Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag won the toss on Monday and elected to field against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in their match in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
A 119-run stand between Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford helped the 2022 champions cross the target of 204 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium, also completing their best run chase ever in IPL history. A large reason for GT's success has been their excellence against spin.
DC did post a competitive total on the board, but despite some early hiccups, Buttler and Rutherford managed to chase the target of 204 runs by putting up a memorable 119-run partnership and pushed their side to the top of the points table.
During the match on Saturday at Narendra Modi Stadium, GT chased down 204 runs successfully, thanks to a century stand between Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford.
Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel felt his side fell 10-15 runs short and couldn't finish the game the way they wanted, despite bowling decently against Gujarat Titans in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Buttler was once again the hero for GT this season, scoring his third fifty in seven matches as his explosive century stand with Sherfane Rutherford guided GT to their fifth win of the season, beating DC by seven wickets at Ahmedabad on Saturday.
With their fifth win in seven matches, GT have climbed to the top of the points table, displacing DC to the second spot, who suffered their second loss.
GT continued their upward trajectory in the IPL 2025 with their third successive win and perhaps the cleanest one so far while a reckless SRH succumbed to their fourth successive loss at Uppal Stadium on Sunday.
GT started the 153 run chase in a shaky way, losing two wickets for 16 runs. However, sensational 90-run stand between Gill and Sundar took the match away from SRH and the total was chased down with 20 balls left. GT is at the second spot in the points table with three wins and a loss, givin
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An unbeaten knock of 42 runs from all-rounder Sam Curran orchestrated a comfortable run chase for the Desert Vipers. He was assisted by Sherfane Rutherford who finished with 40 runs in 18 balls to bring the Vipers home in 17.4 overs.