Rashid Khan heroic guided victory for Gujarat Titans

The winning streak of the Rajasthan Royals finally came to an end. They tasted defeat against the Gujarat Titans by a margin of 3 wickets. Gujarat had to strive hard to chase down Rajasthan's target of 197 runs. It was Rashid Khan's batting heroics that ensured victory for Gujarat with a boundary off the last ball of the match.

The target for the opposition was 197 runs, and there was some pressure. However, Gujarat started their batting innings with ease. Skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan displayed remarkable batting performances. The team lost its first wicket at 64 runs, with Sudarshan departing after scoring 35 runs.

Mathew Wade and the debutant Manohar Phirki returned with single-digit scores. Gill partnered with Shankar, contributing 100 runs to the team's total. Gill's innings ended at 16 runs, followed shortly by his departure. At that point, the team was at 133 runs with a loss of 5 wickets, in the 16th over.

Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan were needed to play cautiously for the team. However, Shahrukh Khan departed after scoring 14 runs individually. Rashid Khan and Tewatia took charge to finish the match this time. Gujarat was concerned about the slow over rate.

Their concerns turned into reality as they faced a penalty in the last over. They couldn't take advantage of having more than 4 fielders outside the circle. Abhishek Khan started the over, and Gujarat needed 15 runs to win. Rashid hit 3 boundaries in the over, taking advantage of fewer fielders outside the circle. Tewatia got out on the fifth ball of the over.

However, Rashid managed to hit 2 crucial boundary shots on the last ball. He remained unbeaten with 24 runs off 11 balls at the end of the innings. Tewatia played an innings of 22 runs off 11 balls.

Kuldip Sen took 3 wickets alone for Rajasthan.

Before this, in the home ground of Rajasthan, Jaipur, they lost the toss and opted to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal showed promise today. However, after playing a risky shot innings of 24 runs off 19 balls, he returned.

Hasnijas Batler took the bat. On the other hand, once again Ryan Parag proved his ability. Sanju Samson and Ryan Parag have taken charge of the team's innings together. Parag scored 76 runs off 48 balls, including 3 fours and 5 sixes.

Samson stayed till the end as a crisis. Later, he left the field undefeated with the captain Shimmeron Hetmyer. Samson played an innings of 68 runs off 38 balls, including 7 boundaries and 2 sixes. Hetmyer remained unbeaten with 13 runs off 5 balls.