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Gujarat move to 2nd place: Gill, Rashid architects of GT’s 77-run win over RR
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Gujarat move to 2nd place: Gill, Rashid architects of GT’s 77-run win over RR

The Indian Express·Sriram Veera·23 days ago
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Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs in Jaipur on Friday night to move to second spot on the IPL table but equal with leaders Sunrisers Hyderabad on points — both on 14 points. Rajasthan’s stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and chose to bowl. GT gave him 229 to chase. Shubman Gill made 84. Rashid Khan took four wickets. Washington Sundar’s unbeaten 37 off 20 pushed the total from 185 to 229. Rajasthan, missing Riyan Parag with a hamstring injury, were never in the chase — bundled out for 152 in 16.3 overs. For RR, a fifth defeat in their last six leaves them fifth on the table, their playoffs place no longer secure. Gill, unhurried Shubman Gill scored one run off his first five balls. Sai Sudharsan was already in flow at the other end, and Gill watched. When Archer came back in the fourth over, Gill punched him through cover for four, then lofted one back over long-off, holding the pose. Fifteen off the over. Then fifteen more off Archer’s next.…

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