IPL 2026: Jaiswal defends RR bowlers after big loss

Rajasthan Royals standin captain Yashasvi Jaiswal backed his struggling bowling unit and refused to single out individuals after the side slumped to a crushing 77run defeat against the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on SaturdayRajasthan were completely outplayed after Gujarat piled up 2294 on the back of a dominant opening partnership between Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill before Rashid Khan ripped through the chase with a fourwicket haulReflecting on how difficult it became once Gujaratrsquos openers settled in Jaiswal admitted Rajasthan struggled to contain the flow of boundariesldquoWe were just thinking to bowl in good areas and they were batting pretty well So we were just thinking how we can cut down the boundaries or big shots So I think it was pretty good from themrdquo Jaiswal said after the matchThe Royals were under pressure from the outset as Sudharsan and Gill attacked aggressively during the powerplay and maintained momentum through the middle overs Rajasthanrsquos pace attack including Jofra Archer failed to build pressure consistently on a battingfriendly Jaipur surfaceArcher who has been among Rajasthanrsquos key bowlers this season endured a rare off day and went wicketless while conceding heavily However Jaiswal firmly defended the England quick and said poor outings are part of the gameldquoItrsquos cricket We all know that therersquos some days where you are in therersquos some days where you cannot bowl how you want But hersquos been doing so well for us I think So I think hersquoll be coming back very stronglyrdquo he saidRajasthanrsquos bowling combination had also drawn attention before the match after the franchise opted to leave out leftarm pacer Nandre Burger Asked whether that was a difficult selection decision Jaiswal said the management simply focused on the bowling plans for the powerplayldquoI actually didnrsquot think that much I had simple plan who is my bowler and who can give me some good overs in the powerplay So nothing much from my endrdquo Jaiswal statedDespite the heavy defeat Rajasthan briefly threatened to pull off a remarkable chase after teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted 36 off 16 balls and Dhruv Jurel smashed 24 off 10 deliveries in a fiery powerplayThe hosts raced to 783 in six overs before Gujaratrsquos spin attack turned the game completely Rashid dismissed Jurel and later removed Ravindra Jadeja and others as Rajasthan collapsed from a promising position to 152 all out in 163 oversJaiswal however chose not to dwell too much on the defeat and instead stressed the importance of learning quickly before the next fixtureldquoNothing much I think we are going to look what we can do better and just look for the next game what we can do and learn from this gamerdquo he saidThe defeat dealt a significant blow to Rajasthanrsquos net run rate while Gujarat strengthened their position in the playoff race with one of their most complete performances of the seasonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever