IPL 2026: RR vs GT Highlights, Match 52 - Stats, Player of the Match & More

Gujarat Titans’ (GT) victory run continued in the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) as they hammered Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 77 runs in Match 52 on Saturday, May 9 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. After being put in to bat first, GT posted a big score of 229/4 in their allotted 20 overs with captain Shubman Gill leading the charge with a magnificent innings.

Sai Sudharsan (55 off 36) and Washington Sundar (37* off 20) also made valuable contributions, while Brijesh Sharma (2/47) scalped two wickets for GT. In reply, Rajasthan were skittled for 152 in 16.3 overs as Rashid Khan and Jason Holder (3/12, 2.3 overs) ran through their batting lineup. A complete team effort helped GT register their biggest victory margin in their four-year IPL history. 

Meanwhile, following their win, Gujarat rose to the second spot on the IPL 2026 points table with 14 points from 11 games. On the other hand, Rajasthan moved out of the top four in a long time, slipping to fifth position with 12 points from 11 games.

Top run-scorer of the Match

Top wicket-taker of the Match

Player of the Match

Rashid Khan was adjudged Player of the Match for his game-changing bowling spell. The wrist-spinner scalped four wickets for 33 runs in four overs, with his consistent strikes in the middle overs mounting the pressure on Rajasthan’s batters.

Turning Point

After another explosive start from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (36 off 16), RR were flying in the powerplay, being 68/2 in 5.3 overs. However, a sensational spell from Kagiso Rabada (2/33, 3 overs) and Rashid Khan sparked a collapse that left them reeling at 115/6 after 11.4 overs.

What did the captains say:

Winning Captain, Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans):

Very happy, this was a clean win for us. We got 10-15 runs extra on the board. It wasn't easy against the spinners. We got 230 runs, we always knew we are going to have a good game after that powerplay. That's what we thought as well, just keep the bowlers under pressure. It wasn't easy against spinners. There were a few overs where we didn't get boundaries, but we covered it well in the last over. Taking wickets upfront gives our bowlers a chance to attack. That's the thought process, always keep attacking and keep taking wickets. Very happy. Our next game is at home. I twisted my ankle, but it settled a bit after half an hour.

Losing Captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals):

No,(How tough was it when GT got off to such a good start) I think we were just thinking to bowl in good areas and they were batting pretty well. So we were just thinking how we can cut down the boundaries or big shots. So I think it was pretty good from them. No, it’s cricket (talking about Archer being off the radar today). We all know that there’s some days where you are in, there’s some days where you cannot bowl how you want. But he’s been doing so well for us, I think. So I think he’ll be coming back very strongly. No, I actually didn’t think that much (whether leaving out Burger was a tough decision). I had simple plan who is my bowler and who can give me some good overs in the powerplay. So nothing much from my end. Nothing much (What went wrong tonight?). I think we are going to look what we can do better and just look for the next game, what we can do and learn from this game.