GT vs RR Match 9 Live Commentary - Ahmedabad (04 April 2026)

Does not carry!

Back of a length and around off, angling across the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal slashes at it but misses due to the lack of bounce.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR JAISWAL! If Vaibhav Sooryavanshi does not get you, Jaiswal will. His 16th IPL half-century and back-to-back against GT, according to Ian Bishop on air. This is on a good length and around off. Jaiswal plays a crisp drive on the up through extra cover for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj sees the batter move across and serves this full, on off. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks for the scoop but falls over and misses. The ball hits his pad and rolls towards point. Jurel calls him for the leg bye. He gets up but has to hurry to the other end. Replays show that the ball went off the side of the bat and onto the left shoulder of Jaiswal before rolling away.

Pitched up and on middle, Dhruv Jurel tucks it away to short mid-wicket.

TOP EDGE AND FOUR! Mohammed Siraj delivers the slower bouncer, on middle. Dhruv Jurel looks to pull it away but the ball bounces a bit more, taking the top edge. It goes over the keeper and races to the fine leg fence for four more runs.

SIX! Into the stands! Fuller one and on middle, pace on but on the pads. Dhruv Jurel plays the pick-up shot using his wriss and whips it over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more.

FOUR! Top-class shot! Floated, short and around middle. Dhruv Jurel rocks back, but it is not that short to pull. He heaves it and generates excellent timing through mid-wicket for a boundary. 100 up for RR!

Short again and on middle, Dhruv Jurel nudges it through square leg for a couple of runs.

A shout for caught behind, but turned down! Jos Buttler looks interested and Rashid Khan takes the review here. This is fired full and down the leg side. Dhruv Jurel goes down to paddle it away but misses. The replay clearly shows a big gap between bat and ball. Review lost for GT!

Quicker one, full and outside off, Dhruv Jurel tries the reverse sweep but misses.

Flatter and shorter, on middle, Dhruv Jurel tucks it away to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Streaky! This is short again and around off. Dhruv Jurel moves back and tries to cut but this is too close to his body. He gets a thick outside edge that races away to the third man fence for a boundary.

On a fuller length and around off, Dhruv Jurel gets forward and drives it straight back. Prasidh Krishna at mid off cuts it off to his right at mid off.

FOUR! Wow, what a shot! On a hard length, a hint of width outside off and at 145.7 kph. Dhruv Jurel stays upright, gets his hands through it and smacks it up and over covers for a boundary.

Good length, around the top of off, Jurel hangs back and just defends it off.

Gets away with it, does Ashok. A leg-stump half volley at 149 clicks, Jurel flicks it straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

A slower short ball, Jurel plays a controlled pull behind square leg and picks up a run.

A dot to end the over and RR are 97/1 after 10 overs. Slightly short and slower, angled into the batter. Jaiswal looks to pull but wears it on the body instead.

That in-between length again, quicker through the air as well. Jurel rocks back and forces the ball through square leg for a single.

Bowled flatter on middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal just pushes it down to long on and rotates the strike.

FIVE WIDES! Oh, that's loose from Rashid. Full and flat, well down leg, Jurel sits down to sweep but misses and the ball goes past the keeper and into the fine leg fence.

Dragged shorter on middle, this is pulled off the back foot by Jurel to deep mid-wicket and for a single.

Tossed up, full around off, eased down to long off for a single.

Length ball at the stumps, worked away through the mid-wicket region for one more by Jurel.

Shorter one from around the wicket, angled into the batter. Jaiswal hops back and short-arms jabs it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Pitched up, full on off, Jaiswal drives it back and Prasidh gets a hand on the followthrough, deflecting it to mid on.

No run there either. Back of a length, over middle, Jaiswal nudges it into the leg side and looks to pinch a single but the bowler is quick to rush to the ball.

A wide yorker, right on the money. Yashasvi Jaiswal reaches out and gets a bottom edge. The ball rolls towards leg gully and he picks up a single.

Shortish length, angled in towards the batter, Jurel works it to short mid-wicket.

Shorter in length again, outside off and at 139.1 kph. Jurel opens the bat face and runs it down to the right of deep third for one.

FOUR! Breaks the shackles, does Jaiswal. Full and wide, Jaiswal is early to back away and he stays deep in the crease, managing to scythe it away past point for a boundary.

Slightly tossed up, full and outside off, crunched to deep cover-point for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! The captain takes matters into his own hands. Rashid drags the length back, bowling it on off and middle and he gets the ball to turn back in a bit. The length is neither full enough to slog sweep, nor is it short enough to pull. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ends up just dragging it towards deep mid-wicket, where Glenn Phillips takes a simple catch. 

Full on middle, driven down to long on for a single.

Pushed through quicker, on middle and leg, clipped away past square leg for one more by Jaiswal.

Flatter again, angled into the batter, Jurel tucks it to deep square leg for just another single.

On the pads, worked away to deep mid-wicket for a run. End of a successful first over for Rashid Khan.

Starts on a good length, bowling it in the channel. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi caresses it through covers for one.

No timing! Hard length, on a tight line around off, Jaiswal backs away to cut but ends up jamming it down to cover.

SIX! Clobbered! Good length again, around the top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays put and just smokes it like a homerun in baseball, and the ball sails over long on for a biggie.

FOUR! Oh, that's raced away. Back of a length, slightly straighter in line, Jaiswal walks inside the line and nudges it away. The ball goes between square leg and short fine leg, and beats the two chasing fielders as it rolls into the fence.

Hard length on middle, awkwardly flicked away through mid on for a single by Jaiswal.

A dot to end the Powerplay, but the damage has been done. Just back of a length, angled into the batter. Sooryavanshi gets cramped for room and tucks it down to mid-wicket. The Royals are 69/0 after 6 overs.

EDGED, DROPPED AND FOUR! Ashok Sharma goes fuller at 147.4 kph and around off, angling away. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi throws his bat at it hard but gets a thick outside edge wide of the keeper. Jos Buttler flings himself to his left, trying to grab it with his outstretched glove but only parries it away towards deep third. Mohammed Siraj in the deep runs to his right and dives to push the ball back inside, but the ball gets under him, hitting his knee and rolling to the fence. Siraj looks in a bit of pain as well.

SIX! Shot of class! Short of a length and outside off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sways away a bit, uses the pace on the ball and cuts it over point for a massive six. The 50 is up for Rajasthan Royals.

On a length and on middle, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pats it down towards mid off for a quick single.

Bangs this into the pitch at 141 kph, on middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal is a bit late to get out of the way. He tries to upper cut it late but fails to connect. Buttler thinks he has heard something, but gets no real support from anyone else.

Short again and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Pitched up and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drills it towards short cover.

A wide yorker, outside off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reaches out for it, but gets a bottom edge towards mid-wicket.

WIDE! Bangs in a quick bouncer, but this goes a bit too high for the batter. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ducks under it. Called a wide.

FOUR! Fine shot! Kagiso Rabada lands this short of a length and around off, takes pace off, angling away as well. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi makes use of his fast hands and scythes it over point for a boundary.

Run out chance...missed! Touch fuller and on off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi drives it towards mid off and sets off for the run. Rashid Khan is quick to pick it up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses the target. Vaibhav would have been a goner if that had hit.

Play and a miss! Hits the length hard and just around off, angling it away again. Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to run it down to third man but fails to connect.

Slower one, on a length and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pats it down in front of backward point.

SIX! Clean hit! Rabada tries to test the batter with another short ball, but this one sits up nicely for the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal is quick to pounce on it, swivels and nails the pull shot over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 12 from the over, and RR have raced away to 44/0 in 4 overs. 

SIX! Shot of the match so far! Mohammed Siraj goes fuller and a bit outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal extends his arms to get under it and carves it beautifully over deep extra cover for a biggie.

FOUR! Poor delivery and rightly punished! Siraj tries to overcompensate and bowls a scrambled-seam delivery, but lands this on a good length down the leg side. Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it away, beating short fine to his left for a boundary.

WIDE! Errs in line again, on a length and down the leg again. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets no bat on it. Wided. Siraj is struggling with his lines here.

Much better! Good length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Not timed but gets the result! Siraj pushes his length just a tad fuller, but outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at it. It hits him high on the bat but flies well over mid off for another boundary.

Almost a stunner from Jos Buttler! Back of a length and way down the leg side. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets inside the line of it to hook it, but ends up gloving it behind. Buttler dives to his right and tries to grab it with his outstretched glove but the ball just does not stick. This could be a big moment in the game.

On a length and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it towards mid-wicket and wants the run but is sent back. The fielder scores a direct hit at the batter's end, but Jaiswal is well inside.

Kagiso Rabada begins with a hard-length delivery around off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opens the face of his bat and guides it through backward point for a single.

Slightly fuller in length, on middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Short of a length and on the sixth stump line, angling away a bit. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stays back and stabs it down towards point.

WIDE! Goes for the yorker but just spills it down the leg side, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fails to get any bat on that one. Called a wide.

Much fuller and on middle, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets his front leg out but only manages to bunt it out towards mid on.

FOUR! Up and over! Kagiso Rabada serves this full again but just around off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets a little bit of width to free his arms and tries to loft it down the ground. He does not get it from the middle but gets enough to clear Rashid Khan at mid off for four more runs.

Hits the length hard, on middle off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has no room to work with this time and blocks it out. A decent start from Rabada.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rajasthan Royals are underway! Mohammed Siraj starts with a good-length delivery, on middle and leg. Jaiswal flicks it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Mohammed Siraj goes fuller but drifts down the leg side. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi makes no mistake and glances it away to the deep fine leg fence for the first boundary.

Pulls his length back a bit, does Siraj, on middle. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fails to clip it away and gets hit high on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

FOUR! You just cannot bowl there! This is banged into the pitch but down the leg side again. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs no second invitation, swivels and hooks it through the fine leg region for another boundary.

Much fuller and on middle, shaping in, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi drills it out to long on for a run.

Back of a length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it towards extra cover, where Glenn Phillips moves to his right to make a good sliding stop. 10 runs off the first over then!