New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s first time as captain in IPL 2026 ended in a crushing defeat. The depression was very evident on the Rajasthan Royals skipper’s face after Rajasthan Royals suffered a heavy 77-run loss at the hands of Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.“(How difficult it was when GT got off to such a good start) I think we were just thinking about running in good areas and they were batting well. So we were just thinking about how to cut down boundaries or big shots. So I think it was very good from them,” Jaiswal said after the match.
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Skipper Shubman Gill smashed a quick 84 while Sai Sudharsan scored a fine 55 to lead Gujarat Titans to a crushing 77-run win over Rajasthan Royals.Gill and Sudharsen combined for 118 runs for the opening wicket after being sent to bat, taking GT to a massive 229 for 4.
Towards the end, Washington Sundar provided the finishing touch with an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls.For Rajasthan Royals, right-arm medium pacer Brijesh Sharma (2/47) was the pick of the bowlers, while Yash Raj Poonja (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja both took wickets.Defending the big total, Afghan spinner Rashid Khan starred with impressive figures of 4/33, while Jason Holder (3/12) and Kagiso Rabada (2/33) also played key roles as RR bundled out for 152 in 16.3 overs.
“There’s not a lot of ‘What went wrong tonight?’. I think we’ll look at what we can do better and just look at the next game, what we can do and learn from this game,” he said.Jaiswal also defended the star
Jofra Archer
who had the day off. Archer, bowling debut for RR, conceded 18 runs in an 11-ball spell.“No, it’s cricket (talk about Archer being off the radar today). We all know there are some days when you are, there are some days when you can’t bowl the way you want.
But he was doing a good job for us. So I think he will come back very strong,” Jaiswal said.This is the second defeat in a row for RR, and with this loss it fell to fifth place in the points table. They now have 12 points from 11 games, with 6 wins, 5 losses and a net run rate of +0.082.They will next face Delhi Capitals on May 17.
