Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans registered their fourth consecutive win after defeating the Yashasvi Jaiswal-led Rajasthan Royals by a massive margin of 77 runs in match 52 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), which was being played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, on May 9 (Saturday). GT dropped RR out of the top four and jumped three places up to two in the points table with this big victory. They now have 14 points and are only edged by Sunrisers Hyderabad in terms of NRR. Both teams have 14 points each, but SRH have an NRR of +0.737, and GT currently have +0.228.
This was the second straight loss for the Rajasthan-based franchise, who have now fallen to the 5th spot with 12 points in 11 games. With the race to the playoffs intensified, they will be eager to bounce back and return to the top four. However, as a team which is heavily dependent on their openers will be hoping that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal will lead the team from the front again by turning their knocks big.
This loss has also impacted PBKS and RCB, who have now dropped to the 3rd and 4th place with 13 and 12 points respectively. They too have lost the winning momentum and are eager to bounce back to avoid a fate similar to RR. As for the rest of the points table, there are no changes in particular. CSK and KKR are also giving a tough fight to make it into the playoffs. Whereas, DC, MI and LSG are stuck as the bottom three.
IPL 2026 Points Table After GT beat RR
GT Pick Up Dominant Win Over RR
Gujarat Titans (GT) outclassed Rajasthan Royals (RR), defeating them by 77 runs in their IPL 2026 match in Jaipur on Saturday. While players like Jofra Archer had a poor day, Shubman Gill’s outstanding 84 off 44 helped GT post 229/4 in 20 overs.
RR, led by the stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, responded by being bowled out for just 152 in 16.3 overs. With four wickets, Rashid Khan led the attack, followed by Jason Holder with three, Kagiso Rabada with two, and Mohammed Siraj with one. A batting order collapse followed the departure of 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who became the quickest player in T20 history to hit 100 sixes during his 16-ball 36.
