Rajasthan Royals hold nerve to squeeze past Gujarat Titans in IPL

[p]Spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bishnoi-ravi/84IVLXh4/"]Ravi Bishnoi[/a] took four wickets but it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/deshpande-tushar/Krxy0jWp/"]Deshpande[/a] who held his nerve to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gujarat-lions/WrQXOufC/"]Gujarat[/a] 11 runs in the final over while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/gujarat-titans-WxbsgtO5/rajasthan-royals-S2MQPiFG/?mid=4db9iUg5"]chasing 211 for victory[/a] at their home in Ahmedabad.[/p][p]Deshpande started with a wide to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabada-kagiso/jRmmeilR/"]Kagiso Rabada[/a], who hit an unbeaten 23, but soon nailed his yorkers and dismissed Gujarat's stand-in-skipper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khan-rashid/EZFlQ7ZK/"]Rashid Khan[/a], who made 24, on the fifth ball.[/p][p]He gave away just four runs as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rajasthan-royals/S2MQPiFG/"]Rajasthan[/a] celebrated their second win to take the top spot from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/delhi-capitals/tv8Qjdkq/"]Delhi Capitals[/a], who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mumbai-indians/2eZPzJH2/"]Mumbai Indians[/a] in the first match of the day in Delhi.[/p][p][b]"The discussion was clear, like, you know, we just need to hit one boundary," [/b]said Rashid. [b]"And I think Tushar bowled really well. He bowled some exceptional yorkers."[/b][/p][p]Delhi and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/punjab-kings/juzL6jnm/"]Punjab[/a] Kings have two wins in two matches but Rajasthan, led by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parag-riyan/AaxieEbG/"]Riyan Parag[/a], are number one in the 10-team table with a better net run-rate.[/p][embed guid="ef008eff-7512-492d-afe0-82cc9e4c5b7a" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWuGVrCjAc5/?img_index=1" social-type="instagram" /][p]England pace bowler [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/archer-jofra/0xgJcAPF/"]Jofra Archer[/a] was equally effective as he bowled the 19th over for just four runs when Gujarat need 15 to win from the last 12 balls.[/p][p][b]"I took a challenge thinking that let's go full and fast," [/b]said Parag on going with two quicks in overs 19 and 20.[/p][p][b]"It's insane that they (Archer and Tushar) executed as we wanted."[/b][/p][p]Gujarat opener [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sudharsan-sai/UFQrOh93/"]Sai Sudharsan[/a] top-scored with 73 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buttler-joseph/bVycigXQ/"]Jos Buttler[/a] hit 26 but the batting collapsed after they looked good on 127-2 in 12 overs.[/p][p]Rashid and Rabada then threatened to pull off the chase with late cameos and a 43-run eighth-wicket partnership but it was not to be. Impact substitute Bishnoi, a leg-spinner, took down Sudharsan and struck regular blows to rattle the batting as he went past 200 T20 wickets.[/p][embed guid="76de0edf-c657-4a94-9cba-88788dd09a06" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWuD8YQjmjF/" social-type="instagram" /][p]Earlier Rajasthan posted a competitive 210-6 after they elected to bat first with wicketkeeper-batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jurel-dhruv/WIPHAsve/"]Dhruv Jurel[/a] hitting 75 and opener [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaiswal-yashasvi/4WTrPc5D/"]Yashasvi Jaiswal[/a] 55.[/p][p]Left-handers Jaiswal and 15-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arora-vaibhav/QqLoPeFk/"]Vaibhav Sooryavanshi[/a], who hit an 18-ball 31, got the team off to a flier with an opening stand of 70 in 6.2 overs.[/p][p]Sooryavanshi, a T20 batting sensation who blasted a 17-ball 52 in his team's opening win, unleashed his power with five fours and one six before leg-spinner Rashid cut short his innings.[/p][p]Jaiswal kept up pace and put on 56 runs with Jurel to strengthen the foundations of the tall total.[/p][p]Rajasthan wobbled with a few wickets including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hetmyer-shimron/fR2UDG8j/"]Shimron Hetmyer[/a] out for 18 but Jurel took the attack to the opposition with five fours and five sixes in his 42-ball knock, but it was not enough.[/p]