Rashid Khan spins out Rajasthan in 77-run win for Gujarat in IPL

JAIPUR, India (AP) — Veteran spinner Rashid Khan picked 4-34 in four overs as Rajasthan Royals crashed to a 77-run loss to Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.

Gujarat was made to bat first and scored 229-4. Skipper Shubman Gill hit 84 off 44 balls despite a twisted ankle and opening partner Sai Sudharsan 55 off 36 balls. The pair put on 118 off 65 balls.

In reply, Rajasthan was all out for 152 in 16.3 overs. Potent top-order batters Yashasvi Jaiswal, the wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel were all gone inside eight overs.

Khan ushered the collapse — he bowled Jurel then Donovan Ferreira two balls later.

“The moment I bowled the first ball, I knew there was something for me,” Khan said. “If I leave the stumps it gets easy for the batters to take a single or hit a boundary. I wanted to hit a length but also the line. The moment it left my hand, I knew.”

Ravindra Jadeja (38) and Shubham Dubey (15) added 24 for the sixth wicket when Khan returned to dismiss them in successive overs. Rajasthan slumped to 136-7 in the 14th overs with no return possible.

Holder took 3-12, his wickets came in 15 deliveries, and Kagiso Rabada took 2-33.

Gujarat's biggest win by runs in IPL history lifted it to second in the table on net run-rate.

Rajasthan slipped to fifth after its fifth loss in six games — its net run-rate took a huge dent.

Gujarat got a great start from Gill and Sudharsan, who combined to smash 82 runs in the powerplay.

Gill hit his fourth half-century of the season off 30 balls. Sudharsan replicated that feat. Together they hit five sixes, laying down the base for a tall total.

Wrist spinner Yash Raj Punja got the breakthrough in the 11th over, getting Sudharsan out caught.

But Gill added vital partnerships in the middle order of 32 with Jos Buttler and 35 off only 18 balls with Washington Sundar.

Gill was out caught in the 17th over and Sundar pushed the score past 200.

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Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/ Str)

Gujarat Titans' Rashid Khan, centre, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/ Str)

Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada celebrate the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/ Str)

Gujarat Titans' Jason Holder, right, celebrates with Shubman Gill the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/ Str)

Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel bowled out by Gujarat Titans' Rashid Khan during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, India, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/ Str)

DENVER (AP) — A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said. The collision sparked an engine fire and forced passengers to evacuate.

The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Friday,” according to a post on the airport's official X account.

A spokesperson for the airport said the person, who jumped a perimeter fence, has died. They said the unidentified person was hit two minutes after entering the airport. The person is not believed to be an airport employee.

“We're stopping on the runway,” the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. “We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.”

The pilot tells the air traffic controller they have “231 souls” on board and that an “individual was walking across the runway.”

The air traffic controller responds that they are “rolling the trucks now” before the pilot tells the tower they “have smoke in the aircraft. We are going to evacuate on the runway.”

Frontier Airlines said in a statement that flight 4345 was the one involved in the collision and that “smoke was reported in the cabin and the pilots aborted takeoff.” It was not clear whether the smoke was linked to the collision.

The airline said the plane was carrying 224 passengers and seven crew members.

Passengers were evacuated via slides and the emergency crew bused them to the terminal. The airport spokesperson said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to local hospitals.

“We are investigating this incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities,” the airline said.

Denver Airport said the National Transportation Safety Board had been notified and that runway 17L, where the incident took place, was closed amid an investigation. It reopened Saturday around 11 a.m.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that the person “breached airport security at Denver Int’l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway.”

He added: “No one should EVER trespass on an airport.”

The incident came a day after a Delta Air Lines employee was killed while on the job at the Orlando International Airport. In a statement, the airline said the employee was killed Thursday night without providing details of the incident or the name of the employee.

“We are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time,” the airline said. “We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.”

FILE - A Frontier Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International airport on Nov. 25, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)