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Jofra Archer – Shubman Gill: The 18th match of IPL 2025 was played between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. In this match, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs. With this victory, Gujarat Titans has reached the first place in the points table. Rajasthan Royals ranks seventh. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill could not do well for the team in yesterday’s match and English bowler Jofra Archer was dismissed. We are going to tell you the story behind the video of this incident, which is currently going viral on social media.
Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Joffra Archer is compensating for the mistake made in the first match of IPL 2025 and playing brilliantly. A glimpse of this was also seen against the Gujarat Titans. Archer bowled GT captain Shubman Gill at a speed of 147.7 kmph. Archer took over the responsibility of throwing the third over of the innings. He got the first ball invited on a good length. Gill went to drive on it but the ball hit the off stump before his bat came forward. Gill also could not believe that he was out and returned to the pavilion pointing to ‘Wu’.
A video of Gill’s dismissal on Jofra Archer’s fast ball has gone viral on social media. Social media users also made fun of the Gujarat captain. An X social media user highlighted the figures of Shubman Gill and Jofra Archer in the IPL, mentioned the head-to-head figures and wrote in the caption, ‘Status for quality bowlers.’
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill is leading the team well and his captaincy is also being praised on social media. Shubman Gill is currently in good form and he has batted well this season.
Gujarat’s amazing victory
However, Shubman Gill’s wicket had no effect on Gujarat Titans. Thanks to the brilliant innings of Sai Sudarshan (82), Gujarat Titans scored 217 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs at Narendra Modi Stadium. In response, the Rajasthan Royals team was dismissed for 159 runs in 19.2 overs. With this victory, the Gujarat Titans has reached the top of the IPL 2025 points table. This was the fourth win in five matches of Gujarat Titans, headed by Shubman Gill. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals team has slipped to seventh place with two wins and three defeats in five matches.
