IPL 2026: How Ashish Nehra’s tactical masterstroke helped Mohammed Siraj get rid of Vaibhav Suryavanshi – watch | cricket news
New Delhi: The way bowlers have started celebrating the wicket of Vaibhav Suryavanshi says a lot about the fear that the 15-year-old has already instilled among the opposition teams in IPL 2026. The youngster has developed a reputation for devastating bowling attacks and destroying the economy rates of bowlers with his fearless batting. During the match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royalsthe manner in which Mohammad Siraj Suryavanshi’s wicket celebration shows how dangerous the teenager has become.Siraj’s outing started in the worst possible way. While bowling his first over of the match, Suryavanshi hit him for a powerful six over long-on. Shortly after, the youngster also hit the ball on his boot and was visible in pain. After receiving treatment from the physio, Suryavanshi quickly returned to work and started attacking the bowlers without any hesitation.
After this, the aggressive batsman took on Kagiso Rabada in the next over and hit two big sixes on him and put Gujarat Titans under pressure at the very beginning of the innings.When Siraj returned for his second over – the third of the innings – Suryavanshi continued the attack. The young player hit three fours on the first four balls of the over, due to which Siraj looked quite disappointed. The fast bowler then had a brief discussion with the GT captain Shubman Gill Before completely changing your perspective.Gujarat Titans head coach also caught on broadcast camera Ashish Nehra Pointing out from the dugout moments before his dismissal, the tactical move ultimately worked perfectly for Mohammed Siraj against Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Nehra was seen giving Siraj a signal to change his approach and use his game awareness to beat the batsman.Siraj responded with a fast, furious bouncer clocking at 146.6 kilometers per hour. Suryavanshi attempted a pull shot but could only get the edge and Arshad Khan completed a brilliant catch safely.After dismissing the dangerous youngster, Siraj celebrated wildly and gave an animated farewell underlining the importance of the wicket. Watch:Earlier, Gujarat Titans scored a mammoth score of 229/4 thanks to captain Shubman Gill’s quickfire innings of 84 runs in 44 balls with the help of nine fours and three sixes. Sai Sudarshan contributed 55 runs from 36 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes during the 118-run opening partnership. Washington Sundar also played an important role and remained unbeaten on 37 runs in 20 balls.For Rajasthan Royals, Brijesh Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/47, while Yashraj Punja and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each.