They posted 217 and defended it with self confidence in dew-free conditions in Ahmedabad despite a fighting fifty from Shimron Hetmyer.
Gujarat Titans 217/6 (Sudharsan 82, Buttler 36, Shahrukh 36, Despande 2-53, Theekshana 2-54) beat Rajasthan Royals 159 (Hetmyer 52, Samson 41, Prasidh 3-24, Sai Kishore 2-20, Rashid 2-37) by 58 runs.
Gujarat Titans’s fourth successive win in IPL 2025 and it took GT to the top of the points table.After Rajasthan Royals opted to bowl on a pitch with red soil, 82 run of Sai Sudharsan off 53 balls, which is his third half-century of the IPL 2025 season, steered GT to 217 for 6. With no dew in the second innings, it proved way too steep for Rajasthan Royals to chase down. Before Prasidh picked up 3 for 24 in the middle over to keep Rajasthan Royals on the back foot, Mohammed Siraj and Arshad Khan struck in the powerplay. Rajasthan Royals were all out for 159 in 19.2 overs, despite fighting fifty of Shimron Hetmyer.
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Jofra Archer breathes fire again
Archer didn’t have an excellent beginning to IPL 2025 season. In his first two matches, he acknowledged 109 from 6.3 wicketless overs. But he recovered in his next two with a combined 4 for 38 from seven overs. He be greatly excited yesterday match as well. His match-up against Shubman Gill in T20 cricket now reads: 15 balls, ten runs, three dismissals.
Sai Sudharsan continues his dream run
As Sai Sudharsan generally take time to get going. But in this match Sudharsan attacked right from the start. He scooped, ramped, drove and cut, and took his side to 50 in 5.1 overs. He scored 39 off 22 balls by the end of the powerplay. Only Wriddhiman Saha (54 vs LSG in IPL 2023) has scored more runs in an innings for GT in that phase. He and Buttler added 80 off 46 balls before Maheesh Theekshana trapped Buttler lbw. Sudharsan was dropped on 81 by Shubham Dubey off Archer in the 18th over. In the last two overs Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan ransacked 30 to take GT past 200.
| IPL 2025 POINTS TABLE | |||||
| SERIAL NO. | TEAM | M | W | L | PTS |
| 1 | GT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | DC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | RCB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | PBKS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | LSG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | KKR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | RR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | MI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | CSK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | SRH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
