvi Jaiswal 60(33)
Bowler : Prasidh Krishna 1/38(3)
Over : 12
Run : 15
Wicket : 1
Score : 170/1
RequiredRR : 5
CurrentRR : 14.17
EachBallRuns : 4,6,1,0,0(W),4,
12.3 – OUT! LBW! An appeal for Leg before and the umpire raises his finger. Nitish Rana sends it upstairs straightaway. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Nitish Rana looks to reverse sweep and misses onto the front pad.
12.2 – Full, on middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it to fine leg for a single.
