Rajasthan Royals suffered their first defeat at the IPL 2024 as Gujarat Titans beat them in the final-ball thriller during the 24th match at the IPL 2024 at Jaipur on Wednesday (10 April) night.
After Gujarat Titans chose to
field first, Rajasthan Royals scored 196/3 in 20 overs, thanks to captain Sanju
Samson (68 not out off 38 balls) and Riyan Parag’s (76 runs in 48 balls) brilliant
knocks.
In reply, Gujarat Titans' openers Sai Sudharsan (35) and captain Shubman Gill (72 runs in 44 balls) set up a solid start, and late batters had crucial match-winning cameos, including Rashid Khan's match-winning last-ball four (24 not out in 11 balls).
- Highest score in the 50th IPL match as a captain
- Sanju Samson records most 50+ scores for Rajasthan Royals
- Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag set up a second-highest RR partnership for the third or lower wickets
- Umesh Yadav completed 200 T20 wickets
- Youngest to complete 3000 IPL runs
- Second fastest Indian to complete 3000 IPL runs
- Yuzvendra Chahal equals Rajasthan Royals’ most T20 wickets record as a spinner
Highest score in the 50th IPL match as a captain (Credit: Cricbuzz)
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With his 68 not out, Sanju Samson broke Gautam Gambhir’s previous record for the highest score in the 50th IPL match as a captain (59 for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013).
Sanju Samson records most 50+ scores for Rajasthan Royals
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Surpassing Jos Buttler (24 times 50+ scores), Sanju Samson now records the most 50+ scores for Rajasthan Royals in T20 cricket. Meanwhile, in the IPL, Buttler has 24 times 50+ scores for RR, and Samson has recorded it 22 times.
Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag set up a second-highest RR partnership for the third or lower wickets
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With a 130-run third-wicket partnership, Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag set up the second-highest partnership for third or lower wickets for Rajasthan Royals. The record is 152 runs partnership for the unbroken third wicket between Sanju Samson and Ben Stoke against Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi in 2020.
Umesh Yadav completed 200 T20 wickets
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Umesh Yadav became the fifth Indian pacer to complete 200 T20 wickets. The other four Indian pacers in this list are Bhuvneshwar Kumar (289 wickets), Jasprit Bumrah (265 wickets), Jaydev Unadkat (221 wickets), and Harshal Patel (213 wickets).
Youngest to complete 3000 IPL runs
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Shubman Gill completed 3000 IPL runs at the age of 24 years and 215 days. He holds the record for the youngest to complete 3000 runs in IPL by breaking the previous record of Virat Kohli (26 years and 186 days).
Second fastest Indian to complete 3000 IPL runs
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By taking 94 innings to complete 3000 IPL runs, Shubman Gill became the second fastest Indian, after KL Rahul (80 innings), to complete 3000 runs in IPL. Overall, Gill became the joint fourth-fastest batter to complete 3000 IPL runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal equals Rajasthan Royals' most T20 wickets record as a spinner
- Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has now taken 58 T20 wickets for Rajasthan Royals. It is the most IPL wickets by a Rajasthan Royals spinner as he broke the leg-spinner Shane Warne’s record of 57 IPL wickets for this team. However, Chahal has now equalled the most T20 wickets record as a spinner with Shane Warne as both have recorded 58 T20 wickets for RR. Only the pacers Siddharth Trivedi (67 T20 wickets) and Shane Watson (65 T20 wickets) have more T20 and IPL wickets than Chahal.
