Gill, Sudharsan, Rashid power GT to big win over RR

Skipper Shubman Gill smashed a quick 84 while Sai Sudharsan made a fine 55 to guide Gujarat Titans to a comfortable 77-run win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Brief Scores Gujarat Titans 229 for 4 in 20 overs Shubman Gill 84, Sai Sudharsan 55 Brijesh Sharma 247.

Skipper Shubman Gill smashed a quick 84 while Sai Sudharsan made a fine 55 to guide Gujarat Titans to a comfortable 77-run win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Gill and Sudharsan put together 118 runs for the opening wicket after being sent into bat to post a challenging 229 for four. Towards the end, Washington Sundar (37 not out off 20 balls) played a good hand for GT. Right-arm medium pacer Brijesh Sharma (2/47) was the pick of the bowlers for RR while Yash Raj Punja (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/34) scalped a wicket each. Defending the total, Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan returned with impressive figures of 4/33 to steal the show, while Jason Holder (3/12) and Kagiso Rabada (2/33) also rose to the occasion for the winners to restrict RR to 152 in 16.3 overs. Brief Scores: Gujarat Titans: 229 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 84, Sai Sudharsan 55; Brijesh Sharma 2/47). Rajasthan Royals: 152 all out in 16.3 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 38, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 36; Rashid Khan 4/33).