Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR, and that's why he wanted the strike. He's swept this along the ground past short fine leg for four. Low full toss as he tried the yorker, Tewatia was quick to go down on his knee and sweep it in the gap to end the innings on a high

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tewatia, SIX, it's such a sight to watch this guy go down on one knee and play the slog-sweep in the air and all the way for a six. Slot from Sandeep Sharma, Tewatia nailed that nicely for six more

Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR, mid-off was up and Sandeep missed the off-side yorker, Tewatia lofts the drive over mid-off and gets an easy four

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Jaiswal!! Tries to be cheeky and play the no-look flick but Jaiswal takes a great diving catch at backward square leeg. There is no deep fielder so Rashid tries to move across and flick. Tushar Deshpande followed him with a short of length delivery and gave no room. mistimed it. Jaiswal had to dive full length to the right to pouch that. Rashid Khan c Jaiswal b Tushar Deshpande 12(4) [4s-1 6s-1]

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, yorker outside off stump, Rashid squeezes it out to deep backward point and gets back for two

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, FOUR, now the top edge that flies over short fine leg. Short ball, Rashid swings hard and gets it over the infield for four

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, SIX, slot and belted over long-on. These are crucial runs from Rashid Khan. Cleared the front leg away and smashed it over long-on

Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Samson!! Oh edged and that's a very good catch from Sanju. Tushar Deshpande goes for the yorker that he can bowl so well. Sai swings hard and gets an inside edge as he lost shape. Ball was travelling but Sanju dived full length to his right and low to pouch that with both hands. Sai walked without waiting for the umpire. Gets a good ovation for his wonderful innings. Sai Sudharsan c Samson b Tushar Deshpande 82(53) [4s-8 6s-3]

Jofra Archer to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, Shubham Dubey the impact sub has dropped a sitter. Sanju looks down in frustration. Archer looks away! Was a smart short ball with pace off, Sai managed to belt that pull though. Hit it so hard and flat, went straight to deep backward square leg who wasn't alert enough. Gee, it didn't even hit his palms. Hit him near the right wrist

Jofra Archer to Rahul Tewatia, SIX, pace is a boon but it can be a bane as well! Jofra Archer has actually surprised the batter with a full toss and found a top edge, but because of the high pace it's flown all the way over the keeper's head for six. Tewatia wanted to hit fine leg, but it went the other way

Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, it's back to back boundaries off Sandeep now after he's kept it so quiet. Again the wide line theory, Sai was ready for it. This time was a bit easier as it wasn't that wide and he nailed the lofted drive over cover

Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, hey youuu! That's unbelievable. How did he hit that for six? This is wide of off again, it's length and Sai opened his wrists and sliced it so hard. It looked like sweeper was going to swallow that but even a jump couldn't make that possible. Such was the power and timing behind the shot

Sandeep Sharma to Rutherford, out Caught by Samson!! It's the wide line again to Rutherford that works wonders. PBKS outsmarted him here in GT's first game of the season with that strategy. Sandeep continues with that baton. This was length and very wide of off stump. Rutherford tried to reach out and slap, would have been a wide had he left it but it's an outside edge through to Sanju. Rutherford c Samson b Sandeep Sharma 7(3) [6s-1]

Theekshana to Rutherford, SIX, oh ho ho! Sherfane Rutherford you beast! Theekshana just missed the yorker, Rutherford got under that and absolutely smashed it high over long-on. First ball and he left nothing in the tank

Theekshana to Shahrukh Khan, out Stumped!! Well bowled and well kept. SRK stepping out to muscle the ball. Theekshana smartly fired this wide of off stump, SRK had nowhere to hide and this time Samson wasn't blinded. Had his eyes on the ball, stayed low and calmly collected to effect an easy stumping. Deserved wicket for Theekshana but SRK can be proud of what he's done. He's ensured GT didn't get bogged down. Shahrukh Khan st Samson b Theekshana 36(20) [4s-4 6s-2]

Theekshana to Sai Sudharsan, 2 wides, oh almost outsmarted him there but this is a very, very tough chance for Samson. Firstly Theekshana yorked Sai with a leg-side ball as the batter advanced. The batter would have obviously blinded the keeper and Samson did well to get his hand on it. You can't expect thosd to be stumped. And Sai nearly ran himself out at the non-striker's end as they try to steal an extra run. Sandeep has a shy from short fine leg but misses

Theekshana to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, slot, thank you very much says Sai and lofts the drive hard over cover off the front foot

Sandeep Sharma to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, another attempt for a big heave but SRK drags it to wide long-on. These two TN boys have now added 50 runs in this stand

Theekshana to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, ah this is class batting! He knew Theekshana was going to hide it wide of off, he was ready with an open bat face and reached out with the long levers of his to slice this past backward point

Theekshana to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, it's an edge this time but it's in the gap! Full and outside off stump, SRK throws his bat at it as he has the licence. Thick edge makes backward point and short third man mere spectators

Theekshana to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, he's belted that out of sight! The boundary size hardly matters for this big hitter. Hit me short ball, SRK was quick to rock back and muscle this pull high and handsome way over mid-wicket

Tushar Deshpande to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, fabulous shot! Deshpande misses the yorker and is dispatched into the crowd. Overpitched outside off, Shahrukh creams the lofted cover drive over extra cover and sends it sailing all the way..

Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, Deshpande continues to leak runs.. Slower short ball outside off, Sudharsan had ample time to jump up and play the upper cut to the vacant deep backward point region, one bounce and over the ropes

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, back to back fours. Wrong line from Farooqi - strays onto the pads, Shahrukh backs away and clips it backward of square, Sandeep dives near short fine but can't reach the ball

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, streaky! Back of a length delivery, Shahrukh is cramped for space but still looks to pull, gets an under-edge and the ball did not miss the stumps by much

Jofra Archer to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs, 105.2ks short of length delivery, Sudharsan pulls it wide of mid-on and collectd a couple

Jofra Archer to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, direct hit and Sudharsan was gone. Full pitcher close to off, Sudharsan drives firmly to mid-off and sets off on a suicidal run, Sandeep swoops down and has a shy at the non-striker's end, misses and Sudharsan survives. He put in the dive but was still short as the ball passed the stumps

Theekshana to Buttler, out Lbw!! Theekshana is pumped. He has broken this partnership. This looked real close to the naked eye but the onfield umpire was not convinced. Buttler misjudges the length here. He thinks it is short and goes for the pull, but good length ball skids across and strikes him on the back leg, the impact was in front of middle and leg, ball-tracking showed it to be smashing into leg-stump. Buttler lbw b Theekshana 36(25) [4s-5]

Theekshana to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, third fifty for the season. Just a raise of the bat and punch of gloves with Buttler. He struggled against Archer but saw that phase through and has cashed in. He reaches the landmark with a nudge into the leg-side

Theekshana to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, goes quicker and perishes. 103ks drifts in and ends up right in the swinging arc, Sudharsan kneels down and nails the slog sweep wide of deep mid-wicket

Theekshana to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler has found his rhythm. Full pitcher and right in the slot, still had to be put away and Buttler smashes it straight back over Theekshana, couple of bounces and over the rope

Theekshana to Buttler, FOUR, 103ks flatter delivery and skids across, Buttler hangs back and drives it in front of square, beats cover inside the ring and also gives Jaiswal no chance getting across from long-off

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Buttler, FOUR, 111.9ks slower short of length delivery, Buttler waits and belts the pull backward of square leg. Deshpande comes sliding across to make the stop but makes a mess

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Buttler, FOUR, much needed for Buttler. He was getting frustrated but this boundary should get him going. Slower ball slanted across, Buttler walks to the off-side and laps it past short fine

Sandeep Sharma to Buttler, wide, short ball right at Buttler and he takes it on, swings across for the hook but the ball sails over him. Called a wide for height

Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, expensive over, 18 runs. Deshpande releases all the pressure that was built by Archer. He attempts a slower ball and offers width, Sudharsan delays his square drive and cracks it through point. There was a sweeper but he had no chance of stopping that

Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, shot! Not quite off the middle but the ball still races away. Good length ball around off, Sudharsan drives on the rise and sends it straight back past Deshpande. It came more off the inner half but still beat Archer comfortably to the fence

Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, this is smart batting. Sudharsan moves across his stumps, gets under the back of a length deliver and laps it over fine leg. The pace of Deshpande takes it all the way..

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, whoa! Sudharsan charges down and Farooqi saw him coming, he goes for the short ball and Sudharsan adjusts quickly to play the ramp, he uses the pace on the ball and sends it sailing over third man

Jofra Archer to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler responds with a cracking drive. He is up for the contest. 149.5ks full pitcher outside off, half volley really and Buttler creams the drive through the vacant cover region

Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That's Archer at his best. Even Gill goes uhhh as he walks back. 147.7ks full delivery around off, Gill is drawn into the forward push and he is a tad late on the shot, the ball also swings in to beat the inside edge and crash into off-stump. Gill was left surprised with the movement even as he missed the shot. Shubman Gill b Jofra Archer 2(3)

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, width, no swing and dispatched. Short and outside off, Sudharsan pounces on it, he opens the bat face and carves it square on the off-side. No need to run for that..

Jofra Archer to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, streaky! Well-directed short ball and Sudharsan has nowhere to go, he decides to play the pull and is rushed on the shot, the ball flies off the top-edge and clears Samson comfortably