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Live blog - Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans - Rashid Khan scripts incredible Titans comeback
By Karthik KrishnaswamyRashid 1, Royals 0
What an incredible performance from Rashid Khan. Without his effort with the ball, Titans were chasing a lot more than 197 today. And then he came in with 40 needed off 15 balls. And he's finished it off with a bit of help from his regular partner in crime Rahul Tewatia.
Avesh Khan bowls the final over with only four men out on the boundary, with Titans needing 15, and here are they key moments: a low full-toss, swiped to the leg-side boundary by Rashid. A good yorker outside off, squeezed past the diving Samson by Rashid. Then a mistimed hit over mid-off from Tewatia with Titans needing 4 off 2. They look to run a third with Buttler chasing back towards the boundary, but Tewatia is well short of the crease at the bowler's end.
That leaves Titans needing two off the last ball, with Rashid on strike. Who would bet against him on a night like this one? Not too many good options for Avesh to go to with only four fielders back, and he goes shortish, just outside off, and Rashid carves him away over point, in typically wristy manner. What a finish, and what a player.
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With that, Royals are no longer unbeaten in IPL 2024. They have four wins and one defeat now, and Titans are now three out of six, which puts them soldly mid-table with some important players (Miller, Omarzai) to come back from injury.