Jaipur, May 9 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal credited Gujarat Titans' (GT) batters after his team suffered a massive 77-run defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Saturday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Jaiswal also backed teammate Jofra Archer, who had a bad outing with the ball for RR.

After Jaiswal, standing in for injured Riyan Parag, chose to bowl first, RR conceded 229 runs in the first innings after fifties from GT captain Shubman Gill (84) and Sai Sudharsan (55). Chasing 230, RR succumbed to 152/10 in 16.3 overs, losing the contest by 77 runs.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Yashasvi Jaiswal said Rajasthan Royals were focused on restricting boundaries and maintaining d...