Ahmedabad | Brilliant batting by Shimron Hetmyer (56 not out) and Captain Sanju Samson (60) helped Rajasthan Royals in defeating Gujarat Titans. Batting first, Gujarat Titans scored 177 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. David Miller scored 46 runs in 30 balls and Shubman Gill scored 45 runs in 34 balls. Sandeep Sharma bowled brilliantly and took 2 wickets for 25 runs. Chasing a target of 177 runs, Rajasthan Royals got off to a terrible start, both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler returned to the pavilion on the score of 4 runs and Rajasthan Royals lost 4 wickets till the total of 55 runs. At such a time, Sanju Samson’s innings of 60 runs off 32 balls kept alive the hopes of the team’s victory, during his innings of 60 runs, Sanju Samson also hit Rashid Khan for 3 sixes in 3 consecutive balls. After Sanju’s dismissal, Dhruv Jurel supported Simron Hetmyer by scoring 18 runs in 10 balls and Ravichandran Ashwin scored 10 runs in 3 balls. Shimron Hetmyer gave victory to Rajasthan Royals by hitting six on the second ball of 20th over. Shimron Hetmyer was given man of the match for his brilliant batting.
Brief Scores :
Gujarat Titans: 7/177 over 40, David Miller 46, Shubman Gill 45, Sandeep Sharma 2/25
Rajasthan Royals: 7/179 over 19.2, Sanju Samson 60, Simran Hetmyer 56 not out, Mohammed Shami 3/25, Rashid Khan 2/46