Bishnoi endured his worst IPL \u2060season last year, when he managed only nine wickets in 11 games, prompting Lucknow Super Giants to release him.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old \u200cwent through a hard grind to fix his length and claimed 4-41 to set up \u200cRajasthan\u2019s six-wicket victory against Gujarat.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast season was difficult,\u201d \u200cBishnoi \u2060said after collecting the award for player \u2060of the match at Ahmedabad\u2019s Narendra Modi Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had one weakness, if my length was wrong, then I was getting hit \u200bfor fours and sixes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI \u200cplayed a whole season of domestics and worked on perfecting my lengths. Hitting my lengths made it difficult for batters, when I was too full \u200cI got hit today too.\u201d<\/p>\n
That method showed up \u200bin his impressive display.<\/p>\n
Bishnoi deceived Sai Sudharsan and Glenn Phillips with googlies and also \u2060dismissed Washington Sundar before landing the key strike of Rahul Tewatia late in the chase.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll four are my \u200cfavourite wickets, but Rahul\u2019s wicket towards the end was important, since it came at that particular time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is known to be a finisher. If he hadn\u2019t gone out then the game could\u2019ve gone any direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a nervy win for Rajasthan \u200cwith Gujarat threatening to pull off a 211-run chase.<\/p>\n
Gujarat needed \u200b15 runs from the last two overs with three wickets in hand, but Jofra Archer \u2060conceded only four in an excellent penultimate over and \u2060Tushar Deshpande gave away as many to thwart them.<\/p>\n
IPL leader Rajasthan is level with Delhi \u200cCapitals and Punjab Kings on four points from two matches but ahead of them on a \u200bsuperior net run rate.<\/p>\n
Published on Apr 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n