RR vs GT Match 52 Commentary - Jaipur (09 May 2026)

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Jason Holder gets his second now. He bowls the off-cutter, into the surface and around off. Dasun Shanaka looks to pull it away but fails to free his arms as the ball is near his shoulder. Gets a top edge as the ball goes up in the air towards mid off, where Shubman Gill takes a couple of steps to his front and takes an easy catch. GT are just one wicket away from a big win now.

Almost a run out! Fuller and on off, Brijesh Sharma taps it towards cover-point. A bit of yes and no, and Sharma gets stranded in the middle of the pitch. Sai Kishore picks the ball up but misses his shy at the bowler's end with Brijesh nowhere to be seen.

OUT! TAKEN! Fittingly, it is the short ball that wraps up this game. GUJARAT TITANS WIN BY 77 RUNS. Jason Holder bangs this into the pitch again, around off, Tushar Deshpande swings across the line but fails to get on top of the bounce. He ends up slicing it up in the air towards point, where Washington Sundar gets under it to take a fine catch.

Back of a length and around off, Dasun Shanaka backs away and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fuller and on middle and leg, Tushar Deshpande drills it to long on for a run.

Short of a length and outside off, Dasun Shanaka slaps it away wide of sweeper cover. Kagiso Rabada runs to his right and dives to make a fine stop. Saves a couple of runs for his side.

FOUR! Good shot! Much fuller and around off, Dasun Shanaka gets under the ball, hits through the line to smack it over mid off for a boundary.

WIDE! Tries the slower bouncer, but it is a bit too high. Dasun Shanaka has a heave across but fails to connect. 150 up for the Royals!

A sharp bumper this time, on middle, Dasun Shanaka sways away to upper cut but misses.

Pitched up and on off, Dasun Shanaka taps it towards cover and retains the strike.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Fuller one but down the leg side. Jofra Archer just has to get some bat on it and he glances it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Back of a length and on off, Jofra Archer stabs it out to short cover.

Nails the yorker, tailing into the leg side, Jofra Archer backs away and swings at it but misses as the ball just goes past the leg stump.

Run out chance...missed! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Jofra Archer looks to pull it away but takes his eyes off the ball. Gets an inside edge onto his helmet as the ball drops on the pitch. Dasun Shanaka wants the run and is already at the other end before Archer sends him back. Holder gets to the ball, and instead of having a shy, he lobs the ball towards Rashid Khan, who is backing up. But the Afghan makes a meal of it, failing to grab the ball and tumbling on the ground, giving Shanaka the chance to return.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jason Holder gets among the wickets now. He bangs in another well-directed bumper, on off. Jofra Archer looks to pull again but the ball gets big on him. It takes a thin top edge behind, where Jos Buttler makes no mistake. RR are 141/8, chasing 230 runs.

Hard length and on off, Tushar Deshpande keeps it out to the off side.

Leg bye! At 95.9 kph, on the pads, on a length. Jadeja looks to clip it away but misses. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg.

Slower and shorter, on off. Dasun flicks it to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Leg-break from Rashid, on a good length, on off and middle. Jadeja does not pick the leg break and goes for the cut. Ends up chopping it down awkwardly.

SIX! All the way! Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Ravindra Jadeja reaches out in front for the sweep and takes the aerial route. Hits it towards deep square leg, where Nishant Sindhu sprints to his right but the ball sails over his head.

OUT! LBW! A celebrappeal from Rashid Khan and the finger is raised. This looks straight, but Ravindra Jadeja has taken the review. Rashid bowls the leg-break, full and on middle. Jadeja brings his bat out in front for the block but plays down the wrong line. The ball spins back to go past the inside edge and catch him low on the front pad. No bat involved and it is three reds on Ball Tracking, with the ball smashing into the middle stump. RR are now 136/7. Wicket number 4 for Rashid. He has one ball left in his spell. Can he get the fifth?

Dragged down by Rashid, outside off. Archer hangs back and punches it to long off with a straight bat for a single. End of a fine outing with the ball for Rashid - 4-0-33-4.

Nearly sneaked through! From around the wicket, attacking the stumps with a good-length ball. Jadeja pushes out in front of his body. The ball goes off an inside edge through backward square leg for a couple of runs.

At the hips, on the shorter side. Ravindra hops and tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket. By the time the fielder gets around and releases the throw, Jadeja comes back for the second.

Bangs it in short, on off, RJ drags the pull through mid-wicket for a single.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Shanaka hangs deep and wrists it towards deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Pitches it up, on off. Jadeja shapes up for the scoop initially but then adjusts by steering it to deep third with an open bat face. Single taken.

Low full toss, at the pads. Dasun Shanaka can't get it away and squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Short and on the off stump, Dubey chops it to backward point.

Turning into the pads, a bit short, Shubham flicks it to deep backward square leg. Nishant Sindhu runs to his left but fumbles while picking the ball up. That allows the batters to take the second run.

SIX! Into the crowd! Flighted delivery, full and turning away. Dubey plants his front foot towards the pitch of the ball and clobbers it over wide long on for a six.

OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan fights back. Shubham Dubey tries to repeat the dose but it does not come off. Leg-break from Rashid, in line with the off stump, on a good length. Dubey gets down on a knee and has a heave across the line. The ball lands and spins back to beat Shubham on the inside edge before crashing into the off stump. The Royals are 6 down for 115, needing 115 runs off 50 balls.

Googly, a bit too short, on middle. Dasun Shanaka turns it off the back foot to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! Gets it away! Rashid gives the ball a bit of air. This is fuller and outside off. Dasun Shanaka drops to a knee and swings ungainly across the line. Swats it towards Washington Sundar at a catching mid-wicket. Sundar dives to his left but gets a bit of a bad bounce. The ball clips his fingertips before racing behind for a four. RR need 109 runs from 48 balls.

The 100 is up for RR. Sliding on with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle. Jadeja tucks it in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second.

Fuller and attacking the front pad. Jadeja pushes it to long on for one more.

Pushed through and the length is dragged back a bit. Dubey taps it back to Sundar.

Keeps it flat and short, on off. Shubham punches it to wide long off for another single.

How did that miss the stumps? Speared in by Sundar, around the leg stump. Jadeja backs away for the cut but the ball is not short enough. It skids through to go under the blade and sneaks just past the leg pole.

FOUR! Nicely done! Floated up, fuller and on off. Jadeja reaches out in front and rolls his wrists over the ball on the sweep. Plays it to the right of deep square leg and picks up a boundary.

FOUR! Really clumsy in the field! Floated, full and on middle, turns into leg, Shubham Dubey tickles it away towards fine leg. Sai Kishore runs to his left and gets low to pick it up, but overruns the ball. He lets it through his legs, and the ball trickles to the fence for a boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Shubham Dubey tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Drops it short and on middle, Shubham Dubey stays back and works it through square leg for a single.

Massive shout for LBW, but turned down! Rashid Khan slows it up, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Ravindra Jadeja gets forward to block it with his bat and pad very close to each other. Jos Buttler, the keeper, seems very confident and convinces his skipper to take the review. The replay and UltraEdge confirm that it is pad first, but Ball Tracking shows the ball is just clipping the off pole on umpire's call. The on-field call of Not Out stays, but it was a very close call.

Dragged back, on the pads, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it to short fine for one.

Wrong'un, short and on off, Shubham Dubey keeps it out to the off side. Rajasthan Royals need 131 runs in 60 balls now.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja knocks it back to the bowler.

Flatter, full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it to short cover.

Short and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja backs away and punches it through covers for a single.

Flighted, full and around off, turns away, Shubham Dubey looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge as the ball rolls to backward point.

Drags his length back and outside off, Shubham Dubey cuts it but fails to beat cover-point.

Shorter in length again, on off, Shubham Dubey forces it to long off for a run.

Tossed up, full and on middle and off, Ravindra Jadeja steps across to work it away but ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Goes short and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja moves back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Rashid Khan strikes in his first over and sends Dhruv Jurel packing. He pushes this through quicker at 88.1 kph, just on off. Jurel backs away and tries to cut it away, but misses as the ball skids through and hits the off pole. Jurel's quick cameo comes to an end. Rajasthan Royals are 87/4, needing 143 runs in 75 balls.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Dragged back and around middle, Donovan Ferreira rocks back quickly and uses his fast hands to heave it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

OUT! CASTLED! Rashid Khan with the double strike, and just like that, the Royals lose half their side. Rashid tosses up the leg-break, full and on middle, turns away a bit. Donovan Ferreira does not pick it at all and plays down the wrong line, as the ball sneaks past the outside edge to rattle the stumps behind. The Royals are in further trouble.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shubham Dubey defends it on the front foot. Just 5 runs and 2 wickets from Rashid's first over!

Flatter, short and on middle, angling in, Dhruv Jurel gets late to get his bat in line. It takes the inside edge and goes towards short fine for a single.

Short again and on leg, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Dragged back, around off, Dhruv Jurel backs away and cuts it to deep point for another run.

Shortish and just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja tries the cut but ends up chopping it down to the off side.

FOUR! Gets it away this time! Another short delivery, further away from the batter, outside off. Ravindra Jadeja frees his arms and cuts it away through point with good timing. Nishant Sindhu in the deep runs to his right and dives but it goes in vain.

Fires this one full and on leg, Ravindra Jadeja clips it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

FOUR! Hettie's turn now! Kagiso Rabada misses the yorker and serves a full toss, on the pads. Shimron Hetmyer picks it off, brings his wrists into play to flick it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Sharp fielding! Back of a length and on middle and off, Shimron Hetmyer swats it off the bottom half of the bat towards mid-wicket. Dhruv Jurel sets off for the run but is sent back. Arshad Khan picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Jurel has to put in a dive, but it would not have saved him had the throw hit.

Hits the length hard and around off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to loft it away but slices it over the point fielder for a brace.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kagiso Rabada gets his second and Shimron Hetmyer's lean run in this IPL continues. Rabada clevelry rolls his fingers to take pace off, lands this short of a length and on middle. Hetmyer looks to heave it across the line, but goes through it early and this is also not that short to play that shot. He only manages to get a top edge as the ball goes straight up in the air. Jason Holder at mid on settles under it, moving to his right and pouches it safely. RR are three down inside the Powerplay.

SIX! Oh..hello! That is some way to kickstart your innings. Fuller delivery, angling into the pads. Ravindra Jadeja plays the pick-up shot to perfection and whips it off his pads over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Put away! Rabada pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja opens up his stance and hoicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary now. Rajasthan Royals end the Powerplay on 78/3.

SIX! What a hit to open your account! Siraj dishes it out on a length, on off and middle. Dhruv puts his head down and swings across the line. Clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a six to get going.

FOUR! Finesse this time from Jurel. Siraj pulls the length back and keeps it around off. Dhruv lets the ball come to him and steers it with an open bat face to the right of short third for a boundary. The 50 is up for RR.

Full and on middle, Dhruv knocks it to mid on.

SIX! Dismissed from his presence. Siraj bends his back and bowls the bouncer, on off. The height does not trouble the batter at all. Jurel gets his hands high and nails the pull over deep square leg for half a dozen.

Missed out! Down leg by Siraj, on a back of a length. Dhruv helps it away but picks out the man at short fine leg.

SIX! Siraj taken to the cleaners in this over. Jurel has come out firing. Back to bowling it short but the height is around the chest. Jurel gets his hands through and swings across to pull it in front of square for a biggie. 22 runs off the over. 168 needed from 90 balls.

A big mix-up but no harm done! Going across, on a length, Jaiswal punches it on the up wide of cover before setting for the run. Jurel is caught ball-watching before committing to the single. Both batters are left stranded in the middle and Dhruv also slips but a fumble from Nishant Sindhu allows both batters to get home.

Not in control but safe! Banged in short, on middle. Jaiswal pulls but splices it over wide mid on for a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! The Titans go bang, bang. The short ball does the trick once again, this time for Kagiso Rabada. At 152.1 kph by Rabada, a bumper, across off. Yashasvi Jaiswal swivels for the pull but he is rushed into the shot. Slices it off the lower half in front of mid off. Kagiso thinks about going for the catch, but then leaves it on seeing two men converging. Nishant Sindhu runs forward from cover and takes the catch in front of the incoming Shubman Gill.

On off, on a good length. That is defended solidly off the front foot.

Fuller and on off. Shimron Hetmyer punches it on the up to cover-point.

Hits the back of a length, on middle. Shimron Hetmyer nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Absolutely crunched! Siraj serves it on a length and offers width. Sooryavanshi frees his arms and spanks it over cover. One bounce and over the ropes.

On top of off at 138.9 kph, on a back of a length. Sooryavanshi is unable to free his arms and just punches it to cover-point.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! This is on a hard length, on off at 142.3 kph. Sooryavanshi lets the ball come to him and stays leg side to use the pace. He glides it with an open bat face and it races between short third and backward point.

FOUR! A change in length, but Sooryavanshi is up for it. Siraj bowls it full, in line with the leg pole. Vaibhav gets the front pad out of the way and brings his bat out in front. Brings his bottom hand into play and drills it back past the bowler. Kagiso Rabada sprints to his right from long on and dives but in vain.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mohammed Siraj has his hands aloft and lets out a big roar. The crowd goes silent as Sooryavanshi's stay has been cut short. A well-directed short ball by Siraj at 146.6 kph, around the left shoulder. Vaibhav tries to take it on but cannot free his hands in a fashion he would have liked. Skies it up over short fine leg, where Arshad Khan stays side on to take a good catch to his right.

Pitched up by Siraj at 140 kph, on off. Jurel leans into the drive and the ball pings off his bat but he can't beat mid off.

Miscued but safe! At 140.1 kph, running across, bowled on a good length. Vaibhav has a heave across the line. Gets a leading edge but it clears the in-field as it goes over point. Sooryavanshi continues to limp but comes back for the second.

SIX! That has gone back a long way. Rabada goes short at the bodyline of the batter. Sooryavanshi is quick to swivel and hooks it way over deep fine leg for half a dozen.

SIX! In front of square this time, but the result is the same. Third six in a score of 23 for Sooryavanshi. Rabada bashes the hard length, on off at 145.5 kph. Vaibhav plays the pull off the front foot and although it does not come off the middle, it is enough to clear the mid-wicket fence.

A flash and a miss! Rabada angles it across, on a short of a good length. Vaibhav swings with all his might but misses.

Tighter line, on top of off. The ball kicks up a bit on Sooryavanshi but he manages to fend it off.

Edged away! Fuller in length, just outside the off stump. Vaibhav flashes and flashes hard. The ball goes behind off an outside edge but evades the slip fielder and dribbles down to deep third. Single taken. 15 runs off Rabada's first over.

Jaiswal and the Royals are away in the chase. Siraj steams in from over the wicket and hits the back of a length, on off. Yashasvi stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it to the left of the sliding cover fielder for a single to get off the mark.

SIX! No sighters needed for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Angling across, on the shorter side. This sits up to be hit, and Sooryavanshi gets his hands through to pummel it over wide long on for a biggie.

Good riposte from Siraj. Sooryavanshi is limping in pain as he has copped a blow on his front leg. Siraj slips in the yorker and gets a bit of tail back into the left-hander. Vaibhav gets his bat down hurriedly and squeezes out an inside edge onto his right ankle.

Pushed across the batter, on a good length. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi swings for the hills. It is sliced off the outer half over extra cover. Rashid Khan goes after it and flicks it behind towards Shubman Gill. Not a good sign for RR as Sooryavanshi was hobbling between the wickets. Two runs taken.

A big swing and a miss! Closer to the off pole, on a nagging length. Sooryavanshi has a big swing at it but the leaves him with the angle.

Wide! Dug in short, well beyond the tramline. Vaibhav lets it be.

Siraj lands it on a shortish length, on off. Vaibhav arches back and throws his hands at the ball. It catches the toe end and beats the slip fielder to his left. It is cut off by the fielder at a fine deep third. 11 runs off the first over of the chase.