Rashid Khan led the Gujarat Titans to an exciting last-ball three-wicket victory over the Rajasthan Royals in their Tata Indian Premier League encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, with a brilliant all-around effort. The home team, having scored 196 for three in 20 overs, set a target of 197. In response, the Titans scored 199 for seven in 20. In back-to-back seasons, the Titans have defeated the Royals in Jaipur twice. The Titans ended the Royals’ tournament winning streak with this victory. The star player from Afghanistan entered the IPL after missing some time due to an injury.
In his first five games, he was not very successful, taking five wickets at an economy of 8.65 and an average of 34.6. During the Royals’ innings, Khan regained his rhythm with the ball, giving up a pitiful 18 runs in four overs while claiming one wicket. With an economy rate of 9.25 runs per over, Spencer Johnson was his team’s next best bowler, which speaks much about how good the spinner was.
Rashid Khan came to the crease with the bat, needing the Titans to score forty runs off of fifteen deliveries. His unbeaten 24 off 11 was sliced by him into 11 fours. The Titans came close to victory thanks to his 37-run combination with Rahul Tewatia (22 from 11) off 14 balls.