Captain Hardik Pandya played a combination of anchoring and finishing roles to slam an unbeaten 87 and pilot Gujarat Titans to a tall total of 192 for 4 against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL tie at the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.

At the time of going to press, the Royals were 65-3 in six overs. In-from RR opener Jos Buttler smashed 24-ball 54 with the help of eight fours and three sixes. His fellow opener Devdutt Padikkal got out on duck off young medium pacer Yash Dayal.