Titans storm to second spot with record-breaking TATA IPL win
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan and Jason Holder were our standout performers at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.
09 May, 2026
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We extended our winning streak in the TATA IPL 2026 with a commanding 77-run victory over Rajasthan Royals, recording our biggest-ever TATA IPL victory at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday, May 9.
The dominant victory marked our fourth straight win and seventh overall this season, taking us to second place on the points table with 14 points. It also registered as our biggest-ever win in the TATA IPL.
Here’s how the game unravelled at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur:
Gill and Sai Sudharsan power us to a flying start
After being put in to bat first, our opening duo of Sai Sudharsan and skipper Shubman Gill came out with positive intent and immediately put the Rajasthan bowlers under pressure.
The pair tore into the attack from the very first over and powered us to 82/0 at the end of the Powerplay. Sai Sudharsan looked fluent throughout his innings, scoring a superb 55 off just 36 deliveries, including six boundaries and two sixes.
At the other end, Gill produced another captain’s knock packed with elegance and aggression. Our skipper smashed 84 runs off only 44 balls, striking nine fours and three maximums during his scintillating innings. In the process, Gill also completed the milestone of 4000 TATA IPL runs as an opener.
With the platform firmly set, the middle order ensured the momentum never dipped. Washington Sundar played a brilliant unbeaten cameo of 37 runs to accelerate us in the death overs.
Useful contributions from Rahul Tewatia and Jos Buttler further boosted the innings as we finished with a massive 229/4 in our 20 overs.
Defending a big total against a dangerous Rajasthan batting lineup required early wickets, and our pace attack delivered immediately.
Mohammed Siraj struck first to remove Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while Kagiso Rabada dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal before also sending Shimron Hetmyer back early.
Those crucial breakthroughs shifted the pressure firmly onto the Royals’ middle order.
Rashid Khan weaves his magic
With the game perfectly poised, Rashid Khan stepped up and completely turned the contest in our favour with a sensational spell.
The Afghan spinner rattled the middle order by dismissing Dhruv Jurel and Donovan Ferreira in the same over before removing Shubham Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja to complete a magnificent four-wicket haul.
His spell effectively ended Rajasthan’s hopes of chasing down the target.
As the required rate continued to climb, Jason Holder tightened the screws with disciplined short-ball bowling and clever variations.
The experienced all-rounder returned outstanding figures of 3/12, picking up the wickets of Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer and Tushar Deshpande as we sealed a memorable 77-run victory in Jaipur.
With momentum firmly on our side, we now head back home for our next clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday, May 12, where we will aim to continue our winning run in the TATA IPL 2026.
Brief Scores: Gujarat Titans 229/4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 84, Sai Sudharsan 55; Brijesh Sharma 2/47) beat Rajasthan Royals in 16.3 overs 152/10 in 20 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 38, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 36; Rashid Khan 4/33) by 77 runs.
