Mumbai: Skipper Hardik Pandya led from the front with a an unbeaten half-century as Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in an IPL match on Thursday.
Chasing a target of 193, RR were restricted to a total of 115 for nine. For GT, Lockie Ferguson took four wickets while Yash Dayal also picked up three wickets.
Earlier, Hardik Pandya played a whirlwind knock of 87 as GT posted a total of 192 for four. Hardik and Abhinav Manohar rescued GT from a tricky situation before the former and David Miller added some late fireworks to push their total to 192.
Earlier, RR won the toss and elected to bowl. At the toss, RR captain Sanju Samson confirmed that James Neesham will make his debut, and will replace Trent Boult, who has a slight niggle. GT, on the other hand, make two changes — Yash Dayal replaces Nalkande for Titans and Vijay Shankar replaces Sai Sudharsan.
