Gujarat Titans crushed Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs in the RR vs GT IPL 2026 clash on May 9. After Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and chose to bowl, Shubman Gill went on a rampage with a brilliant 84, while Sai Sudharsan played a solid supporting role with a half-century.
The visitors piled up a massive 229 for 4 as Jofra Archer struggled to find his rhythm and gave away 46 runs. Rajasthan’s chase fell apart at 152 all out, despite a fast start from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Rashid Khan tore through the middle order with four wickets to wrap up a dominant win for the Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
RR vs GT: Titans Dominate as Yashasvi Jaiswal Reflects on Tough Loss
Stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal had a rough night at the office following the heavy RR vs GT defeat. He admitted that the Gujarat openers were simply too good during their huge 118-run opening partnership. Yashasvi Jaiswal mentioned that while his bowlers tried to stay consistent, they just couldn’t find a way to stop the flow of boundaries. The young leader stood by Jofra Archer, pointing out that every player has off-days where things just don’t click. He still backs his star fast bowler completely and expects him to bounce back in the next game.
When asked about leaving out Nandre Burger, the skipper explained that he just preferred different options for the power play. He kept the tactics straightforward, picking the bowlers he felt had the best shot at early wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal admitted the team need to sit down and look at what went wrong before they play again.
He wouldn’t point fingers at anyone, instead blaming the loss on a group failure to keep the runs down. The game got away from Rajasthan because they weren’t disciplined early on and couldn’t stitch together any real partnerships while chasing such a big total.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is staying positive, though, and believes the squad can learn from these errors. He told his players to put this result behind them and focus entirely on what’s ahead. This loss puts some pressure on the young captain as the Rajasthan Royals look to stay alive in the RR vs GT rivalry.
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“(How tough was it when GT got off to such a good start?) I think we were just thinking of bowling in good areas, and they were batting pretty well. So we were just thinking how we can cut down the boundaries or big shots. So I think it was pretty good from them. No, it’s cricket (talking about Archer being off the radar today). We all know that there are some days when you are in, and there are some days when you cannot bowl how you want to.
But he’s been doing so well for us. So I think he’ll be coming back very strongly. No, I actually didn’t think that much (whether leaving out Burger was a tough decision). I had a simple plan: who is my bowler and who can give me some good overs in the powerplay? So nothing much from my end. Nothing much (What went wrong tonight?). I think we are going to look at what we can do better and just look for the next game, what we can do and learn from this game.”
