Rajasthan Royals set a strong total on the board posting 210 in their allotted 20 overs. Dhruv Jurel, was the top scorer for Royals scoring 75 runs. Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal's half-century put the visitors in the perfect position. Jaiswal lost his wicket to Kagiso Rabada for 55 off 36 balls. After Jaiswal's wicket, Prasidh Krishna removed Riyan Parag (8). Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi handed RR a strong start with a dominant opening stand but the latter lost his wicket to Rashid Khan in the seventh over.
The teenager mistimed a shot and departed for 31 off 18 balls. Initially, RR captain Riyal Parag won the toss and opted to bat against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 fixture, in Ahmedabad on Saturday. In a huge blow for GT, Rashid Khan arrived for toss as stand-in skipper and revealed that regular captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out due to a muscle spasm. The last time GT met RR, the world was introduced to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Back then, he was 14, and he made a 35-ball hundred with Yashasvi Jaiswal playing second fiddle.
