NEW DELHI: First time as captain in IPL 2026 for Yashasvi Jaiswal and it ended in a crushing defeat. The dejection was quite evident on the face of the stand-in captain of Rajasthan Royals after Rajasthan Royals suffered a heavy 77-run loss at the hands of Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.“(How tough was it when GT started so well) I think we were just thinking about passing in good areas and they were batting pretty well. So we were just thinking how we could cut the boundaries or the big shots. So I think it was pretty good from them,” Jaiswal said after the match.
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Why Suryakumar Yadav Will Lose India T20I Captaincy: Everything You Need To KnowSkipper Shubman Gill played a quick-fire 84 while Sai Sudharsan played a fine 55 to guide Gujarat Titans to an impressive 77-run win over Rajasthan Royals.Gill and Sudharsan stitched together 118 runs for the opening wicket after being sent in to bat, powering GT to a massive 229 for 4. Washington Sundar took charge towards the end with an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls.For Rajasthan Royals, right-arm medium pacer Brijesh Sharma (2/47) was the pick of the bowlers, while Yash Raj Punja (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja claimed a wicket each.Defending a large number, Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan played brilliant figures of 4/33 while Jason Holder (3/12) and Kagiso Rabada (2/33) also played key roles as RR were bundled out for 152 in 16.3 overs.“Not much (What went wrong tonight?). I think we’ll see what we can do better and just look at the next game, what we can do and learn from this game,” he said.Jaiswal also stood up for star pacer Jofr Archer, who was off. Archer, who bowled the first over for RR, conceded 18 runs in an 11-ball spell.“No, it’s cricket (I’m talking about Archer being off the radar today). We all know there are some days when you’re in, there’s some days you can’t play the way you want. But we’re doing so well. So I think he’ll come back very strongly,” Jaiswal said.It was the second defeat in a row for RR and with this loss they moved to fifth place in the points table. They now have 12 points from 11 games, 6 wins and 5 losses, and a net run of +0.082.They next face the Delhi Capitals on May 17.
