Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) of Gujarat clashed in an exciting IPL 2025 encounter at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 9 April, established a platform for a high-octane fight. GT, while riding a high ride on confidence, opted to bat first and exposed a fiery 217/6, who thanks to the Sai Sudharsan 82 (53) and Jos Buttler (36) and Shah RukhKhan (36) for explosive cameo. Despite disciplined mantras from Jofra Archer (1/30), RR struggled to include GT’s late Serge. Chasing a huge target, RR stumbled quickly as Mohammad Siraj (1/30) and Arshad Khan (1/19). Although Shimron Hetmyer(52) and Sanju Samson (41) fought a tough battle, Prasidh Krishna (3/24) and Rashid Khan (2/37) ended the middle order, excluding RR for 159 in 19.2 overs. GT’s 58-ri victory strengthened his victory, strengthening his dominance in the tournament, while RR’s batting crisis continued. The match was a will for GT’s all-round domination and struggle under RR pressure.
Match Information: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals match scorecard 23rd Match
| Toss | Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Series | IPL 2025 |
| Match days | Wednesday, April 09, 2025 |
| GT Impact player | Sherfane Rutherford out Arshad Khan in |
| RR Impact player | Fazalhaq Farooqi out Shubham Dubey in |
| Umpires | Rohan Pandit, Akshay Totre |
| TV Umpire | Adrian Holdstock |
| Match Referee | Shakti Singh |
1st Inning Gujarat Titans: 217/6 (20 Overs)
| Batter | Dismissal Type | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sai Sudharsan | b Tushar Deshpande | 82 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 154.72 |
| Shubman Gill (c) | b Jofra Archer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jos Buttler (wk) | lbw b M Theekshana | 36 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 144 |
| Shahrukh Khan | st Samson b M Theekshana | 36 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 180 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Samson b Sandeep Sharma | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Rahul Tewatia | not out | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 200 |
| Rashid Khan | c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Tushar Deshpande | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 300 |
| Arshad Khan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 0, w 17, nb 0, p 0) |
Did not Bat – Sai Kishore , Mohammed Siraj , Prasidh , Kulwant Khejroliya
Fall of wickets
14-1 (Shubman Gill, 2.1), 94-2 (Jos Buttler, 9.6), 156-3 (Shahrukh Khan, 15.4), 163-4 (Sherfane Rutherford, 16.1), 187-5 (Sai Sudharsan, 18.2), 201-6 (Rashid Khan, 18.6)
Rajasthan Royals Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 13.2 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 10.2 |
| M Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 13.5 |
2nd Inning Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out (19.2 Overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Rashid Khan b Arshad Khan | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sanju Samson (c & wk) | c Sai Kishore b Prasidh Krishna | 41 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 146.43 |
| Nitish Rana | c Kulwant Khejroliya b Mohammed Siraj | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Riyan Parag | c Jos Buttler b Kulwant Khejroliya | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Dhruv Jurel | c Sai Sudharsan b Rashid Khan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Sai Kishore b Prasidh Krishna | 52 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 162.5 |
| Shubham Dubey (IP) | lbw b Rashid Khan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jofra Archer | c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | c Sai Sudharsan b Sai Kishore | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Tushar Deshpande | c Rashid Khan b Sai Kishore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sandeep Sharma | Not out | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 9, nb 0, p 0) |
Did not Bat– Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fall of wickets
10-1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1.2), 12-2 (Nitish Rana, 2.2), 60-3 (Riyan Parag, 6.4), 68-4 (Dhruv Jurel, 7.4), 116-5 (Sanju Samson, 12.2), 119-6 (Shubham Dubey, 13.2), 144-7 (Jofra Archer, 15.3), 145-8 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.6), 150-9 (Tushar Deshpande, 16.5), 159-10 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.2)
Gujarat Titans Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | No Balls | Wides | Economy |
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Arshad Khan | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.2 |
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Match Result IPL 2025
Gujarat Titans won by 58 runs
Player Of The Match in Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
Player Of The Match award goes to Sai Sudharsan. He plays a very good knock in Gujarat Titans vs. Rajasthan Royals match. He scores 82 runs in 53 balls he hits 8 fours and 3 sixes.
