Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 9th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryGT vs RR, 9th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

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Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Excellent catch under pressure from Archer. Deshpande is pumped. Look at him celebrate. Even Parag is pumped and doing a intense fist pump. This is a length delivery as Deshpande misses his yorker, in the slot to be put away and Rashid throws everything behind the big shot, slices it wide of sweeper cover. Archer runs to his right, slides and hangs on with both hands. Rashid Khan c Jofra Archer b Tushar Deshpande 24(16) [4s-3]

Sandeep Sharma to Kagiso Rabada, SIX, Rabada is playing a blinder. Gujarat Titans need just 19 now. Slower ball outside off, but plenty of width and in the slot, Rabada bends his back leg and smokes it straight down the ground. That landed right in front of the sightscreen

Sandeep Sharma to Rashid Khan, FOUR, lovely shot! This is not a bad delivery but Rashid has played it exceptionally well. Yorker around off, Rashid takes a step out and bends low, opens the bat face and squeezes it behind square on the off-side, bisecting backward point and short third

Ravi Bishnoi to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR, another 10-run over. They are keeping up with the asking rate. This is a fabulous shot. With minimal risk they manage to score two fours. This is a flighted delivery, but overpitched and Rabada goes down the ground, nice clean swing of the bat and the ball almost carries the distance. Bishnoi has finished an impressive spell. His figures read - 4-0-41-4

Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, FOUR, shot! Short and outside off, it was the leg-break and Rashid didn't try to overhit the cut, he opens the bat face and almost directs it behind square on the off-side. No chance for the sweeper..

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, SIX, well, well! Who said Rabada can't bat in this format? Back of a length delivery around off, Rabada makes room and gives himself the space to free his hands, lofts through the line and sends it sailing over long-off

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Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, out Shahrukh Khan Run Out!! 2 runs completed. There you go.. Another one walks back to the dugout. Needless! Floated up outside off, overpitched and Rashid drives it in front of square. Long chase for the sweeper and Jadeja gets there, stops the ball and goes over the rope before coming back and sending in a bullet throw to the striker's end. Jurel does the rest and Shahrukh is well short of the crease. It seemed to be Rashid's call for the third and Shahrukh responded, it was risky and they are made to pay. Shahrukh Khan run out (Ravindra Jadeja/Dhruv Jurel) 11(4) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, SIX, whoa! He nailed this off the middle. No prodding or nudging from Tewatia. He reverses his stance, sits down and nails the reverse sweep all the way over deep backward point

Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR, edged and four! Googly and the ball spins away, Tewatia did not seem to pick it, closed the bat face looking to work it into the leg-side, the outside-edge flies through the vacant slip region

Nandre Burger to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, neatly done! Shahrukh getting the home crowd going again. Another short ball from Burger, angling in and Shahrukh thought about the pull, but adjusted to ramp it over Jurel. He arched back and got the elevation to clear the keeper

Nandre Burger to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, dismissive! Short of length delivery, sits up nicely outside off and Shahrukh muscles the pull towards deep mid-wicket. He middled it and the ball sailed over the rope comfortably

Nandre Burger to Jos Buttler, out Caught by Sandeep Sharma!! Wickets tumbling now. Gujarat Titans have gone from 127/2 to 133/5. They have lost 3 wickets for 6 runs. The dangerous Buttler is gone and Rajasthan Royals have gained the upper hand in this contest. Burger comes from round the wicket, bangs it halfway down the wicket, rushes Buttler on the pull shot and the top-edge flies to fine leg, Sandeep bends down and takes it low to the ground. Buttler was looking in ominous form but he departs, leaving the Titans in a spot of bother. Jos Buttler c Sandeep Sharma b Nandre Burger 26(14) [4s-5]

Ravi Bishnoi to Washington Sundar, out Caught by Ravindra Jadeja!! Third wicket for Bishnoi. Four and out for Sundar. The move to hold Bishnoi back is paying off - he is causing a massive dent in Gujarat Titans' line-up. Googly around leg, Sundar thinks this is in the slot as well, bends low and whips it to deep mid-wicket, straight to Jadeja and he ain't dropping that. Washington Sundar c Ravindra Jadeja b Ravi Bishnoi 4(2) [4s-1]

Ravi Bishnoi to Washington Sundar, FOUR, Sundar is off the mark with a boundary. Bishnoi overcooks the flighted delivery, feeds it right in the slot and Sundar does not miss out, lofts it straight back over Bishnoi and picks up the four

Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Second wicket for Bishnoi. "200 T20 wickets for him - youngest Indian to reach the mark," informs Deep Dasgupta on air. This was the googly and not quite short for Phillips to play the pull, he does not get under the shot and miscues it to long-on. Archer comes in and bends low to take it inches from the ground. That's a good catch. Rajasthan Royals keep striking at regular intervals. Glenn Phillips c Jofra Archer b Ravi Bishnoi 3(4)

Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, FOUR, Buttler is on the charge. He's showing his range. Short and banged into the wicket, sits up nicely outside off, Buttler transfers his weight back and nails the pull in front of square. No need to run for that..

Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, FOUR, stand and deliver. Length delivery with ample width on offer, Buttler maintains a solid base and extends his arms to tonk it over extra cover. Mid-off was inside the ring and Buttler just hit this through the line

Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, FOUR, this is Buttler at his best. He shuffles across his stumps, waits for the 139.2ks good length ball to angle in and laps it fine to the left of Jurel. The ball almost travels the distance..

Ravi Bishnoi to Jos Buttler, FOUR, Buttler ends the over with a boundary. Bishnoi is not changing his length. This was a leg-break which was short and wide, Buttler didn't overhit the cut - waited for the ball to come and just directed it square on the off-side. No chance for the sweeper to get around and stop

Ravi Bishnoi to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Tushar Deshpande!! Bishnoi strikes in his first over! He was held back but does not take long to pick his first wicket. It is a big one as the well-set Sudharsan walks back. Googly once again, short and spinning away, Sudharsan rocks back to play the pull but the away spin induces the top-edge, the ball goes straight up and Deshpande comes in from long leg, takes it with both hands. He suggests that he lost it for a while behind the lights, but still managed to hang on. An excellent knock comes to an end. Sai Sudharsan c Tushar Deshpande b Ravi Bishnoi 73(44) [4s-9 6s-3]

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Nandre Burger to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, cheeky! Short ball at the head but he doesn't bother about it. Moves out of the way and guides it straight over Dhruv Jurel to leave no chance for him and any fielder. 11-run over keeps GT well within touch of that asking rate

Nandre Burger to Jos Buttler, FOUR, touch! Was just a touch! Caressed that ball with so much love wide of mid-off. Back and across slightly, let this length ball come and gave the full face of the bat to get it wide of the fielder to collect his first boundary

Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, slog sweep! Full and turning back in, Sai gets down on one knee and muscles it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket

Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, short and outside off stump, Sai rocks back and cuts past point. Races away to the fence

Riyan Parag to Kumar Kushagra, out Caught by Shimron Hetmyer!! That's great catching and boundary awareness from Hety. Was so cool. KK got under this flighted delivery and lofted it high towards long-on. Seemed like a six but Hety, despite being so close to the ropes, stayed calm. Took the catch, released the ball before going over the ropes, came back in to complete the catch again. KK gutted as he looks at the replay. Decent outing for him but he walks back disappointed. Kumar Kushagra c Shimron Hetmyer b Riyan Parag 18(14) [4s-3]

Riyan Parag to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, full toss and belted over mid-wicket. Gill or no Gill, nothing deters Sai. You can't shake his focus. Never felt the pressure of a senior batter's absence and even took pressure of the youngster as well. Every time this guy plays here he literally betters his venue average. This is Sai's 7th T20 fifty in Ahmedabad and his 13th IPL fifty overall. Great applause from the crowd and his teammates

Riyan Parag to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, Sai welcomes the skipper with a crunchy cover drive! Too full and right in the slot, waits and nails it hard through wide long-off and the fielder in the deep had no chance

Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, deft touch! Flatter delivery outside off stump, Sai lets the ball come and guides it past DJ and gets an easy boundary

Sandeep Sharma to Kumar Kushagra, FOUR, uppish and safe! They had a man pretty straight at long-on but KK managed to get it straight enough to beat the dive. Slower delivery into the wicket, KK steps out and lofts straight

Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, RR have already switched to death bowling. They are trying yorkers and this time Sandeep Sharma bowls a low full toss. Sai easily flicks through mid-wicket and gets four more. Fifty-run stand for GT despite Gill not being available

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Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, straightaway goes for the wide yorker and you can't really blame this on the bowler. Sai dug this out into the pitch and got it to bounce. Burger reacted late and let this go right through his fingers. He seems to have hurt the fingertips with that. Grimaces in pain

Sandeep Sharma to Kumar Kushagra, FOUR, neatly glanced! Fine leg up and he bowled down the leg-side. Thanks for that gift says KK and clips it behind square to collect an easy boundary

Jofra Archer to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, Sai gets under this short of length delivery and cuts it aerial over point. Timing so right and it raced past the infield and into the fence. Archer livid with himself

Jofra Archer to Kumar Kushagra, FOUR, shot! That will give him a lot of confidence. Full and outside off stump, KK leans forward and drives to the left of mid-off, who gave up pretty early

Nandre Burger to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, edged and flies past slip! Short of a length delivery angling away, ball nips away off the pitch, Sai closed the bat face early to play slightly leg-side. Got away with the thick edge

Jofra Archer to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, crunchy cover drive! Full and outside off stump, Sai leans forward and plays a good cover drive. Man at short cover dived to the right but couldn't stop the ball

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Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, Jadeja finishes with a boundary. Still a good over from Siraj - just 9 runs. He misses the yorker and dishes out a juicy full toss, Jadeja swings hard and though he didn't middle it, the placement was in front of square and splits the two fielders in the deep

Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Jurel, out Caught by Jos Buttler!! Soft dismissal! No appeal from Siraj or Buttler. But Jurel starts walking. They all knew he had hit that. Another slower ball bouncer, Jurel is almost off the ground while attempting the ramp, gets a feather and Buttler takes a simple catch over his head. A superb knock comes to an end. Dhruv Jurel c Jos Buttler b Mohammed Siraj 75(42) [4s-5 6s-5]

Prasidh Krishna to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, smoked! Prasidh misses his length - right in the slot and no half measures from Jurel, clean swing of the bat and gets plenty of height, also enough to clear the cow corner fence

Ashok Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, phew! That is some shot from Jurel. Not really a bad - back of a length around off, but Jurel brings the bottom hand into play and whips the heave into the leg-side. The pace of Ashok takes the ball over the rope

Kagiso Rabada to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, dropped! Siraj takes the catch but is backtracking, throws the ball up but not within the boundary rope, so the ball lands beyond. Fullish delivery, Jurel does not quite get under it and hence the miscue to long-on. Siraj takes it over his head and the power takes him back, he can do the rest perfectly and concedes a maximum

Kagiso Rabada to Donovan Ferreira, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! Rabada gets his follow South African. Rajasthan Royals just losing their way a bit. It is the hard length from Rabada - pounded into the three quarter area, gets it to climb on the batter, Ferreira heaves to the leg-side and gets it high on the bat, the ball skies towards deep mid-wicket. Phillips settles just inside the rope and takes it calmly. Donovan Ferreira c Glenn Phillips b Kagiso Rabada 1(3)

Ashok Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, out Caught by Mohammed Siraj!! Excellent catch from Siraj. That ball was travelling and Siraj does superbly to hang on. Ashok Sharma is pumped. The missed review has cost them 18 runs. Full pitcher around off, right in the slot for Hetmyer, and he goes flat and towards long-on. Siraj moves to his left and hangs while falling to the ground. Much needed wicket for the Titans because Hetmyer was looking in a dangerous mood. Shimron Hetmyer c Mohammed Siraj b Ashok Sharma 18(8) [4s-1 6s-2]

Ashok Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR, ufff! What wrists from Hetmyer. 145.7ks good length ball angled across. It seemed like Hetmyer got a thick inside-edge as he attempted the flick. But he used his wrists to whip it over mid-wicket

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Rashid Khan to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, fabulous shot! Jurel uses his feet to Rashid - a rare sight. There was a bit of flight, that allowed Jurel to come down the pitch, gets to the ball and lofts it beautifully over wide long-on. It is time for him to step on the gas..

Prasidh Krishna to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX, back to back sixes. That missed opportunity is already costing them. Hetmyer should have been back in the dugout for a duck, but instead he's smoked two sixes. Another short ball and Hetmyer is not backing away, he swivels around and hammers the pull backward of square

Prasidh Krishna to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX, Hetmyer too is off the mark with a six. Prasidh goes for the short ball, but he's bowling from round the wicket, so the angle is taking it down, Hetmyer takes it on and nails the pull into the long leg fence

Prasidh Krishna to Riyan Parag, out Caught by Kumar Kushagra!! Soft dismissal! Prasidh comes back and strikes, just like Rabada. Rajasthan Royals have lost wickets in consecutive overs. 142.3ks good length ball outside off, Parag is half-hearted with his push and the extra bounce that Prasidh generates, hits the higher part of the bat and flies to backward point. Kushagra went reverse cup and almost messed up, luckily the ball got caught in his right hand even as the left hand came off. Riyan Parag c Kumar Kushagra b Prasidh Krishna 8(4) [6s-1]

Kagiso Rabada to Riyan Parag, SIX, whoa! Whippage first ball. Rabada goes too straight - on middle and leg, the length is full as well, Parag uses his bottom hand and whips it towards deep square leg. He gets enough to clear the fielder on the rope

Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! A fine knock comes to an end. Rabada was brought on exactly for this - get rid of the set batter. But his job was made easy by Jaiswal. He moved away to the leg-side, exposed his stumps and gave Rabada full sight, the good length ball is aimed for the stumps and it ends up flattening the off-stump. 145.6kph delivery and Jaiswal was beaten for pace. Yashasvi Jaiswal b Kagiso Rabada 55(36) [4s-6 6s-3]

Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, nicely done! He missed out in the previous over but not this time. This is a slower ball bowled into the wicket, Jaiswal shuffles a long way across and laps it fine - to the right of Buttler and he can only watch it fly past him

Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, those last two balls turn it into an expensive over. Siraj goes for the yorker and misses it completely - dishes a full toss on the pads, easy pickings for Jurel as he deposits it into the deep backward square stand. He used the bottom hand and whipped it all the way into the crowd

Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, streaky but Jurel and RR won't be complaining. Siraj goes short and into the wicket, pace off delivery and Jurel is a bit early into the pull, gets a top-edge and the ball flies away wide of Buttler

Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, fifty for Jaiswal. It has been a composed innings. He has not gone hammer and tongs as he usually does. Has bided his time and now it is go-time. He walks the wicket, stays leg-side of the ball and creams the drive on the rise through extra cover. Mid-off was inside the ring and he didn't bother to chase it

Rashid Khan to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, edged and four. This was tad short but the line was close to off, Jurel didn't mind that, he goes hard on the cut and gets a thick outside-edge, the ball races away fine to the third man fence

Rashid Khan to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, shot! Fraction short and Jurel is quick to pounce, googly at the stumps and Jurel uses the depth of the crease, almost whip-pulls it through mid-wicket and the timing takes care of the rest

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Ashok Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, dismissive! Just took a step across the stumps and belted this 145.7kph length ball on the rise with a lofted drive over cover. Deflating shot for a bowler

Prasidh Krishna to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, that is a high quality shot! Prasidh will think he actually a nailed a yorker on the stumps but Jaiswal backed away to free his arms and he squeezed this past backward point with great power. Just 2 off the first 5 balls becomes 6 runs now in the over. Still a fine over though

Rashid Khan to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! The stand-in skipper does it so well. Shortish delivery on the stumps, Vaibhav rocks back to pull, is rushed on the shot so doesn't time it well. GP settles under it at deep mid-wicket and takes an easy catch. Not his usual innings but still did the job for his team and drags himself off the field disappointed. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Glenn Phillips b Rashid Khan 31(18) [4s-5 6s-1]

Prasidh Krishna to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, the side on angle shows a lovely image of how soft Jaiswal held his hands on the handle to just let this short of length delivery come, glance the bat and go behind square in the big gap. Got this boundary because of great field awareness and smart technique

Prasidh Krishna to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, smashed! On the rise and muscular over long-on. 143.2kph short of length delivery, Jaiswal lets the ball come, swung through the line and absolutely nailed it over the ropes

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Ashok Sharma to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, audacious. This is a express bowler so he was hanging back to upper cut it and give the ball direction over backward point. The timing was so good and this was delivered around 149kph so it took the ball all the way

Ashok Sharma to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, dropped but this is even tougher than the previous one. 147.4kph short of length delivery, Vaibhav threw everything at it so the outside edge was thick and went towards first slip. Buttler dived full length and got his left hand to it, parried it wide of short third man. Oh dear, Siraj has rolled over the ball trying to stop the boundary with the slide. Looks like he's hurt his groin area. Physio takes him on the sidelines for some treatment

Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, that's handsome! The shot of the game so far. 145.5kph short delivery and Jaiswal didn't care one bit. Just rocked back, swivelled on the pull and turned his back on the ball after making contact in the followthrough because he knew that was easily clearing mid-wicket

Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, mistimed but it is still good enough to clear the infield. Not a bad ball. Short of a length just outside off stump, Jaiswal went for the loft through the line over mid-off. Backed himself to clear the infield, bat turned in his hands on impact but he got away with it

Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, that is the third boundary Siraj has conceded by spraying the ball down the leg-side. This time it's short of length and down the leg-side. There is short fine leg this time but it still is a freebie and Jaiswal took toll

Mohammed Siraj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, every time they have overpitched it's been a literal free-hit for these batters. Siraj will be kicking himself for offering a slot ball with some width outside off stump, Jaiswal says thank you very much and lofts over cover for a maximum

Kagiso Rabada to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, uppish and safe! Didn't time this loft really well as the bat turned in his hands. Not quite full not quite short so Vaibhav couldn't get under the ball properly. Luckily for him he managed to clear mid-off and the ball ran away to the fence

Mohammed Siraj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, second gift of the over. Short of a length down the leg-side. The coach won't be happy with that line from his senior pro when there is no protection at fine leg. Vaibhav gets inside the line and pulls this really fine and collects his second boundary

Mohammed Siraj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, that's a gift of a length ball on the pads from Siraj. Vaibhav didn't have to do much with no fine leg in place, just glanced it fine and he is away with a first ball four

Mohammed Siraj to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, that's a gift of a length ball on the pads from Siraj. Vaibhav didn't have to do much with no fine leg in place, just glanced it fine and he is away with a first ball four

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