The 24th league match of IPL 2024 tournament saw an engaging clash between Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans. In yesterday’s RR vs GT match, Gujarat managed a nail biting victory over Rajasthan by three wickets. The match took place on Wednesday evening, at the Sawai Mansingh cricket Stadium in Jaipur.
The match began with GT captain Shubman Gill winning the toss and opting to bowl first. Rains had a significant impact on yesterday’s match with schedules getting delayed. However, after the first innings of the match, Rajasthan Royals sat with 196 runs on three wickets. A noteworthy partnership of 130 runs was seen between Riyan Parag and RR captain Sanju Samson.
Coming to the second innings, captain Gill secured 72 runs of 44 balls, including six fours and two sixes. It is noteworthy mentioning that Shubman Gill completed 3000 runs in IPL matches.
Rashid Khan’s quick-fire of 24 runs after skipper Gill helped Gujarat Titans win the match by three wickets in a last-over thriller.
Yesterday’s match marked the first defeat for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2024 tournament. After the RR vs GT match, Rajasthan remains on top of the points table with +0.871 NRR. Meanwhile, Gujarat sits at the sixth position with -0.637 NRR.
Gujarat Titans squad
Playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade(wk), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma
Substitutes: Sharath BR, Shahrukh Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Manav Suthar
Rajasthan Royals squad
Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(wk/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Substitutes: Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Shubham Dubey, Keshav Maharaj, Navdeep Saini
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