Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘player in pocket’ celebration after dismissing Jos Buttler:Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fastest to 100 T20 sixes

Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 77 runs in match 42 of IPL 2026 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 9 May. With this victory, the Gujarat Titans moved to the second spot on the points table. On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals suffered their fifth loss in six matches and slipped to the fifth place. From Ravindra Jadeja’s unique celebration to Jofra Archer bowling an 11-ball over, the match had many memorable moments. Let’s take a look at them. RR vs GT IPL 2026 Match 42 moments 1) Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘player in pocket’ celebration Ravindra Jadeja pulled out an epic celebration after dismissing Jos Buttler in the match. This happened in the 14th over of the first innings when Buttler attempted to go big. But instead, he miscued the ball and Donovan Ferreira ended up with a catch. After the catch was completed, Jadeja performed his ‘player in the pocket’ celebration by showing his pocket. The celebration was symbolic of the fact that he had the batter in his ‘pocket’. 2) Ashish Nehra’s gesture before Siraj bounced out Sooryavanshi Despite being just 15 years of age, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has managed to strike fear in the minds of the opposition and bowlers often need to go that extra mile in order to dismiss him. The youngster started his innings the usual way, with a six, this time against Mohammed Siraj. But the GT pacer had the last laugh, dismissing the RR youngster with a short ball. Before the short ball was bowled, the camera showed Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra pointing to his head, a gesture that could have hinted at bowling a short delivery. And the plan worked, with Sooryavanshi miscuing a pull shot and being caught by Arshad Khan. Siraj let out a massive roar after dismissing Sooryavanshi. 3) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi writhes in pain after smashing ball onto his boot Before being dismissed for a 16-ball 36, Sooryavanshi experienced a painful moment at the crease when he inside-edged a pacy delivery onto his foot. This was just the third ball of the innings when Siraj bowled an inswinging yorker. Sooryavanshi attempted to go hard at the ball but only ended up getting an inside edge. The ball rammed off the edge of his bat straight onto his right leg and the youngster was in a lot of pain, needing on-field treatment. 4) Rashid Khan shares bowling tips with Yash Raj Punja While the IPL is all about fierce on-field competition, it is also an opportunity for youngsters to learn from some of the best in the business. And Yash Raj Punja got some tips from one of the seasoned spinners in limited-overs cricket, in Rashid Khan. After the match was over, Rashid was seen sharing tips with the young Rajasthan Royals spinner. Their interaction was caught on camera where Rashid was imparting leg-spin lessons and a young Yash Raj was listening with utmost attention. Also read: ‘Arey Shedge, kya batting kiya!’ Suryansh reveals Rohit’s compliment: PBKS star hopeful of ‘strong performance’
Top Records of RR vs GT match 1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played 514 balls for 100 sixes
In this match, Rajasthan’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi set a record for completing the fastest 100 sixes in T20. He achieved this feat in the very first over. Vaibhav broke West Indies’ Kieron Pollard’s record by completing 100 sixes in 514 balls. Pollard had played 843 balls.
2. Archer equalled the record for the longest IPL over
The first over of the match was bowled by Jofra Archer for Rajasthan. It took him 11 balls to complete this over. In this over, he conceded 18 runs, including 4 wides and one no-ball. This was also jointly the longest over in IPL history.