Shubman Gill won the 24th match of IPL in Jaipur. Rajasthan scored big runs thanks to Ryan Parag and Sanju Samson. But they had to lose even after picking up 196 runs.
Rajasthan Royals lost by 3 wickets. Sanju Samson lost for the first time in this year's IPL. Gujarat Titans won the match with the last ball of Rashid Khan on Wednesday. Rajasthan scored 196 runs batting first under the influence of Ryan Parag and Sanju Samson. But even after picking up that run, they had to lose. Desperate fight of Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan behind the scenes.
It rained in Jaipur on Wednesday. Because of that the game started 10 minutes late. It rained even when Gujarat batted. As a result, some time is lost between matches. Gujarat captain Shubman won the toss and sent Rajasthan to bat. Sanju got the opportunity to bat first. The two openers Yashaswi Jaiswal (24) and Jos Buttler (8), however, could not score too many runs. Rajasthan lost 2 wickets out of 42 runs. From there, Parag (76) and Sanju (68) made a partnership of 130 runs.
At the end of 15 overs, Rajasthan were 134 runs. Sanju showed where you can reach when you have a wickets in hand. Rajasthan scored 62 runs in the last 5 overs. Besides Parag and Sanju, Shimron HETMYER is also behind it. He entered the field with 8 balls left. Scored 13 runs off 5 balls and made the team score 190+ runs.
Parag scored 76 runs off 48 balls. His innings had five sixes and three fours. Parag has been in form since the beginning of this IPL. Scored 43 runs against Lucknow Super Giants. He was unbeaten on 84 against Delhi Capitals in the second match. Parag scored 54 runs against Mumbai. He was also undefeated in that match. Only 4 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Assam's batsman scored another fifty on this day.
Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill started well for Gujarat. They made a pair of 64 runs. Sudarshan was dismissed for 35 but Shubman was trying to survive till the end. But with Mathew Wade (4) and Abhinav Manohar (1) not getting runs, pressure increased on Gujarat. Shubman was fighting alone. He scored 72 runs off 44 balls. But while playing a big shot, Shubman got stumped by Yuzvendra Chahal's ball.
Kuldeep Sen started the wicket-taking for Gujarat. He also dismissed Wade and Abhinav after taking Sudarshan's wicket. Shubman's wicket was taken by Yuzvendra Chahal. He also dismissed Vijay Shankar. Ashwin did not get a wicket but kept the runs at bay for a while. Later though he finished with 40 runs in 4 overs. Chahal took 2 wickets but gave 43 runs. Keshav Maharaj came down as an impact cricketer and gave only 16 runs in 2 overs. But Rajasthan suffered as Kuldeep and Abesh Khan conceded runs in the last three overs. Despite having a pacer like Trent Boult, Rajasthan did not use him in the death overs. This mistake has to be paid with the first loss of the IPL this time.
After Shubman got out, Gujarat fans almost gave up hope of a win. But Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan did not give up hope. They were finally trying. They made an important pair of 38 runs. Gujarat needed 40 runs to win when Rashid came out to bat. There were 15 balls in hand. Rashid remains unbeaten with 24 runs off 11 balls. The winning run also came from his bat. Credit must also be given to Tewatia. He was run out after scoring 22 runs off 11 balls. But Rashid won the team by hitting four in the last ball.
Winning runs form Rashid Khan
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