Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said after the match that wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel played a key role in the decision to bring in Jofra Archer in the 19th over. The move helped them beat Gujarat Titans by six runs in a tight match on Saturday.Archer also spoke about the change. “I didn’t take it from him. Riyan changed his mind. He went to bowl the 19th and I went to bowl the last. Practice and the game can be two different things. Being adaptable is important. The slower balls didn’t stay in so we had to go mostly pace,” he said.In the end, Tushar Deshpande bowled the final over, conceding just four runs even though Gujarat Titans needed 10. He started with a wide but then kept the length right, bowled yorkers and fuller balls to close out the game.Earlier, Gujarat Titans needed 15 runs from the last two overs, but Archer gave away only four in the 19th over, leaving 10 for the last over.Chasing 211, Gujarat Titans were in trouble at 161 for 7 before Kagiso Rabada (23 not out) and stand-in skipper Rashid Khan (24) added quick runs to see the match through but failed to finish it off.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals scored 210 for 6 after electing to bat. Jurel made 75 off 42 balls while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 55 off 36 balls.Jaiswal also shared an opening 70 in 6.2 overs with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who made 31 off 18 balls.For Gujarat Titans, Sai Sudharsan scored 73 off 44 balls and added 78 runs for the first wicket with debutant Kumar Kushagra (18 off 14 balls).After Sudharsan was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi, Gujarat Titans lost wickets quickly, falling from 107 for 1 to 133 for 5 and later to 161 for 7.This was Rajasthan Royals’ second win in a row, while Ashish Nehra-coached Gujarat Titans have now lost two matches in a row.
