Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match – Unstoppable Gujarat Titans Dominate RR to Claim Top Spot in IPL 2025
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Another dominant show by the team Gujarat Titans in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Rajasthan Royals in the 23rd match of the IPL 2025, where GT won by a huge 58-run margin and claimed their spot at the top of the IPL 2025 points table.
Wednesday in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first. Gujarat Titans came in first batting and set the score of 217 for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Sai Sudarshan played an impressive knock of 82 runs in 53 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes. Both Sharuk Khan and ex-Rajasthan Royals player Jos Buttler scored crucial 36 runs each.
Maheesh Theekshana and Tushar Deshpande both picked two wickets, but both of them leaked more than 50 runs in their respective 4-over spells. On the other hand, Jofra Archer bowled an impressive spell and got 1 wicket with an economy of 7.5.
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In the chase, Rajasthan Royals got off to a poor start by losing 2 wickets in just 3 overs, where the Royals struggled to build momentum against a disciplined GT bowling attack.
But captain Sanju Samson somehow managed to score 41 runs in 28 balls, keeping them going. Shimron Hetmyer scored 52 off 32 at the end but failed to get any partnership from the other end.
Prasid Krishna made an extraordinary bowling attack and got 3 wickets with an economy of 6.0. Both Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore got the crucial 2 wickets each in their spell with a decent economy rate.
Therefore, Gujarat Titans made an all-out Rajasthan Royals in 19.2 overs and bagged their 4th consecutive victory by a huge 58-run margin without any loss this season.
Match Scorecard
Gujarat Titans Batting Performance
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sai Sudharsan | c Samson b Deshpande | 82 | 53 | 95 | 8 | 3 | 154.71 |
| Shubman Gill (c) | b Archer | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Jos Buttler | lbw b Theekshana | 36 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 144 |
| M Shahrukh Khan | st Samson b Theekshana | 36 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 180 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Samson b Sandeep Sharma | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Rahul Tewatia | not out | 24 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 200 |
| Rashid Khan | c Jaiswal b Deshpande | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 300 |
| Arshad Khan | not out | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 1, w 17) | 18 | (RR: 10.85) | ||||
| Total | 217/6 | 20 Overs | |||||
Fall of Wickets (Gujarat Titans)
1-14 (Shubman Gill, 2.1 ov), 2-94 (Jos Buttler, 9.6 ov), 3-156 (M Shahrukh Khan, 15.4 ov), 4-163 (Sherfane Rutherford, 16.1 ov), 5-187 (Sai Sudharsan, 18.2 ov), 6-201 (Rashid Khan, 18.6 ov)
Bowling Performance (Rajasthan Royals)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 13.25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 13.5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Rajasthan Royals Batting Performance
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Rashid Khan b Arshad Khan | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sanju Samson (C) | c Sai Kishore b Prasidh Krishna | 41 | 28 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 146.42 |
| Nitish Rana | c Khejroliya b Mohammed Siraj | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Riyan Parag | c Buttler b Khejroliya | 26 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 185.71 |
| Dhruv Jurel | c Sai Sudharsan b Rashid Khan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Sai Kishore b Prasidh Krishna | 52 | 32 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 162.5 |
| Shubham Dubey | lbw b Rashid Khan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jofra Archer | c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | c Sai Sudharsan b Sai Kishore | 5 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Tushar Deshpande | c Rashid Khan b Sai Kishore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sandeep Sharma | not out | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Extras | (w 9) | 9 | (RR: 8.22) | ||||
| Total | 159 | 19.2 Overs | |||||
Fall of Wickets (Rajasthan Royals)
1-10 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1.2 ov), 2-12 (Nitish Rana, 2.2 ov), 3-60 (Riyan Parag, 6.4 ov), 4-68 (Dhruv Jurel, 7.4 ov), 5-116 (Sanju Samson, 12.2 ov), 6-119 (Shubham Dubey, 13.2 ov), 7-144 (Jofra Archer, 15.3 ov), 8-145 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.6 ov), 9-150 (Tushar Deshpande, 16.5 ov), 10-159 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.2 ov)
Bowling Performance (Gujarat Titans)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.66 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sai Kishore | 2.2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 8.57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
