Gujarat Titans delivered a complete and dominant performance at Jaipur on May 9, 2026, crushing Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs in Match 52 to strengthen their IPL 2026 playoff position in emphatic style. Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan produced a breathtaking powerplay partnership — 82/0 in 6 overs, both batters reaching their fifties off 30 balls each — to propel Gujarat to a massive 229/4. Rajasthan, needing a miracle, were then dismantled by Rashid Khan's match-winning 4/33, bowled out for just 152 in 16.3 overs in a result that confirmed Gujarat's credentials as genuine IPL 2026 title contenders.

Gujarat Titans Innings: Gill and Sudharsan Produce a Masterclass

Gujarat Titans came to Jaipur — a ground that has witnessed some of IPL 2026's most extraordinary batting — and immediately produced a powerplay that was jaw-dropping even by this season's extraordinary standards. Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan batted with a freedom and authority that left Rajasthan's bowlers completely powerless, posting an immaculate 82/0 in the first six overs. Not a single wicket surrendered. Every over producing boundaries.

A Rajasthan DRS bowling review in over 3.3 for Sudharsan's wicket was struck down, sparing the batter at a crucial moment. The first-wicket stand reached 50 in just 25 balls and 100 in 50 balls — one of the finest opening partnerships of IPL 2026 — with 11 extras adding further to Rajasthan's misery. Both batters brought up their fifties off identical 30 balls — Sudharsan with 6 fours and 2 sixes, Gill with 6 fours and 1 six — a remarkable statistical coincidence that reflected how perfectly matched their aggression and timing had been throughout the stand.

At the strategic timeout Gujarat were already 82/0 in 6 overs and the platform for a 230-plus total was firmly in place. Gujarat crossed 100 in 8.1 overs and 150 in 12.6 overs as the carnage continued through the middle phase. At the second strategic timeout they were 179/2 in 16 overs — Gill closing in on his century on 78 and Washington Sundar providing late impetus on 17. Gill was eventually dismissed for 78, tantalisingly short of a hundred, but the damage to Rajasthan's bowling figures was already irreparable.

Gujarat crossed 200 in 17.1 overs and closed on 229/4 — Washington Sundar finishing on 37 and Rahul Tewatia contributing 14 in the death overs. A failed Gujarat batting DRS review in over 19.5 for a wide was the only minor frustration in an otherwise flawless batting performance. 229/4 — one of the tournament's highest totals and a number that looked completely unassailable on the Sawai Mansingh surface.

Rajasthan Royals Chase: Rashid Khan Ends It Early

Rajasthan needed to do something extraordinary to chase 230 and for exactly six overs they showed enough aggression to suggest the game might be competitive. The powerplay produced 78/3 — three wickets down but runs flowing at a rate that briefly kept the required rate close to manageable. Rashid Khan's entry into the attack immediately changed everything.

The Afghan leg-spinner was virtually unplayable on the Jaipur surface, extracting sharp turn and deceptive variations that Rajasthan's middle order simply had no answers to. A Gujarat DRS bowling review in over 9.4 for Jadeja's wicket was struck down on umpire's call — denying them an early breakthrough — but Rashid needed no help from technology to dismantle the batting lineup. By the second strategic timeout Rajasthan were in ruins at 136/7 in 13.5 overs — effectively eliminated from the chase before the 14th over.

A Rajasthan DRS batting review in over 13.5 for Jadeja's wicket was struck down, and the end came quickly thereafter. Rajasthan were bowled out for 152 in 16.3 overs — a collapse of extraordinary proportions given the confidence with which they had started the chase. Rashid Khan finished with 4/33 — a spell of unrelenting quality that earned him a well-deserved Player of the Match award and underlined why he remains one of the most match-winning bowlers in T20 cricket anywhere in the world.

Key Moments

  • Gujarat's historic 82/0 powerplay — zero wickets, both openers going at over 13 an over — was the defining passage of the match.
  • Gill and Sudharsan both hitting fifties off exactly 30 balls was a statistical marvel and a batting partnership of the highest class.
  • Rashid Khan's 4/33 was the bowling performance of Match 52 — his variations and flight utterly destroying Rajasthan's middle order.
  • Rajasthan's collapse from 78/3 in 6 overs to 136/7 in 13.5 overs was the critical passage of the chase, Rashid at the heart of every breakthrough.
  • The 77-run winning margin underlines just how completely Gujarat dominated both innings of this match.

Gujarat Titans strengthen their IPL 2026 playoff position with this convincing victory. Rajasthan Royals, despite the presence of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and their home ground advantage, were completely outclassed by a Gujarat side that is reaching peak form at exactly the right time of the tournament.