He did not want to give me the 19th over… Archer revealed the conversation he had on the field with captain Ryan Parag.

New Delhi. Rajasthan Royals team registered a thrilling win against Gujarat Titans in the last over of the Indian Premier League on Saturday (April 4). The exciting moments that happened in this match have been revealed by England and Rajasthan Royals' star fast bowler Joffra Archer. He told that he had to bowl the 20th over and Tushar Deshpande had to bowl the 19th over. Captain Riyan Parag changed his decision and reversed it. This proved to be a masterstroke that led to the team's second consecutive win in IPL 2026.

Deshpande bowled brilliantly under pressure and bowled six consecutive balls in the blockhole or wide yorker zone. Performed brilliantly in the death overs as Rajasthan Royals won by defeating Gujarat Titans by six runs. This was the Royals' second consecutive win in the tournament, while the Ashish Nehra-coached GT team has lost two consecutive matches.

“Ryan changed his decision. He (Deshpande) was going to bowl the 19th over and I was going to bowl the last over. Everything that could have gone right on the field went right and I am proud of the boys,” Archer told the host broadcasters.

In this match, Dhruv Jurel (75 runs on 42 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (55 runs on 36 balls) played brilliant half-centuries for Rajasthan, who came to bat first. Thanks to this, Royals made a big score of 210/6 in 20 overs. Archer praised Deshpande as he bowled the blockhole balls brilliantly. Archer said, “Practice and match are two different things. You just have to adapt yourself to the conditions.”

JOFRA ARCHER AND TUSHAR DESHPANDE MASTERCLASS SEALS THE MATCH FOR RR.