In the 9th match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by 6 runs. In this match played in Ahmedabad, RR scored 210 runs, while GT could score only 204 runs. During the match, important catches of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal were missed by Jos Buttler. At the same time, Gujarat’s Ashok Sharma bowled the fastest ball of this season at a speed of 154.2 km/hr. On the other hand, Ravi Bishnoi completed his 200 wickets in T20 cricket and became the youngest Indian bowler to reach this feat. Moments-Records of RR Vs GT match… 1. Sai Sudarshan scored his 15th fifty in 42 innings. Sai Sudarshan completed his 15th fifty in just 42 innings in IPL. He has reached second position in this matter and only Chris Gayle (41 innings) is ahead of him. Sudarshan achieved this feat leaving Shaun Marsh (43) behind. 2. Vaibhav completed 30 sixes in IPL. Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed his 30 sixes in IPL. He became the fastest batsman to reach this figure at the age of 19 or younger. He achieved this milestone in just 157 balls. Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan also hit 30 sixes each, but they played too many balls for this. 3. Ashok Sharma bowled the fastest ball of this season. Gujarat’s fast bowler Ashok Sharma took the record of bowling the fastest ball of this season. He bowled the ball at a speed of 154.2 km/hr in the match against Rajasthan. Earlier this season, the record for the fastest ball was in the name of Enrique Nortya (150.9 km/h). However, the record for the fastest ball in IPL history is still in the name of Shaun Tait, who bowled the ball at a speed of 157.71 km/h in 2011. 4. Bishnoi became the youngest Indian to take 200 wickets in T-20. Ravi Bishnoi completed his 200 wickets in T-20 cricket by taking the wicket of Glenn Phillips of Gujarat. He achieved this feat at the age of 25 years and 211 days and with this he became the youngest Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in T-20. He achieved this milestone in the 170th T-20 match of his career. Bishnoi has become the 19th Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in T20, while he is at 9th place in the list of spinners. However, the record for the youngest person to take 200 wickets in overall T-20 cricket is in the name of Rashid Khan, who achieved this feat at the age of 23 years and 119 days. Top-10 moments from here… 1. Vaibhav opened his account with a four. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored his first runs by hitting a four in the beginning of the innings. He lightly glanced at the length ball bowled by Mohammad Siraj on the leg stump and sent it towards fine leg for a four. 2. Buttler missed the catches of Vaibhav and Yashasvi. Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed the catch of Yashasvi Jaiswal from Jos Buttler. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a shot on Ashok Sharma’s ball, the ball took the edge of the bat and went in the direction of slip. Buttler tried to take the catch by making a full length dive, but the ball slipped from his hand and went for a four. Vaibhav took full advantage of this gift of life and completed the team’s fifty by hitting a six towards point on the very next ball. Before this, Yashasvi Jaiswal had also got the lease of life. Yashasvi tried to play a flick on Siraj’s short off length ball, but the ball went towards the wicketkeeper. Buttler dived to the right, but could not take the catch. 3. Jaiswal’s fifty with fours: Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his half-century with fours in the 12th over. On the ball bowled outside the off stump by Mohammed Siraj, he moved forward and played a brilliant drive towards extra cover, which went straight for a four. 4. Riyan hit a six on the first ball. Riyan Parag hit a six on his very first ball. On a full length ball from Kagiso Rabada, which was on middle and leg stump, Parag used his bottom hand to send the ball towards deep square leg for a six. 5. Shimran Hetmyer was caught out in the 16th over by Siraj’s diving catch. Ashok Sharma bowled the third ball of the over on good length. Hetmyer played a shot, he was caught by Mohammad Siraj at long on. Siraj took a diving catch, Hetmyer scored 18 runs. 6. The ball was changed after the 15th over. During the match, after the 15th over, on the demand of the Gujarat captain, the umpires decided to change the ball. This rule has been implemented to reduce the effect of dew, so that the bowlers can get better grip in the second innings and the match remains balanced. 7. Sudarshan completed his fifty by hitting a six. On the fourth ball of the 8th over, Sai Sudarshan hit a six against Riyan Parag. With this he completed his fifty in 33 balls. He was caught out after scoring 73 runs. 8. Tewatia’s reverse six: Rahul Tewatia hit a six on the reverse shot in the 15th over. He changed his stance and played a shot on Ravi Bishnoi’s ball. Tewatia hit a full length ball for a six over deep backward point. 9. Shahrukh run out due to Jadeja’s throw. Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliant fielding got Shahrukh Khan run out in the 15th over. Rashid Khan completed two runs by playing a shot on Ravi Bishnoi’s flighted ball and called for the third run. Jadeja reached the ball quickly from the long field, made a brilliant stop near the boundary and immediately delivered an accurate throw to the striker’s end. Dhruv Jurel scattered the wickets, while Shahrukh remained far away from the crease. 10. Tushar Deshpande’s over made Rajasthan win. Rajasthan pacer Tushar Deshpande won the match on the basis of brilliant bowling. Gujarat needed 11 runs to win in the 20th over. The over started with a wide, but after that Deshpande continuously bowled accurate yorkers and did not give the batsmen a chance to play freely. Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan could take only singles. The turning point of the match came on the fifth ball of the over, when Rashid Khan was out while trying to play a big shot. Joffra Archer took a brilliant catch and turned the match towards Rajasthan. Gujarat needed a big shot on the last ball to win, but Ashok Sharma could not connect and could not score runs. In this way, thanks to Tushar Deshpande’s brilliant last over (4 runs and 1 wicket), Rajasthan registered a thrilling victory by 6 runs.
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