In the 48th match of IPL 2023, the Rajasthan Royals team faced defeat from Gujarat Titans. In this match, the Rajasthan Royals team showed a complete flop show; neither showed power in batting nor bowling. After this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson gave a big statement and told the reason behind the defeat.
In this match played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals faced defeat by 9 wickets. Along with this defeat, Sanju Samson was seen shaking angrily at the batters after the match.
“It was a very tough night for us, and we didn’t have an excellent powerplay. Their bowlers were bowling good line and length and kept picking up some crucial wickets in the middle overs, and when that happens, you can’t do much. We will have to look at what we must do next and see if we are playing good cricket; we have to gear up, some crucial games are coming up, and we look forward to winning games in the next few weeks.”
The Rajasthan Royals team could score only 118 runs while batting first in this match. For Gujarat Titans, Rashid Khan took three wickets for 14 runs in four overs. At the same time, Noor Ahmed achieved two wickets by giving 25 runs in three overs. Besides these, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, and Josh Little took one wicket each.
After stopping Rajasthan’s innings for 118 runs in 17.5 overs, Gujarat Titans achieved the target of losing one wicket in 13.5 overs. Chasing the target, Wriddhiman Saha scored an unbeaten 41 off 34 balls. While Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 39 in 15 balls with the help of three fours and as many sixes. For the team, opener Shubman Gill contributed 36 runs in 35 balls.
