Rajasthan Royals beat Gujarat Titans by 6 runs
Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2026 by defending 11 runs in the final over. Tushar Deshpande conceded just four runs against Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada, who had already conceded 39 runs in four overs. RR, who won the toss and elected to bat in Ahmedabad, scored 210 for 6. GT put up a fight but could only manage 204 for 8.
For Rajasthan, Dhruv Jurel scored 75 and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 55. Impact player Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets. Nandre Burger and Riyan Parag took one wicket each. Sai Sudarshan scored 73 runs for Gujarat, but he did not get support from the other batsmen. Kagiso Rabada took two wickets.
Facing a target of 211 runs, Gujarat had lost only one wicket for 101 runs after 10 overs. Sai Sudarshan was out for 73 runs in the 11th over. By 15 overs, the team had lost 7 wickets for 161 runs. Impact player Ravi Bishnoi took 4 wickets. From there, Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada scored 39 runs in 4 overs. 11 runs were needed in the last over, but Tushar Deshpande conceded only 4 runs.
Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets
In the 8th match of the IPL, Delhi Capitals defeated five-time champion Mumbai Indians by six wickets. This is DC’s second consecutive victory. On Saturday, Delhi won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Mumbai scored 162 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Delhi achieved the target of 163 runs in 18.1 overs, losing only four wickets.
For Delhi, impact player Sameer Rizvi scored a half-century. He scored 90 runs off 51 balls. This was his second consecutive fifty of the season and his second consecutive fifty in the IPL. Pathum Nissanka contributed 44 runs, and David Miller contributed an unbeaten 21 runs. For Mumbai, Deepak Chahar, Corbin Bosch, and Mitchell Santner took one wicket each. Meanwhile, Nitish Rana was run out by Jasprit Bumrah.
I worked on all my weaknesses: Sameer Rizvi
Samir Rizvi of Delhi Capitals, made history on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium while chasing a target of 163 runs for victory against the five-time champions, the Mumbai Indians. Playing as an Impact Substitute for Delhi, Rizvi played a magnificent innings of 90 runs off 51 balls, playing a pivotal role in his team’s victory for the second consecutive match. For his wonderful innings, he was awarded the player of the match.
After the match Rizvi said, “I have worked very hard on myself because since last year there have been many changes. I worked on all my weaknesses, and I used to have some problems against fast bowlers, so I worked a lot on that throughout the year. The hard work is paying off now, I am batting well. And what you said is true – sometimes when a player is in the zone, he sees the ball differently.”
“We will focus on what we need to do against Mumbai: Riyan Parag“
The 9th match of IPL 2026 was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, where the Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans faced off. Rajasthan won the match by 6 runs displaying a magnificent performance. With this victory, the team secured their second consecutive win of the season, giving a significant boost to their confidence.
Gujarat, on the other hand, suffered their second consecutive defeat—a matter of concern for the team. Both sides showcased strong batting and bowling performances during the match, but ultimately, the victory went to Rajasthan. After the match RR skipper Riyan Parag said, “It was just incredible. I took a challenge thinking that let’s go full and fast. It’s insane that they (Archer and Tushar) executed as we wanted. He (Dhruv Jurel) asked me to go Jofra on the 19th so credit to him for that. If it comes out it’s good, if it doesn’t we go again. We have not done a lot of justice to the talent he has got. He has to bat No. 3 and hopefully this is the start for him. We will focus on what we need to do against Mumbai.”
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