Rajasthan Royals hold on

Rajasthan Royals survived a last-over scare to beat Gujarat Titans by six runs after defending 210 for 6 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 4, 2026. (espncricinfo.com) Rajasthan’s total was built around two brutal innings: Yashasvi Jaiswal made 55 off 36 balls and Dhruv Jurel exploded for 75 off 42, their shots forcing the bowlers into defensive fields and a 210 finish. (espn.com) Gujarat began the chase comfortably, with Sai Sudharsan stroking a 73 from 44 balls while the top order put the Titans on course at 127 for 2 in 12 overs. (cricbuzz.com) Then the game tilted. Ravi Bishnoi — introduced as Rajasthan’s Impact Player substitute — spun through the middle and late overs, taking four wickets for 41 runs and triggering a collapse that cost Gujarat seven wickets between the middle overs and the death. (espncricinfo.com) (outlookindia.com) Bishnoi removed the likes of Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia in a two-over span, which transformed a chase that had looked routine into a scramble for singles. (espncricinfo.com) Gujarat rallied late: Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada put on an urgent 43 off 30 balls to bring the target back within reach and force a tense finish. (espncricinfo.com) The match came down to the last over, with 11 runs required. Tushar Deshpande executed yorker after yorker under pressure to deny boundaries, and a slice by Rashid that might have tied the game was held at cover by Jofra Archer in a low, diving catch. (cricbuzz.com) Those final six balls crystallized what Bishnoi had begun: the chase had never recovered the momentum it enjoyed at 127 for 2, and the Titans finished 204 for 8, six short. (espn.com) The match matters because it compressed T20 cricket’s two central tensions into 20 overs: a big, aggressive total set by the openers and a chase that folded and then nearly refolded again, with a specialist substitute changing the course of the game. (outlookindia.com) Rajasthan leave Ahmedabad with a win credited to a batter who scored quickly, a spinner who broke the chase at the right moments, and a death bowler who strode in to finish it; Gujarat will replay the middle overs where seven wickets fell and wonder how a comfortable chase narrowed into a nervy finale. (espncricinfo.com) (cricbuzz.com) Tushar Deshpande defended 11 runs in the final over to seal the six-run win for Rajasthan. (cricbuzz.com)