Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2026, 9th Match Live Score: Sai Sudharsan is playing a blinder of a knock for the Gujarat Titans. The left-handed batter raced to his 13th half-century in the Indian Premier League. He is joined by Jos Buttler at the crease as they scored 103 runs in the first 10 overs. Stay tuned for Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 live score, key moments, and real-time coverage from this blockbuster GT vs RR IPL encounter here on NewsX.
Earlier, Dhruv Jurel scored 75, while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his 16th half-century in the IPL as Rajasthan Royals finished with 210 runs in the first innings. Kagiso Rabada picked up a couple of wickets for the Gujarat Titans with the ball in hand. Meanwhile, Ashok Sharma became the fastest bowler in IPL 2026. The right-arm pacer from the Gujarat Titans bowled a delivery reaching a speed of 154.7 KMPH. His soaring speeds earned him a wicket as well.
Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first at Narendra Modi Stadium. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill will not be playing for the Gujarat Titans. Rashid Khan stepped in as a stand-in captain for GT.
Gujarat Titans will host the Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Coming into this game, the Titans lost their opening game against Punjab Kings. Meanwhile, the Riyan Parag-led side registered a massive win against the Chennai Super Kings. A win for RR would take them to the top of the points table. GT, on the other hand, boasts an impressive record at home and would like to continue their record as they take the field against Rajasthan Royals.
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, and Jos Buttler did not fire, making it a rare batting setback for the GT top-order. The 2022 winners’ run to the playoffs in the previous season was a high point. In the first nine overs, the bowlers only managed to take one wicket. In the shortest format, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada had another subpar performance again, going for 34 runs in his three overs.
The Titans are very concerned about the batting form of Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, and Washington Sundar. The top order is under increased pressure to potentially play more cautiously.
When the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Chennai Super Kings in their first game, everything that could have gone well for them did. Foreign pacers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger each took a few wickets with the ball in their hands. In the meantime, Brijesh Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravi Bishnoi, their recent additions, each took a wicket. The last wicket was taken by the dependable Sandeep Sharma, who bowled out CSK for 127 runs.
The Royals put up a fierce fight in the second innings, with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scoring 52 runs in 17 balls. In a scorching knock, the left-handed hitter hit five sixes and four fours to help his team win. With a 29-run partnership for the third wicket, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag sealed the victory.
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Tom Banton, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu
Riyan Parag (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Shubham Dubey, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala
Ravi Bishnoi continues to shine as he picked up his second wicket of the night. The right-arm leg spinner dismissed Glenn Phillips with the first ball of the 13th over. With the wicket he became the youngest Indian bowler to 200 T20 wickets.
Tushar Deshpande, coming in to bowl his second over, gave away 15 runs as Jos Buttler climbed back into some form. The English batter struck three fours in the over against his former team.
Ravi Bishnoi has got the big fish. Coming in as an impact player in the second innings, the leg-spinner took only four balls to dismiss Sai Sudharsan in the 11th over.
Sai Sudharsan is playing an impressive knock for the Gujarat Titans. The left-handed batter, having hit his fifty, is going all guns blazing, particularly against Ravindra Jadeja. He struck a four and a six in the ninth over. The required rate has gone below 11 runs per over.
Sai Sudharsan completed his 13th half-century in the 8th over. Riyan Parag decided to bring himself into the attack and was struck for a four and a six. However, he turned it around by taking a wicket off the final ball of the over, dismissing Kumar Kushagra thanks to a brilliant catch at the long-on boundary by Shimron Hetmyer.
Gujarat Titans finished the power play without losing a wicket. Sai Sudharsan and Kumar Kushagra struck a four each in the sixth over bowled by Sandeep Sharma.
Tushar Deshpande, bowling the fifth over, was welcomed with a four into the attack. However, the pacer made a strong comeback giving only a single run in the rest of the over.
Sandeep Sharma came into the attack to bowl the fourth over of the clash. The Indian pacer gave away eight runs in the over as the required rate got close to 11 runs per over.
Gujarat Titans off to a great start at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Jofra Archer, after conceding 15 runs in his first over, went for another 10 runs in his second over. Both Sai Sudharsan and Kumar Kushagra hit a boundary each in the third over.
Like his bowling partner at the other end, Nandre Bruger too found some movement with the new ball. The South African pacer induced an edge, but it went to where a third slip fielder might have been placed. The over went for seven runs with the edge running to the boundary.
The Gujarat Titans are up and running. Chasing 211, the hosts were gifted five runs off wides before the first ball was even bowled by Jofra Archer. Sai Sudharsan struck a six on the second ball before hitting a crisp cover drive for four to end the over.
Mohammed Siraj picked up a wicket in the final over of the first innings. The right-arm pacer conceded nine runs in the final over as Rajasthan Royals finished with 210 runs on the board.
Ashok Sharma bowled out his quota of four overs. The right-arm pacer gave away 37 runs in his four overs and also scripted history with a delivery at a speed of 154.7 KMPH. He became the fastest bowler in IPL 2026.
Kagiso Rabada picked up yet another wicket. The South African pacer dismissed Donovan Ferreira on the first ball of the 17th over. The dismissal brought Ravindra Jadeja to the crease. Meanwhile, Dhruv Jurel completed his fifty on the fourth ball of the over.
Ashok Sharma has bowled a highly crucial over for the Gujarat Titans. The Indian pacer while picking up Shimron Hetmyer’s wicket gave only six runs in the 16th over.
Mohammed Siraj took a stunning diving catch to dismiss Shimron Hetmyer. Ashok Sharma was the bowler who dismissed the left-handed batter from the West Indies.
Dhruv Jurel stepped down the pitch to hit a six on the first ball of the 15th over. Rashid Khan bowled out his quota of four overs conceding 39 runs while picking up a solitary wicket.
One wicket brings two for the Gujarat Titans. After Kagiso Rabada got rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the previous over, Prasidh Krishna returned to dismiss RR skipper Riyan Parag. The Titans missed an opportunity to dismiss Shimron Hetmyer for a golden duck. The left-handed batter gloved a delivery to wicketkeeper, Jos Buttler. However, Rashid Khan opted against taking the review. To make matters worse, Hetmyer struck a couple of sixes to end the 14th over.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed in the 13th over by Kagiso Rabada. The left-handed batter had ramped a South African pacer for a boundary. He moved to the leg side to access the off-side boundary but missed the ball as Rabada bowled him. Riyan Parag coming in to bat at number four struck a six on the first ball he faced.
Mohammed Siraj returned to the attack to bowl his third over. He conceded 15 runs in the over with Yashasvi Jaiswal completing his fifty. Dhruv Jurel struck a four and a six on the last two balls of the expensive over.
Gujarat Titans lost a review in the 11th over. Meanwhile, Dhruv Jurel struck a couple of fours against Rashid Khan in the same over.
It is Dhruv Jurel who is now taking the attack against the Gujarat Titans. Coming in at number three, the right-handed batter struck a four in the 10th over facing Ashok Sharma.
Rashid Khan bowled one down the leg side and gave away five runs off wides. The GT stand-skipper gave 12 runs in the ninth over as Rajasthan Royals continue to score at more than 10 runs per over.
Prasidh Krishna who came on to bowl after 13 overs in the previous game, has bowled a couple of overs already. The Indian pacer gave away only six runs in his second over after being hit for a boundary on the final ball of the eighth over. Yashasvi Jaiswal is only seven runs away from his first fifty of the season.
Rashid Khan, leading the Gujarat Titans, has broken the opening stand by dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The 15-year-old batter scored 31 runs in only 18 balls hitting five fours and a solitary six in his knock.
The Rajasthan Royals end the power play unscathed and right on top of the Gujarat Titans. The visitors have scored 69 runs in the first six over making full use of the fielding restrictions.
A costly drop from Jos Buttler. Ashok Sharma, coming into the attack to bowl the fifth over, induced an outside edge on the first ball. However, despite a dive from Jos Buttler, the ball rolled away to the third-man boundary. On the very next ball, Sooryavanshi struck a six to sprinkle salt into wounds.
The Royals are off to a blistering start after choosing to bat first at Narendra Modi Stadium. Both left-handed opening batters have got brisk starts. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 22 runs in 12 balls, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has scored 19 in 12. Jaiswal struck a six on the final ball of the fourth over from Rabada.
After seeing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi going all guns blazing from the opposite end, he decided to join the party. Jaiswal smashed a six on the first ball of the third over before hitting a couple of fours.
The boundaries from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are not stopping. The left-handed batter after hitting a couple of fours in the opening over, struck yet another boundary in the second over from Kagiso Rabada.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is off to a brisk start in the first over. The young batter smashed a couple of fours in the first over, facing Mohammed Siraj. The Royals score 10 runs in the first over.
It is Mohammed Siraj who has taken the new ball for the Gujarat Titans and Yashasvi Jaiswal is ready to face the first ball!
A tough challenge awaits Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal as they make their way to the pitch. Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada would want to make the most use of the limited swing available at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (C), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first at Narendra Modi Stadium.
For the Gujarat Titans, it was Rashid Khan who came to the toss in place of Shubman Gill.
The toss is 10 minutes away, and it will be a crucial spin of the coin at the Narendra Modi Stadium. With a batter-friendly pitch in Ahmedabad, the two teams will be inclined to bowl first if they win the toss.
Gujarat Titans leads the head-to-head record against Rajasthan Royals. In eight games between the two sides, the Titans have emerged victorious on six occasions.
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