The Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Gujarat Titans (GT) squared off in the second qualifier of the current IPL 2026 competition on May 29, 2026. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh hosted the match, and RR’s Riyan Parag chose to bat after winning the toss.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opted to play more carefully after Yashasvi Jaiswal (1) and Dhruv Jurel (7) fell early. Sooryavanshi scored 96 in 47 balls, including 7 sixes and 8 fours. RR reached 214/6 in 20 overs due to 45* from Ravindra Jadeja and 38* in 11 balls from Donovan Ferreira.
In response, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan took the attack to the RR bowlers and added 167 runs for the opening wicket. Both the openers were severe on erring RR bowlers, and Sudharsan made 58 in 32 balls before getting out hit wicket for the second match in a row.
Shubman Gill continued and scored 104 runs in 53 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes before Jofra Archer dismissed him. But it was too late for RR to take wickets, as Rahul Tewatia smashed 17* in 9 balls to take GT to the win in the 19th over. GT made 219/3 and won the game by 7 wickets.
Gujarat Titans will now face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final of the IPL 2026 on May 31 in Ahmedabad.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for Shubman Gill’s century and the overall performance by the GT team on social media.
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