Ahmedabad : Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 58 Runs at Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat. Sai Sudharsan smashed 82 (53) and helped GT to dominate.
GT lost skipper Shubman Gill (2) early for 14 runs. But that didn’t kill any momentum as Sai Sudharsan (82) took on RR bowlers, and was well accompanied by Jos Buttler (36), Shahrukh Khan (36) , Rahul Tewatia (24*).
Sudharsan smashed 82 (53) including 3 sixes and 8 boundaries, taking GT to 217-6 (20).
Chasing 218 , RR lost wickets at regular intervals. Despite fights from skipper Sanju Samson (41) & Shimron Hetmyer (52), RR got bundled on 159. Prasidh Krishna picked 3 wickets while Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore grabbed 2-fers.
Sudharsan was adjourned man of the match.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
GT : 217-6 (20)
Sai Sudharsan : 82 (53)
RR :
Tushar Deshpande : 4-53-2
2nd Innings :
RR : 159 (19.2)
Shimron Hetmyer : 52 (32)
GT :
Prasidh Krishna : 4-24-3
Results : GT won by 58 Runs.
