Sai Kishore gets the wicket of Maheesh Theekshana and that is the game for Gujarat Titans. They have won this contest by 58 runs. This will hugely boost their net run rate. This is also the fourth consecutive victory for GT and they go top of the table with it.

Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore has dismissed Tushar Deshpande and Rajasthan Royals are nine down with it. Gujarat Titans need only one wicket to register their fourth consecutive win in IPL 2025. What a form they are having!

RR 150/9 (16.5)

Prasidh Krisna dismissed Jofra Archer on the third ball of the over. It was his second wicket in the game. Archer miscued the ball to the player at mid-off.

A four from Shimron Hetmyer and with it, he races to his half-century in 29 balls. That has come really quick from the Rajasthan Royals' southpaw. Can he take this innings deep and win the game for his side? RR need 75 runs in 29 balls.

Shimron Hetmyer finally manages to connect one from the middle of his bat. He went across and Sai Kishore bowled it fuller. The southpaw slammed down the ground for a biggie. Rajasthan Royals need 82 runs in 33 balls.

RR 136/6 (14.3)

The asking rate for Rajasthan Royals has gone above 15. RR need 91 runs in 36 balls. They will keep hoping by the time Shimron Hetmyer is there at the middle. R Sai Kishore has been brought into the attack. He will bowl the 15th over.

RR 127/6 (14)

What an over this was from Prasidh Krishna! Only four runs came in it and a wicket. Rajasthan Royals need 99 runs in 42 balls. The asking rate has gone over 14. RR's hopes rely on Shimron Hetmyer, who is batting on 32 off 21 balls.

Sanju Samson is gone! A short ball outside off stump from Prasidh Krishna and Samson has hit it right into the hands of Sai Kishore at short third man. This is a big blow for Rajasthan Royals, who were going really well in this chase. RR need 102 runs in 46 balls.

Kulwant Khejroliya leaked 16 runs in the over. A good game for him suddenly turned out in a poor one as the bowler's figures now read 1 for 29 in 3 overs. Hetmyer slammed a four while Samson hit a four and a six in the over. Rajasthan Royals need 117 runs in 54 balls.

It was tossed up from Rashid Khan and Shimron Hetmyer slammed it over the long-on for a six. There was a long-on in place but he had no part to play as the ball comfortably sailed over his head. Rajasthan Royals need 138 runs in 65 balls.

RR 80/4 (9.1)

Dhruv Jurel is OUT! It was a short ball from Rashid Khan and Jurel hit it in the air. Sai Sudharsan ran in from the deep and took a really good catch by diving forward. This wicket will boost the confidence of Rashid, who has otherwise looked off-colour this season.

Riyan Parag edged Kulwant Khejroliya's delivery to GT wicketkeeper Jos Buttler. Umpire raised his finger over the appeal for a caught behind but Parag decided to review it. In the replay, the deflection was clear on the ball after it came in contact of the bat and the Ultraedge too confirmed it. However, Parag too hit the ground at the same time. He was aruguing with the ground umpires even after the third umpire signalled it out.

Prasidh Krishna was brought into the attack and he has leaked 12 runs in his first over. Riyan Parag welcomed him with a six and slammed a four on the final ball of the over. Rajasthan Royals have begun well in the chase despite losing two wickets. They need 161 runs in 84 balls.

Mohammed Siraj has leaked 11 runs in his third over. While Parag welcomed the pacer with a six in the over, Samson hit a four later in the fifth ball. Rajasthan Royals need 173 runs in 90 balls.

Wow! That is a terrific shot from Riyan Parag for a six. Mohammed Siraj overpithced it and Parag slammed it over the long-on fence for an 81-metre six. Rajasthan Royals need 178 runs in 95 balls.

Sanju Samson is looking in really good touch tonight! He slammed Arshad Khan for a four and a sensational six in the over before hitting the bowler for another four. A total of 16 runs came off the over. Rajasthan Royals need 184 runs.

RR 34/2 (4)

Another RR batter bites the dust! Nitish Rana got a short ball from Mohammed Siraj outside off-stump and played an upper cut on it but found Khejroliya at third man. RR are two down inside three overs.

RR 12/2 (2.2)

Yashasvi Jaiswal is out for 6 off 7 balls. He could call himself unlucky here as it was struck really well but the southpaw found the fielder at deep backward point. 

Mohammed Siraj conceded 9 runs in his first over. He was getting good swing in the over but was unlucky for the fact that he failed to produce any edge from the southpaw's bat.

A fuller from Mohammed Siraj outside off stump and Yashasvi Jaiswal has driven it away powerfully for a four. The ball went through the sweeper cover for the boundary.

Kulwant Khejroliya has come in as impact sub for Sherfane Rutherford. Mohammed Siraj is ready with the new ball in hand. Yashasi Jaiswal is on the strike, Sanju Samson is at the other end. Here we go...

16 runs came off the final over of Sandeep Sharma and Gujarat Titans have got a good total on the board. Sandeep finishes his spell with figures of 1 for 41. It was a consistent batting effort from GT as they were always on course for a 200-plus total. They end up getting around 17 extra runs. Even if there is dew in second innings, RR need to start their chase well.

Tushar Deshpande claimed the wicket of Rashid Khan on the final ball of his spell. He ends with figures of 2 for 53 in four overs. 14 runs came off the over. One more over is left in the innings and GT have already 200 on the board.

18.2 - Sai Sudharsan is finally gone! He falls for 82 off 53 balls. The southpaw was trying very hard to go for big shots and ends up losing his wicket after edging one delivery to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson. 

Jofra Archer nearly had the wicket of Sai Sudharsan but Shubham Dubey dropped the catch at backward square leg. It seemed that he failed to spot the ball there, maybe because of the lights. 11 runs came off the over.

GT 187/4 (18)

Sai Sudharsan has put his foot on the accelerator pedal. He slammed Sandeep Sharma for a six and a four in the over. A total of 13 runs came in it. Three more overs of play left in this innings and GT could easily go past 200.

Smart bowling from Sandeep Sharma! He bowled it outside the tramline and Sherfane Rutherford lost his wicket while trying to chase the delivery. He ended up edging the ball to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.

GT 163/4 (16.1)

Maheesh Theekshana has got the wicket of Shahrukh Khan. The right-handed batter jumped out of his crease quite early and a smart Theekshana fired it fuller outside off stump around the tramline. Sanju Samson collected the ball and effected the stumping. Shahrukh fell for 36 off 20 balls. 

GT 156/3 (15.4)

Sandeep Sharma has conceded only five runs in his second over. He kept both the set GT batters - Sai Sudharsan and Shahrukh Khan in check. This is poor batting from GT. They have 8 wickets left in hand. They should fire more to get past 200 or even try to reach 220.

That is an off-spinning delivery from Maheesh Theekshana and Shahrukh Khan has pulled it for a massive six. That is a big-big shot from the right-handed GT batter.

Wow! That is a beautiful shot from Shahrukh Khan for a six over extra cover. Tushar Deshpande bowled it fuller and the right-handed batter slammed it over the ropes. A wide and a single follows. 14 runs came off the over. 

GT 124/2 (13)

Six runs came off Jofra Archer's third over. Gujarat Titans have 100 runs on the board with 9 more overs of play left in the innings. They need to rebuild and could easily get to a total of over 200 plus. Sai Sudharsan, who is batting on 53, will be the key for them. 

Shubman Gill raced to his fifty in the over but Gujarat Titans copped a huge blow as Jos Buttler was sent back to the hut on the bowling of Maheesh Theekshana. Just 6 runs came in the over and a wicket.

Tushar Deshpande has bowled a really good over. Only 7 runs came in it. 

A good length ball from Maheesh Theekshana and Jos Buttler slammed it away through the extra cover. A couple came off the next ball before Buttler slammed another four down the ground. A total of 14 runs came off the over. It seems GT have put their foot on the accelerator pedal now. 

A paddle scoop from Jos Buttler for a four. Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled it fuller and Buttler went across his stumps to get the boundary. The left-arm pacer followed it up with a short ball on the body and Buttler pulled it through the backward square leg for a four. 11 runs came off the over.

GT 63/1 (6.5)

It was bowled at good length on the off-side and Sai Sudharsan cut it away for a four. 18 runs came off the Tushar Deshpande over. Gujarat Titans are going really well despite losing the wicket of Gill early in the innings.

That is a superb paddle scoop from Sai Sudharsan for a six. Tushar Deshpande bowled it at back of a length and Sudharsan scooped it through the fine leg for a biggie. The fine leg was inside the ring and this saw the southpaw playing this smart shot.

Fazalhaq Farooqi has conceded a total of 17 runs in his two overs so far. He too is getting the swing but certainly not getting his pitch right.

That is a smart stroke from Sai Sudharsan. He danced down the track and Fazalhaq Farooqi pitched it short. Sudharsan still managed to hit it for a six through an upper cut on it. The southpaw is looking really good

Jofra Archer has sent Shubman Gill packing. It was a fuller ball from Archer and that swung into Gill. The right-handed batter went for a drive but the ball went through his bat-pad gap to hit the off-stump. Gill departs for 2 off 3 balls. It was bowled at 147.7 kmph by Archer.

It was fiery bouncer from Jofra Archer but he is unlucky to not get a wicket on that. Sai Sudharsan tried to play a pull shot but got a top-edge on it and the ball flew over the wicketkeeper for a four. 

That was a top delivery from Jofra Archer. It was pitched outside leg stump and then hit the front pad of Sai Sudharsan. There was a huge shout for LBW but umpire was unconvinced with it.

Jofra Archer starts with a fiery delivery going away from Sai Sudharsan. Shubman Gill is at the non-striker's end.

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma

"I would have bowled first as well. Looking at the past few matches, dew has come in during the second innings but we have batted first here. We are taking it one game at a time and not keeping track on how many games we have won. If the top 3 or 4 are doing the job then I am happy with that. We have had a really good home run. No changes for us," said GT captain Shubman Gill.

"We would like to bowl here first because of the conditions. There is going to be dew here. Each and every game in the IPL is important, we are greatful of the last two games and take the momentum forward. It is great to be back. It is a very new team, new guys in the squad, we retained six guys but it is a new team, we took time to gel together. The wicket looks really good. Hasaranga misses out due to personal reasons Farooqi comes in," said RR captain Sanju Samson after winning the toss.

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and opted to bowl first vs Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 match.

The Ahmedabad stadium has produced scores 243, 232, 196 and 160 in the last four completed innings. Hence, it will leave some creases on the foreheads of the RR bowlers, who will be up against a fine batting side of GT. The home side batters such as skipper Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Sherfane Rutherford and B Sai Sudharsan are in fine touch in this IPL. The excellent effort of Washington Sundar (49) against the Kings has added more teeth to GT's batting unit.

In the bowling department, RR has a deeper issue as except pacer Sandeep Sharma none of the other bowlers have been able to stem the run flow. However, Jofra Archer's effort against Punjab Kings (4-0-25-3) will offer them a semblance of consolation going into a potentially high-scoring game.

The lone missing link in RR's batting line-up is Yashasvi Jaiswal, whose 101 runs from four matches came at 131.16 and in that 67 runs came in a single match against Punjab Kings at Mullanpur. The Royals will hope him to continue in the same vein in this match, as even the Indian team management is keeping a close eye on the left-hander's outings.

Given their poor bowling attack, GT might be tested by the Rajasthan line-up who has some explosive names in Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag all have made runs at a strike-rate well over 150, and Nitsh Rana have scored at over 180.

The Titans are also still waiting on the fitness of South African pacer Gerald Coetzee, as a hamstring injury had curtailed his participation in the SA20 before ruling him out of last month's Champions Trophy. His continued absence has weakened the GT attack with Kagiso Rabada returning home recently citing personal reasons.

Rashid, an accomplished T20 master, has taken just a wicket from four matches while giving away in excess of 10 runs an over. It's easily the worst start the Afghan had experienced in any of his previous IPL seasons. Ishant is a co-sailor in that ship of turmoil, bagging just a solitary wicket in three matches while leaking 12 runs an over. Unfortunately, the GT has no ready back-up available as pacers such as Arshad Khan have not really stepped up.

The Gujarat outfit is riding on individual brilliance by pacer Mohammed Siraj and spinner R Sai Kishore. But the form of ace spinner Rashid Khan and experienced quick Ishant Sharma is not encouraging even when they operated at the more helpful tracks at Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

The Titans now have six points, and a win will keep them in the top echelons of the points chart, while the Royals, who now have four points, will need the win to wriggle free from the mid-table tussle. The GT have scored three wins on the trot, and RR two in successive matches to be placed where they are now in the points table, but that mini streak hides a rather underwhelming bowling effort.

Gujarat Titans: B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Kulwant Khejroliya, Gerald Coetzee, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Karim Janat.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals will hope that their stretched-to-the-hilt bowling units will find their range on an Ahmedabad flatbed in an IPL match that holds a lot of significance to their progress in the league.