9th Match

Tushar Deshpande to Ashok Sharma, no run, Rajasthan Royals win by 6 runs. Tushar Deshpande, take a bow! He runs off and does the this-is-my-ground kinda celebration. Credit to Parag as well for trusting him over a seasoned campaigner like Sandeep Sharma and an international bowler like Nandre Burger. Coming to the ball: Low full toss, aimed for the stumps and Ashok swings hard, gets an inside-edge onto the pad and the ball rolls down the pitch

Ashok Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Excellent catch under pressure from Archer. Deshpande is pumped. Look at him celebrate. Even Parag is pumped and doing a intense fist pump. This is a length delivery as Deshpande misses his yorker, in the slot to be put away and Rashid throws everything behind the big shot, slices it wide of sweeper cover. Archer runs to his right, slides and hangs on with both hands. Rashid Khan c Jofra Archer b Tushar Deshpande 24(16) [4s-3]

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, no run, this is brilliant from Deshpande. He's nailed almost every yorker, this line is around off and Rashid moves across to play the scoop, misses and it is another dot. 7 from 2 now..

The Gujarat Titans dugout looks tense

Tushar Deshpande to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, great yorker from Tushar again. Rabada could only dig it out to the bowler, who got a hand on it

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, 1 run, nails the yorker outside off, Rashid can only squeeze it out to third man. 8 from 4

Three men out in the deep on the leg-side. Third man and sweeper are the ones out on the off-side

Tushar Deshpande to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, very full delivery, the line is outside off and Rabada squeezes the drive to sweeper cover. 9 from 5

Tushar Deshpande to Kagiso Rabada, wide, low full toss outside off, Rabada tries his best to reach it but can't, wide signalled. 10 from 6..

11 from the final over. Parag has gone to Deshpande to bowl. This is a big call. Burger had one and so did Sandeep Sharma. But Parag has trusted Deshpande with the big over. Can he deliver? Here we go..

Tushar Deshpande [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, byes, 1 run, Gujarat Titans lose a review now. This was just desperation from Rashid and Rabada. High full toss outside off, but well below the waist, Rabada throws his bat and does not connect. The ball lands in front of Jurel and he does not glove it cleanly. The pair cross over for a bye.. Rabada's waist is 1.13 meters and the full toss was 0.92 meters

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, no run, yorker length on off, Rabada clears his front leg and jams it back to Archer. This is turning into a brilliant over

Jofra Archer to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rajasthan Royals lose a review. Excellent decision under pressure. Full and straight, Rashid is rooted to the crease and attempts the whip to the leg-side, luckily ekes out an inside-edge onto the back pad and the ball rolls to the leg-side. Archer did not spot the edge and was up immediately, but the umpire did and he got it spot

Rajasthan Royals review! A confident appeal from Archer and he pleads with the umpire, once he does not get the decision in his favour, then immediately turns to Parag to challenge the decision. Meanwhile, Rashid is looking at his inside-edge. UltraEdge shows a spike. Not Out

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, once again slants it in and does not offer space to Rabada, the pull is mistimed through mid-wicket

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, no run, short and angled in, cramps the batter for room and Rabada swivels to play the pull, misses and is struck in the mid-riff, the ball rolls back down the pitch

Round the wicket to Rabada

Jofra Archer to Rashid Khan, 1 run, 144.1ks length delivery, there to be put away and Rashid has a heave across the line, ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad and the ball rolls into the off-side. Over to Rabada..

Jofra Archer [3.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack

15 from 12. What a partnership this is turning out to be! Both are striking at 200 and brought the asking rate down to 7.5. Couple of boundaries should do it. Riyan Parag looks a worried man. Archer to bowl the penultimate over. They thought of Tushar initially. Can he break this stand?

Sandeep Sharma to Rashid Khan, 1 run, 15-run over. Yorker on off-stump, Rashid takes a step down and digs it towards point

Sandeep Sharma to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, low full toss on the pads, Rashid flicks it backward of square leg and has to race back for the second. Jadeja was the fielder and Rashid had to hurry. Luckily the throw was not close to the stumps

Sandeep Sharma to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Rabada reaches and slices it to sweeper cover, goes on the bounce

Sandeep Sharma to Kagiso Rabada, SIX, Rabada is playing a blinder. Gujarat Titans need just 19 now. Slower ball outside off, but plenty of width and in the slot, Rabada bends his back leg and smokes it straight down the ground. That landed right in front of the sightscreen

Goes round the wicket to Rabada

Sandeep Sharma to Rashid Khan, 1 run, on a length and close to off, Rashid guides it through backward point

Sandeep Sharma to Rashid Khan, FOUR, lovely shot! This is not a bad delivery but Rashid has played it exceptionally well. Yorker around off, Rashid takes a step out and bends low, opens the bat face and squeezes it behind square on the off-side, bisecting backward point and short third

Sandeep Sharma [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Ravi Bishnoi to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR, another 10-run over. They are keeping up with the asking rate. This is a fabulous shot. With minimal risk they manage to score two fours. This is a flighted delivery, but overpitched and Rabada goes down the ground, nice clean swing of the bat and the ball almost carries the distance. Bishnoi has finished an impressive spell. His figures read - 4-0-41-4

Ravi Bishnoi to Kagiso Rabada, no run, quicker and rushing Rabada into bringing his bat down, he manages to do so and stabs it to point

Ravi Bishnoi to Kagiso Rabada, no run, wrong 'un that skids across, Rabada is rooted to the crease and has a poke, beaten on the outside-edge

Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 run, defended to the off-side and Rabada calls through for a quick single. Looks like they will not take him on

Ravi Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, FOUR, shot! Short and outside off, it was the leg-break and Rashid didn't try to overhit the cut, he opens the bat face and almost directs it behind square on the off-side. No chance for the sweeper..

Will Rashid take on Bishno or play him out?

Ravi Bishnoi to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, googly around off, Rabada hangs back and works it to long-on

Timeout! With Gujarat Titans 7 down, you would feel it is Rajasthan Royals who have the upper hand. But you are never sure in this format. It just takes a few hits and the game is over. Rashid and Rabada are both capable of clearing the rope, but they will have to do it themselves as the remaining batters are Siraj and Ashok Sharma. What are Rajasthan Royals options? Bishnoi has one more and surely he will bowl out. Archer and Burger have one each, there's also plenty of overs left from Sandeep and Deshpande. Riyan Parag can pick and chose his bowlers.

Jofra Archer to Rashid Khan, no run, 145ks good length ball angled in, Rashid attempts the rooted-whip to the leg-side, mistimes it to mid-wicket

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, they have got the 10 runs for the over. Another full toss from Archer, Rabada eases it to mid-off and crosses over

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, SIX, well, well! Who said Rabada can't bat in this format? Back of a length delivery around off, Rabada makes room and gives himself the space to free his hands, lofts through the line and sends it sailing over long-off

Jofra Archer to Rashid Khan, 1 run, high full toss below the waist, but the situation is such that it asks for Rashid to be cautious, he opens the bat face and guides it past the backward point fielder

- This is Bishnoi's first 4-fer in the IPL, and the fourth of his T20 career.

Jofra Archer to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, yorker aimed for the stumps, Rabada gets his front leg out of the way and digs it to cover, quick single nabbed

Jofra Archer to Rashid Khan, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Rashid drives to sweeper cover

Jofra Archer [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

50 from the last 5 overs is very easy in this format. But Gujarat Titans have lost too many wickets. Everything depends on Rashid now and how deep he bats. Can the others support him is the question.

Ravi Bishnoi to Kagiso Rabada, no run, googly around off, Rabada stays rooted to the crease and looks to defend, beaten on the outside-edge

Kagiso Rabada, left handed bat, comes to the crease