How Ashish Nehra’s trick helped Siraj get rid of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

New Delhi: The way the bowlers started celebrating Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s wicket says a lot about the 15-year-old who has already struck fear among the rival teams in IPL 2026. The youngster is known for his fearless batting that disrupts the bowling attack and destroys the bowlers’ economy. In gujarat titan vs. rajasthan royalsthe way Mohammad Siraj The famous wicket of Soriyavanshi accurately reflected how dangerous the teenager had become.Siraj’s outing started in the worst possible way. He bowled the first over of the match and was smashed for six by Sooryavanshi. Moments later the youngster also hit the ball onto his boot, looking in pain. After receiving treatment from a physio, Suryavanshi quickly returned to his normal form and continued attacking the bowlers without any hesitation.

The aggressive batsman then took on Kagiso Rabada in the next over and hit him for two huge sixes, putting the Gujarat Titans under pressure early in the innings.When Siraj returned for the second over, the third of the innings, Sooryavanshi continued to attack. The youngster smashed three boundaries in the first four balls of the match, leaving Siraj visibly frustrated. The pacer then had a brief discussion with the GT captain Shubman Gill before drastically changing his approach.Broadcast cameras also caught the Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra He made a gesture on the dugout moments before being sent off, a tactical move that ended up working perfectly for Mohammad Siraj against Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Nehra was seen signaling Siraj to change his approach and use his game awareness to outwit the batsmen.Siraj responded with a sharp, slippery bounce at 146.6 km/h. Sooryavanshi tried to pull the ball but only got the lead and Arshad Khan took a brilliant catch to safety.Siraj celebrated wildly and gave a hearty send-off after dismissing the dangerous youngster, underscoring the importance of wickets. watch:Earlier, Gujarat Titans posted a mammoth score of 229/4 after captain Shubman Gill blasted 84 off 44 balls, which included 9 fours and 3 sixes. Sai Sudharsan contributed 55 off 36 deliveries in an opening match of 118 runs, hitting 6 boundaries and 2 sixes. Washington Sundar also played an important role and remained unbeaten on 37 off 20 balls.For Rajasthan Royals, Brijesh Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/47, while Yash Raj Punja and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each.