गुजरात vs राजस्थान, मैच 9, नरेंद्र मोदी स्टेडियम, अहमदाबाद, 04 April 2026 - कमेंट्री

WIDE! Full and well wide of the off stump line. Rabada swings and misses. 10 needed off 6 now.

Hard length outside off, hit away through covers for just a single.

On the money is Tushar Deshpande. A corker of a yorker, just outside off, Rashid Khan manages to open the bat face and squeeze it down to deep third for a single.

Just one more. Another yorker, angled across off, Kagiso Rabada toe-ends it back down the pitch. Tushar does well to dive to his right in his follow-through and get a hand on it. Only another single. 7 needed off 3 balls.

Trying to be a bit too cute. Full-pitched delivery, wide outside off, Khan walks across and tries to lap it over fine leg but ends up nutmegging himself.

OUT! CAUGHT! A fine catch under pressure from Jofra Archer and you can see the delight on the RR's skipper's face. Riyan Parag is absolutely pumped. Tushar Deshpande goes full and wide. Rashid Khan extends his arms and reaches for it, forcing the lofted shot wide of deep backward point. Rashid just doesn't get enough power on it but Archer covers plenty of ground to his right and slides across to cling onto the ball with both hands. A 6 to send up into a Super Over as RR now need 7 runs off one ball.

That's it, it's all over. Tushar Deshpande has done it, Rajasthan Royals win by 6 runs. Tushar Deshpande runs away in celebration and what a last couple of overs these have been from him and Jofra Archer. A total of 8 runs conceded in the last 2 overs. Coming to the delivery, this is bowled full and straight, ends up being a low full toss, actually. Ashok Sharma gets low and has a swipe across the line but only manages an inside edge onto the pads.

Pitched fuller and around off, at 144.1 kph. Khan takes a couple of steps ahead to swing across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls into the off side, and they pick up a single.

Short ball, right into the body. Rabada tries to back away and get it away with a pull but misses out.

Back of a length, angled into the batter again. No room for Rabada to work with and he snatches the pull shot towards deep square leg for one. 13 needed off 9 now.

NOT OUT! Rashid Khan knew it straightaway and wasn't fazed at all with the review. Jofra Archer goes full and quick, aiming the ball at the stumps. Khan looks to stay back and play a whip over the leg side but misses. The ball thuds into the pads and rolls to short fine leg for a single. Archer's appeal for LBW is turned down but he seems certain that this is Out. Riyan Parag sends it upstairs but UltraEdge quickly confirms the presence of the inside edge, and the on-field decision stands.

Good length, attacking the stumps, KG only manages to hit it back to the bowler. Archer makes a half stop but it remains a dot ball.

Gets away with it, does Archer but what a fine over otherwise from him, just 4 runs off it. A high and wide full toss, Kagiso Rabada reaches out to carve it away but misses. The keeper fumbles and the batters pinch a bye. There's also a review for a possible no-ball. The third umpire checks the replays and finds that it is below the waist-height and it stays a legal ball.

FOUR! Oh, this is impressive from the GT lower order. Sharma sees Rashid advancing and spears in a full ball outside off. Rashid adjusts well, halts his charge and squeezes it past short third for a boundary.

Good length in the channel, pushed away past point for a single by Khan.

SIX! Kagiso Rabada is playing a blinder right now. Slower ball from around the wicket, but right in the slot around off. KG backs away, frees those arms and whacks it straight down the ground for a huge six. 19 needed off 15 balls.

A wide full toss, Rabada backs away a bit and reaches for it, hitting it towards cover for a single.

Very full, lands it around leg stump, Rashid jams it down through the backward square leg region. Seems to be an easy brace but Ravindra Jadeja fires in another great throw towards the keeper, and Rashid has to hustle to safety.

Gets the yorker in this time, does Sandeep Sharma. Just outside off, squeezed away square on the off side for a run. 15 needed off the last 2 overs.

Flatter delivery on off, Rabada hops back in the crease and wrists it in front of mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! This chase is still very much alive. Fired in again by Bishnoi, a tad short and wide, though. Rashid Khan backs away and cuts it behind point for a boundary. 35 needed off 22 balls.

Fuller one, just outside off, Khan leans on and blocks it into the off side, pinching a quick single in the process as well.

A slip in place for the left-hander and Bishnoi immediately goes past the outside edge. The googly, quicker and darting away from off stump. Kagiso Rabada looks to play a late dab but is beaten.

Flatter again, around off, pushed away towards cover.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Slightly flighted, fuller as well and on middle and off. Kagiso Rabada leans ahead and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Ravi Bishnoi ends with figures of 4-0-41-4.

Full-pitched delivery, on off, Rashid Khan hangs deep in the crease and hammers it to deep cover for a single.

Good hustle from the batters. A yorker on middle stump, at 141.8 kph. Rabada gets his front pad out of the way and digs it in front of mid off for a quick single.

Full toss on middle, darting back in, Rashid stays low and plays it with an open bat face past point for one more.

SIX! Oh, that's a clean strike from KG! Hard length, around the top of off, Kagiso Rabada backs away nice and early and gets a hold of the lofted shot, lifting it over long off for a biggie.

Full toss on off, hit down to mid off for just a single. 40 needed off 25, very much gettable but GT have just 3 wickets in hand.

Oh, Rashid tries something really cheeky here. Hard-length delivery on middle, Rashid stays a bit low and compact and tries to play a no-look whip shot but gets it high on the bat. A bit more bounce and Rashid could have been hit on the grill of the helmet, risky choice of shot.

FOUR! Races away. The one that makes the bowler scratch his head as there was nothing wrong with the ball. A quick googly, on middle and off, full in length. Tewatia tries to flick it against the spin, but gets a thick leading edge and the ball shoots past the vacant first slip for a boundary.

 SIX! Innovative and mighty effective! Pulls the length slightly back, does Bishnoi. Keeps it on the off-stump line. Rahul Tewatia switches his stance and nails the reverse sweep flatly behind deep backward point for a six.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Bishnoi responds strongly with a 4-for and lets out a huge roar. Dishes out a googly outside off, and the over-spin does the trick. Tewatia shapes to cut it behind point but the ball grips and bounces a bit, and kisses the top edge before going into Jurel's gloves. A sharp take by the keeper. Gujarat Titans are 155/6, needing 56 from 33 balls.

 FOUR! Oh, almost a five-for for Bishnoi. How has that missed the stumps? Quicker googly on a hard length outside off, spins back in and skids through. Rashid stays back and tries to cut at it but gets a faint inside edge. It goes just above the leg stump, and beats Jurel to his left to race behind to the fence.

OUT! SHAHRUKH KHAN IS RUN OUT! It is going downhill for the Titans ever so rapidly now. Full and tossed up outside off, Rashid drills it to sweeper cover. Jadeja moves to his right from deep cover point, stops it cleanly and fires in a flat, quick throw at the striker's end. Shahrukh is called for the third but is caught struggling to get home at the striker's end. Perhaps they did not notice it was Jadeja out there. You simply do not take on that arm. The keeper collects a fairly rocket throw by Jadeja and whips the bails off with Shahrukh out of his crease.

Beauty! Fuller googly, starts on middle and spins away outside off. Rabada defends from the crease but hangs his bat inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. 

 OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! This is like a hammer blow on the Titans as they lose the set Buttler. 100th T20 wicket for Nandre Burger. Short and angled in outside off, and it hurries onto Buttler quicker than he expects. Gets big on him too, the angle from around the wicket making it awkward to put away cleanly. Buttler commits to the pull but cannot keep it under control, as the ball goes off the top edge towards deep fine leg and Sandeep dives forward to scoop the ball. 107/1 becomes 133/5 now and things are looking ominous for the hosts as they still need 78 from 41 balls.

Good length ball angled in at off and middle. This is clipped towards square leg for a single.

Shorter ball outside off, slower too, dabbed down to extra cover for a single.

SIX! Wow, what a sound off the bat. Banged in short and around off, just not short enough. Shahrukh Khan swivels back and pummels the pull shot in front of square leg for a biggie.

Full and with pace taken off, around off. Khan pushes it to the mid off region.

 FOUR! Neatly done! A well-directed short ball coming in and around the bodyline. Shahrukh Khan deals with it by arching back. Uses the pace and ramps it over the keeper for a boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! Bishnoi gets his second and Deep Dasgupta on air mentions that he completes 200 T20 wickets and is the youngest Indian to do so. A flat googly on off, on a length, sliding into the batter. Phillips backs away to muscle it downtown but cannot free his arms as he is cramped for room. Hence, he does not get enough power on the shot to clear the ropes. Chips it tamely towards long on and Archer comes charging in off the boundary, dives forward and takes a fine catch. Gujarat Titans are 127/3, needing 84 off 47 balls.

 FOUR! A good way to get off the mark! Full ball outside the off stump. Sundar lunges forward and then lofts it aerially over the bowler's head for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! The slide continues for the Titans. Full in length and on the pads, there to be hit and Sundar's eyes light up to go for another big one. He tries to get under it and launch over deep mid-wicket, but the room just is not there. Plinks straight to deep mid-wicket instead. A simple catching practice for Ravindra Jadeja stationed in the deep. 107/1 becomes 131/4 for the Titans in the chase of 211 runs.

A shade fuller and around off, Tewatia eases it to the point region.

Short outside off, slapped behind point for a single.

An in-angler onto the pads, on a good length, Buttler nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

A fractionally full ball and this is bunted off the front foot towards point for a single.

 FOUR! Helped behind! Full outside off, Buttler moves across the stumps and ramps it nonchalantly over the keeper for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off, Jos Buttler punches it on the rise behind backward point for a single.

Slow into the pitch, outside off. Phillips rises with the bounce and cuts it behind square on the off side for a run.

 FOUR! That's top shot, in total control. Touch fuller in length, around the fourth stump. Jos Buttler hits it through the line by pressing forward and lofts it over the extra cover fielder for a boundary. Geez, that has blazed away to the ropes in the blink of an eye.

 FOUR! Dismissed out of his presence! A genuine half-tracker outside off. Jos Buttler stands tall and hammers it with a pull shot, between long on and deep mid-wicket for a cracking four.

Starts off with a short ball, on leg. Buttler hangs deep and heaves it over mid on for a single.

A flat googly, short around off, at 91.1 kph. Sai rocks back and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Oh dear! That's a cardinal sin from a spinner. It is not for overstepping, but cutting the return crease. Free Hit coming up.

Oh, Buttler gets away with it! Darts one on a good length, outside off. Buttler shimmies down the track and tries to slap it through cover, but gets a bottom edge past the keeper for a single.

Another googly, on a shortish length. A defensive push from Sudharsan to the off side.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Bishnoi strikes in his first over and gets the big fish. GT are 107/1, chasing 211. Not the best of balls Bishnoi has bowled, but he won't mind getting a wicket. A drag-downer, googly on middle and leg, there to be hit, and Sudharsan knew it. Shapes up for the big swing over deep square leg but could not keep it down, skewing it off the top edge straight to Deshpande at deep backward square leg instead.

Dishes out a googly, short on off. Phillips rocks back and knocks it down to long on for a single.

 FOUR! Played with finesse! Outside off, on a length, Jos Buttler is quick to pivot on the back foot and cuts it late through backward point for a boundary.

Back of a length, around leg, Buttler misses the clip and the ball goes off his hips to backward square leg. They pick up a leg bye.

Good hustle from the RR skipper. Slower one, back of a length and outside off. Sudharsan toe-ends the slap and gets it wide of mid off. Riyan Parag scampers to his right and dives in to keep it down to a single.

FOUR! Wow, glorious timing from Buttler. Fuller one around off, Jos Buttler stays back a bit but gets his hands out in front and with a fairly gentle push, he gets it through extra cover for a boundary.

Hard length outside off, played away with an angled bat towards point.

Slower one into the pitch and outside off, Jos Buttler rises up and manages to pull it down through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Sudharsan seems to have an answer to every single delivery right now. Another slower bumper, over middle, and around shoulder height. Sai Sudharsan watches it well, bends back and ramps it nicely over the keeper's head for another boundary.

Quick and flat, on off, stabbed into the leg side for a single.

Jadeja gives this one a bit more air, bowling it full on off. Jos Buttler eases it down to long off and gets off the mark with a single.

FOUR! Put away with ease. Short and wide outside off, Sudharsan rocks back and cuts it hard through the point region for a boundary.

Fired in towards the stumps, Sudharsan slogs it down the ground. The fielder at long on does well to move quickly and cuts it off to his right, keeping it down to two runs.

SIX! That is a COLOSSAL HIT! Full and around off, there to be hit. Sai Sudharsan goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it handsomely over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Quicker delivery around off, Sudharsan backs away and cuts it late, straight to short third. 119 more needed off 66 balls.

FOUR! Just like Jadeja, Parag is also welcomed into the attack with a boundary by Sai Sudharsan. Loopy delivery, too full and outside off. Sudharsan has all the time in the world to lean on and drill it wide of long off for a boundary.

A bit more round-arm, fired in at the stumps, Sudharsan blocks it off.

Floated up on leg, sliding down the leg side, Sudharsan sits down to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

SIX! A 13th IPL FIFTY for Sai Sudharsan and he's turning out to be the mainstay of GT's batting. And in Gill's absence, he has stepped up very responsibly here. Full toss on off, Sudharsan gets under the flight of the ball and swats it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Dragged length, slower and angled into the batter. Sudharsan taps it down through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A bit of magic on the boundary ropes from Shimron Hetmyer hands the Royals their first wicket. Riyan Parag flights it up and bowls it just across the right-hander. Kumar Kushagra goes on one knee and looks to smoke it over cow corner but ends up lifting it straighter towards long on. The ball seems to be just sailing over but Hetmyer settles himself just inside the ropes, takes it over his head and manages to flick it back up before he goes over the ropes. He casually walks back in to pouch it safely and the replays confirm it is a clean catch. End of a 78-run opening stand for GT.

FOUR! Oh, deft touch from Sudharsan. Flatter delivery, slightly short and outside off. Sai waits back, gets low and just angles it away down to deep third for a boundary.

Aimed at the stumps, tucked away into the big gap at mid-wicket for a couple of runs more.

Bowled well short and over middle, Sudharsan rocks back and pulls it down to wide deep mid-wicket for two more runs.

Short again, but fired in around off at 100.5 kph. Sudharsan swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nagging length around off, holds in the deck a touch, Kushagra chips the drive through mid off for one more.

Length ball on off, Sai presses back and nudges it down in front of mid-wicket for another single. 11 off the over.

A gift from Sharma but Sai Sudharsan fails to accept. A wide full toss, waist height and Sai slaps it towards point. The fielder there fails to stop cleanly and the ball heads behind. The cover-point fielder tracks it down and they get a couple.

FOUR! Now, that is a shot! Fuller in length, on the stumps, Sudharsan clips it away and times it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. The 50 is up for Gujarat Titans as well.

Sharma drags the length back, bowling it straighter, Sai nudges it across and gets it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Kumar Kushagra chances his arm now and picks up a boundary. Slower one, short of a good length and around off. Kushagra shimmies down the track and lofts it back over the bowler's head. The fielder at long on, moves to his left and puts in a slide but the ball evades him.

A bumper now, around off, doesn't rise as much. Kumar bends his back to play the ramp but misses out.

Misses out again, does Kushagra. A leg-stump half volley but Kushagra misses the flick and wears it on the pads. The Titans end the Powerplay at 56/0.

 FOUR! That has just flown in a flash! A full toss, seam up, outside off. Sai Sudharsan guides it on the bounce and over the leaping Nandre Burger at short third for a boundary.

Play and a miss! Across the left-hander, on a length, Sai Sudharsan looks to slash it off the back foot, but misses to connect.

Pitched outside leg, on a good length. Sai Sudharsan tries the pull shot, but it skids low and goes below his bat. Lobs off the thigh pad and rolls past the leg stump.

Nails the yorker in perfectly, does Deshpande, outside off. Sai attempts to carve it past cover, but gets a bit late to bring his bat down and is beaten.

Good deception! At just 118.4 kph, Tushar bowls a slower one, on a length, outside off. Sudharsan is early into his shot and gets beaten while trying to pull.

A low full toss fired onto the pads, Sudharsan flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Begins with a slower delivery, does Sandeep. On a length, on middle. Kumar Kushagra heaves it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 FOUR! Sheer delicacy! On the back of a length, at the pads. Kumar Kushagra lets the ball come, uses his wrists, and glances it to the left of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Full and on middle, Kushagra plays with a straight bat and drives it to long on for a single.

From around the stump, this is pushed fuller on off. Sai Sudharsan stabs it to the cover-point fielder.

Takes pace off, on a good length, at 114.3 kph. Sudharsan punches it off the back foot to the leg side.

Very full, on middle, angling in. Sai Sudharsan drills it past the non-striker, for a single towards long on.

Fires one on off, full in length. Sai stabs it to the mid on region. Looks to pinch a single, but there is none on offer.

Hits the hard length, on top of middle and leg. Sai Sudharsan tucks it in front of mid on for a quick run.

 FOUR! Class written all over it! Overpitched by Archer, outside off. Kumar Kushagra takes a big stride out and cracks the cover drive between short cover and mid off for a cracking four.

Full again, straighter line, around off, Kumar drives it crisply, but finds the man at mid off.

In-between length, just outside off. Kushagra uses the pace, gets on the back foot and runs it behind to deep third for a single.

 FOUR! Quick hands! Short of a good length, angling across the left-hander. Sai Sudharsan is quick enough to get into a good position. He hops a bit and executes the square cut over backward point to perfection for a boundary. He was onto it in a flash.

First run for the GT debutant. Back of a length, on off, Kumar Kushagra punches it off the back foot, and gets a quick single in front of mid off.

WIDE! Far, far outside off, and it moves late beyond the guideline, outside off. Sai leaves.

 FOUR! Off the edge! Nips away off the seam slightly, on a good length, on off. Sai Sudharsan hops on the toes to deal with it. Gets a thick outside edge instead which flies flatly to the left of the first slip fielder for a boundary.

Hard length, around off, Sudharsan with a crisp back foot punch to cover.

Slightly fuller, outside off, Sai Sudharsan plays it late and steers it to deep backward point for a single.

Back of a length, on off, at 146 kph. Kumar Kushagra presses in front and blocks it back to the bowler.

Much fuller than the previous ball, on the off stump line. Kumar Kushagra defends it solidly off the front foot.

 FIVE WIDES! Sloppy start from Archer. Down leg, on a fuller length. Sai Sudharsan misses the flick, and the ball just keeps curving away from the keeper, Dhruv Jurel who dives to his right, and races to the deep fine leg fence.

Much better! Fullish and around off, Sai gets a good stride across and keeps it out to cover.

 SIX! Excellent adjustment at the last moment! Bangs it short and on top of off. Sai Sudharsan arches back, uses the pace and ramps it just over the deep third fielder for a six.

Aims the sticks, on a fuller length, Sai Sudharsan plays off the back foot and dabs it to the off side.

Full and straight on off, Sai drives off the front foot to mid off.

 BEATEN! Slams the deck hard with a good bit of lift around off, on a shorter length. Sai goes fishing at it, trying to cut it square on the off side but the ball zips above his angled bat.

 FOUR! Majestic! Very full by Jofra, around the fourth-fifth stump, trying to curve the ball back in, but it holds the line. Sai Sudharsan leans on and nails the cover drive into the gap for four more. 15 off the first over.