Gujarat Titans held their nerve and secure a last ball thriller against RR 🥶

GT won the toss and decided to bowl first. Rain also affected the RR vs. GT 2024 IPL match at Sawai Stadium.

Firstly, it delayed the toss, and then it reappeared after the 10th over of the second innings. When rain delayed the Gujarat Titans' game against the Rajasthan Royals, they were chasing a goal of 197 runs. Ground staff raced in to cover the grounds.

With a scorching 130-run partnership between Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson, RR gave a chase of 196/3. With a fantastic 76 off 48, Parag scored the most runs for RR, while captain Samson contributed a vital unbroken 68 in 38 balls. GT's Vijay Shankar, however, took a brilliant catch at the boundary to dismiss Parag for 76 runs off Mohit Sharma's delivery.

Speaking of Gujarat Titans batting, skipper Shubman Gill completed 3,000 runs in the IPL match. During the run-chase of 197 runs, Gill scored 72 in 44 balls, with six fours and two sixes. In 97 IPL matches and 94 innings, Gill scored 3,045 runs at an average of 39.04 and a strike rate of over 135. Kuldeep Sen from RR took three wickets - Sai Sudarshan, Mathew Wade, Abhinav Manohar.

Coming back to the GT game, apart from Shubman Gill, the brilliant finishing by Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan helped GT secure a thrilling three-wicket win over RR.

This is the first time the unbeaten RR lost the match this ongoing IPL season.

Though the team lost its match, they are still at the top of the points table with 8 points and have a net run rate of 0.871. After yesterday's match, the GT has now jumped from the seventh position to the sixth. The GT has so far won 3 matches out of the six matches played so far. They now have 6 points and a net run rate of -0.637.