Watch: Siraj's 146 kph bouncer ends Sooryavanshi's 36-Off-16 blitz

In the chase of 230 runs, the Gujarat Titans (GT) needed the wicket of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi early in the innings of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener has been capable of smashing the big shots around the park and getting themselves ahead in the chase. And the left-handed batter started in the same way before getting dismissed by Mohammed Siraj.  

Earlier in the clash, the Titans finished with 229 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The GT openers, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, set the platform with the 118-run opening partnership before the middle and lower order contributed immensely.

What Happened? Sooryavanshi smashes 3 Boundaries, then gets dismissed by a fiery 146.6 kph bouncer

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi nailed the second ball of the innings against Siraj for a massive six over the long-on region before clubbing Kagiso Rabada for two successive sixes in the second over of the innings. He was always going to be the key, having smashed the most sixes (30) in the powerplay (1-6 overs) of an IPL season.

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The Bihar-born welcomed Siraj’s second over with another boundary into the deep cover fence. He fetched two consecutive boundaries against the Hyderabad-born, who had his sweet revenge on the batter to get the Titans back into the game.

On the fifth delivery of the third over, Siraj went with a short ball to unsettle the youngster, who was rushed on the pull. He could not get his bat on the ball and lost his shape as the short fine leg fielder, Arshad Khan, grabbed a well-judged catch.

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The southpaw ended up with 36 runs off 16 balls, shouldering on three boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 225.

What happened next? RR crumbled to 68/3- Rabada and Rashid completed the collapse

After the dismissal, Rajasthan Royals lost their stand-in captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, for the contest due to the injury of Riyan Parag. Dhurv Jurel started to smash Siraj with a 22-run over to take them to 62/2. But Rabada sent Shimron Hetmyer, who was struggling on six runs off seven balls.

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From the other end, Rashid Khan showed his magic and picked up the wickets of Jurel and Donovan Ferreira to change the course of the game. Having been 68/3 inside the powerplay, the inaugural champions slipped down to 115/6 in 11.4 overs and found themselves on the course of another defeat.

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GT- 229/4 (Shubman Gill 84, Sai Sudharsan 55, Brijesh Sharma 2/47) beat RR 152 (Ravindra Jadeja 38, Rashid Khan 4/33) by 77 runs.