Rajasthan rue poor bowling as mid-season slump deepens in IPL
May 10 : Rajasthan Royals’ late-season slide in the Indian Premier League continued on Saturday, as a poor bowling effort led to a 77-run loss to Gujarat Titans — their fifth defeat in the last seven games — pushing them out of the top four. On a slow pitch that seemed to favour spin, Gujarat openers Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill put on 118 for the first wicket. Gill top-scored with 84 runs, leading his side to a commanding total of 229-4. Rashid Khan then starred with the ball, picking up four wickets as Gujarat bowled Rajasthan out for 152 in 16.3 overs to climb to second place on the table. “I think we were just thinking to bowl in good areas and they were batting pretty well,” Rajasthan stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal said. “So we were just thinking how we can cut down the boundaries or big shots. So I think it was pretty good from them.” With Nandre Burger sidelined, Jofra Archer led Rajasthan’s pace attack but conceded 11 in his opening over …
