Watch: Jadeja's pocket celebration after Buttler wicket — IPL 2026
Ravindra Jadeja came up with his iconic celebration of 'wicket in the pocket' after dismissing Jos Buttler for 13 runs during the RR vs GT clash of the IPL 2026.
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Even in the previous Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash, Rajasthan Royals’ Ravindra Jadeja displayed his ‘wicket in the pocket’ celebration after picking up a wicket, and he continued the same during the contest against the Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
It was a vital encounter for both sides. Rajasthan Royals were led by Yashasvi Jaiswal due to the injury of captain Riyan Parag, who was ruled out of the game due to a hamstring injury that he picked up a week ago in the last game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Watch: 'Wicket in the pocket!' — Jadeja's iconic celebration after dismissing Buttler in IPL 2026
On the first delivery of the 12th over of the first innings, Jos Buttler went inside out through the covers for a lovely boundary as Jadeja wasn’t up to the mark with his length. He had a decent record in the shortest format against the left-arm spinner.
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However, India’s T20 World Cup winner had his revenge on the very first delivery against Buttler. It was a hit-me ball. The right-handed batter wanted to thump it down the ground but mistimed it high and got holed out at the long-off region into the hands of Dovovan Ferreira.
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Jadeja came up with his iconic celebration, where he showed Buttler how he kept his wicket in his pocket. That was the third time the spinner had the better of the wicket-keeper in T20s at a strike rate of 124.24 with 82 runs off 66 balls. The spinner now has seven wickets out of 10 games in this camaign against the right-handed batters.
Why was Buttler's wicket so crucial? GT were 150/1 and threatening to accelerate
After the dismissal of Buttler, Shubman Gill, the GT captain, was also dismissed for 84 runs off 44 balls, thanks to nine boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 190.91. Before the dismissal of the former captain, GT was 150/1 in 13.1 overs and soon found themselves 205/4 in 18.1 overs.
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They needed some last flourish from their lower order, where Washington Sundar smashed an unbeaten knock of 37 runs off 20 balls with the help of a couple of boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 185 as the visitors finished with 229/4 in 20 overs.
Follow the RR vs GT IPL 2026 Match 52 live scorecard-
GT- 229/4 (Shubman Gill 84, Sai Sudharsan 55, Brijesh Sharma 2/47) vs RR 78/3 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 36, Kagiso Rabada 2/33)
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