In a power-packed IPL Saturday, Gujarat Titans crushed Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets, thanks to Jos Buttler’s explosive unbeaten 97, leading GT to the top of the table. Meanwhile, in Jaipur, Lucknow Super Giants edged past Rajasthan Royals by just 2 runs in a last-over thriller, with Avesh Khan defending 9 runs and picking up 3 wickets. Watch as we break down both games, key performances, turning points, and what it means for the playoff race. WATCH.
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00:00Aavish Khan finished one more game for Lucknow Super Giants in some style. Obviously not
00:11with a bat this time but with a ball in hand. He nailed those perfect Yorkers to script
00:16one more scintillating victory for Lucknow Super Giants.
00:20What a super Saturday, what a cracking Saturday we have had. We saw two scintillating contests
00:25won in the afternoon game, Gujarat Titans was up against Delhi Capitals, the clash of the
00:30table toppers followed by another cracker of a game, Rajasthan Royals who were up against
00:36the Lucknow Super Giants. And I tell you what, this was the second consecutive game Rajasthan
00:40have bottled the run chase. We saw their game against Delhi Capitals where they just couldn't
00:45make 9 runs off Mitchell Stark last over followed by a dismal show in Super over his will and
00:50now against Lucknow Super Giants, they just couldn't make 9 runs against Aavish Khan in
00:55the last over which Shimran hit Mayer with Dhruv Jorail on the crease.
01:00Aavish Khan was the real superhero for Lucknow Super Giants. This fight went for plenty in
01:04his first two overs. He delivered where it mattered the most, he delivered in those dead
01:08overs. He nailed the perfect Yorkers to script one more scintillating victory for Lucknow
01:13Super Giants. Talk about the game. It started with some fiery swells from Jofra Archer along
01:18with Sandeep Sharma. Mitchell Marsh who had a terrific season for Lucknow Super Giants
01:22this year, along with Nicholas Puran, both of them couldn't just put up a show. Followed
01:27by the skipper of Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Panth who had one more miserable outing. But
01:32it was the pair of Aiden Markram, their opener, along with their impacts-up Ayush Badoni, both
01:38chipped in with a 50 and steadied the storm for Lucknow Super Giants. But not to forget, Abdul
01:43Samad was the real hero for Lucknow Super Giants who hit 30 of just 10 balls,
01:48including forced gigantic success against Sandeep Sharma in the last over.
01:53At Kurt C2 Dark Blinder from Abdul Samad, Rajasthan Royals were chasing 181 runs on the
01:58board. But it was Yasir Shree Jaiswal, their opener, along with their other opener, 14-year-old
02:03debutant Vaibyo Suryavanshi who announced his arrival in the IPL in some style.
02:10First of all, Vaibyo Suryavanshi became the youngest player to make a debut in the history
02:14of IPL. He debuted for Rajasthan Royals last night at the age of 14 years, 23 days. And
02:20he announced his arrival in some style. He was facing his first ball in the Indian Premier
02:25League and guess what? He opened his account with a 6 against Sherdul Thakur in the very
02:30first over. And the opening pair of Rajasthan Royals put 85 runs on the board in just 8.3
02:36overs. Chasing 181, it looked like Rajasthan are cruising in that run chase. But it was
02:42the man with a golden arm, Aidan Makram, who had a terrific day with the bat as well, again
02:47delivered for Latna Supergiant, but this time with a bowl. And after the departure of their
02:52young debutant Vaibyo Suryavanshi, Nithish Rana also departed quite cheaply. But Yasir Shree
02:58Jaiswal was there for Rajasthan Royals in the middle, along with their stand-in captain,
03:02Riyan Parag, who also had some outing. Yasir Shree Jaiswal along with Riyan Parag were cruising
03:07in that run chase. It looked like it's just a cakewalk for Rajasthan Royals. But guess
03:13what? They just didn't score 25 runs in the last 3 overs with 8 wickets in hand. With
03:19well-set Yasir Shree Jaiswal and Riyan Parag in the middle, they just couldn't score 25 runs
03:25of the last 3 overs, courtesy to some scintillating balling from Avesh Khan along with Prince.
03:31Avesh Khan, after going for few runs in his first 2 overs, delivered for Latna Supergiants
03:35when it mattered for them. In the 18th over, he dismissed well-set Yasir Shree Jaiswal on
03:40a toe-crusher, followed by Riyan Parag in the same over. Prince also bowled a decent 19th
03:46over and yet again, it went down to the wire for Rajasthan Royals. With Hetmeier and Drew
03:51Jurel at the crease, they needed just 9 runs of the last over. Avesh Khan was the bowler,
03:57he would back Rajasthan Royals to make those runs. But that just didn't happen. Avesh
04:01Khan nailed his Yorkers to perfection and despite a dropped catch from David Miller, Avesh
04:06Khan scripted a scintillating win for the Latna Supergiants and they got 2 points in their kitty.
04:12Talk about the afternoon game, the clash of the table toppers. Delhi Capitals were up against
04:17Gujarat Titans and Josh Butler was simply sensational in that run chase. Batting first, Delhi has scored
04:24203 runs on the board with contribution from Tristan Shrub, Aksar Patel and a blinder from
04:29Ahutosh Sharma. In that run chase, Shuman Gil departed quite early, courtesy to a direct hit
04:35from Karun Naya who was simply brilliant for Delhi Capitals in the field. But it was the
04:40other opener for Gujarat Titans Sai Sudarshan who yet again looked classical for his 36 runs.
04:47But it was Josh Butler who was the chief architect for Gujarat Titans in that run chase. In that scorching
04:52heat of Ahmedabad, Josh Butler looked ice-cooled for his 97th not-out. Along with Sharfen Rutherford,
04:58he started taking on Delhi Capitals. The duo chipped in with a partnership of 100 runs and
05:03it looked like a simple chase for Gujarat Titans. But guess what? Mukesh Yadour delivered a perfect
05:0919th over for Delhi Capitals. He just went for 5 runs in that over and it went down to the wire
05:15again for Delhi Capitals after that super over thing. Gujarat Titans needed 10 runs in the last
05:20score. Rahul Tevatiya was on the strike, with Josh Butler on 97th not-out at the non-striker's
05:26end. Mitchell Stark was balling that particular over for Delhi Capitals. Who must be hoping,
05:31Mitchell Stark should script one more miracle for them after the heroics in the super overs
05:36against Rajasthan Royals. But this time, that just didn't happen. Rahul Tevatiya who was ice-cooled
05:43in the scorching hit of Ahmedabad, delivered for Gujarat Titans once again. He scored 10
05:48runs in just two balls against Mitchell Stark in the last over and scripted one more victory
05:53for Gujarat Titans. Yes, Josh Butler couldn't complete his 100th, but who cares, they got
05:59two points in their back. Josh Butler was player of the match for Gujarat Titans for a
06:04terrific 97th not-out against Delhi Capitals. He was the main reason why Gujarat Titans have
06:09chased 200-plus against Delhi Capitals. So, that's all from two cracking games from Super
06:14Saturday. We have two games lined up today as well. Don't forget to follow us across
06:18platforms. We'll be back with more such videos. Until next time, it's goodbye from our side.