Watch the highlights of GT vs RR - The qualifier 2 match of the 2026 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh on May 29, 2026.
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| Shubman Gill took a bow after scoring a century © Associated Press |
Pace bowlers Jason Holder and Kagiso Rabada's each two wickets before Openers Shubman Gill's record-breaking 47-ball century and Sai Sudharsan's blazing half-century helped to Gujarat Titans chased their record target of 215 against Rajasthan Royals by a convincing 7-wicket win, despite Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's whirlwind 47-ball 96 and GT storm into the third IPL final in a epic, high-scoring second qualifier 2 encounter of a Indian Premier League.
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- Gujarat Titans chased 215 was their highest successful run-chase in Indian Premier League, previous highest chase was 204 against Delhi Capitals at Ahemdabad in the previous year.
- Gujarat Titans chased 215 was the highest successful run-chase by any team in a playoff or knockout match in IPL, previous highest was 204 chase by Punjab Kings against Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad in the last year Qualifier 2.
- Gujarat Titans chased 215 was the second highest successful run-chase by any team in a playoff or knockout match in T20 cricket after Mumbai chased 222 against Vidarbha at Alur in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy's 4th quarter final.
- Rajasthan Royals' 70 for 2 was their third highest powerplay total against Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League.
- 73* : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravindra Jadeja set up the highest third-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans in IPL, The highest is 130-run stand between Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag at Jaipur in the 2024 IPL edition.
- 54 : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravindra Jadeja set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans in IPL, previously held by the 47-run stand between Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel at Ahmedabad in the 2023 IPL edition.
- 440 Balls - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the fastest to reach 1000 IPL runs in terms of balls, beating Andre Russell's record, He took 545 Balls.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 96 was his fourth highest score for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and his second highest-score against Gujarat Titans in IPL.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 135 boundaries (including 72-sixes 63-fours) in this season - the most boundaries hit by any batsman in a season in IPL history and also the most-boundaries hit by any batsman in a tournament or series in T20 cricket history, beating Jos Buttler's record of 128 boundaries (included 83-fours and 45-sixes) in the 2022 IPL edition.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in this IPL edition - The fifth most runs scored by any batsman in an IPL season and the second most-runs scored by an Rajasthan Royals in an IPL edition after Jos Buttler's 863 runs in 2022.
- Rajasthan Royals' 214 was their highest score against Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League, previous highest was 212 at Jaipur in previous year and It is their third highest total at New Chandigarh in IPL.
- This is the third time Sai Sudharsan has been dismissed with hit-wicket in IPL, including twice in this year's playoffs.
- Sai Sudharsan became the first player to three times dismissed with hit-wicket in IPL.
- Sai Sudharsan became the third player to three times dismissed with hit-wicket in T20 cricket after Andre Russell and Shoaib Malik.
- Sai Sudharsan hammered a 26-ball his fastest fifty for Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League and the joint fastest fifty by an GT batsman against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, jointly with 26-ball half-century held by Jos Buttler at Jaipur in the previous year.
- The 167-run stand between Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill in New Chandigarh was their 11th century partnership in IPL - The most centuries stands by a pair in IPL history, beating previous record of 10-hundred stands between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers and also the most centuries partnerships by a pair in T20 cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 10-hundred stands jointly between (Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle), (Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers) and (Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan).
- 167 : Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill set up the record first-wicket partnership for Gujarat Titans against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and also the GT's highest any-wicket stand against RR in IPL, previously held by the 118-run stand for the first-wicket between these same pair at Jaipur earlier in this edition and the GT's third highest opening stand in IPL.
- 167 : Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill set up the third highest any-wicket partnership for Gujarat Titans in IPL.
- 167 : Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill set up the record any-wicket partnership in the playoff or knockout match, surpassing the previous record held by the 159-run stand for the first-wicket between Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay against RCB at Chennai in the 2011 IPL final.
- Shubman Gill became the first Gujarat Titans batsman to score a century against Rajasthan Royals in IPL history.
- Shubman Gill became the first Gujarat Titans batsman to scored five centuries in IPL history.
- Shubman Gill hammered a 47-ball fastest century by an Gujarat Titans batsman in IPL history, surpassing the previous record of 49-ball hundred held by Sai Sudharsan against Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad in 2023.
- Shubman Gill's 104 was the highest score by any captain in the IPL playoff or knockout match, surpassing the previous record of 93 jointly held by David Warner (unbeaten 93) against Gujarat Lions in the 2016 Qualifier 2 and Rajat Patidar (unbeaten 93) against Gujarat Titans at Dharamsala earlier in this year's Qualifier 1.
- Shubman Gill became the first batsman to scored two centuries in the IPL playoff or knockout match.
- Gujarat Titans' 219 was their ninth highest score in Indian Premier League and It is their second highest-score against Rajasthan Royals in IPL after their 229 at Jaipur earlier in this edition.
- Gujarat Titans' 219 was the joint seventh highest total by any team at New Chandigarh in IPL.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill have scored 700 or more runs in this IPL edition - This is the first instances of three batsman completed 700 or more runs in a tournament or series in T20 cricket history.
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* Ravindra Jadeja retired hurt on 34 off (19-balls) at 82/2 in 7.6 overs and later resumed his innings, rejoining Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at the crease with Rajasthan Royals at 118/5 in 12.4 overs.
* Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravindra Jadeja put on two separate fifty-plus stands in the innings - This is the first instance of the same pair recorded two half-century partnerships in a match in T20 cricket.
RR scored massive total of 214-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered a 96 off 47-balls - who fell four-run short of his century - including 8-fours & 7-sixes with strike rate of 204.25.
Ravindra Jadeja cracked a unbeaten 45 off 35-balls including 5-fours & a six, Donovan Ferreira hammered a unbeaten 38 off 11-balls included 4-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 345.45 and Riyan Parag hit 11 off 6-balls contained one-six & a four.
GT best bowler by Jason Holder, Kagiso Rabada both took 2-wickets and one for Mohammed Siraj - Prasidh Krishna.
GT chase down the their target of 215, finishing at 219 for 3 in 18.4 overs with top scorer by Shubman Gill hammered a 104 off 53-balls - which was his 5th IPL hundred and his first century against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
Sai Sudharsan blasted a 58 off 32-balls including 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 181.25, Rahul Tewatia hit a unbeaten 17 off 9-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike-rate of 188.88 and Washington Sundar struck 16 off 9-balls contained two-fours & a six with strike rate of 177.77.
RR best bowler by Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma and Jofra Archer each took one-wickets.
Shubman Gill named Player of the match for his match-winning captain innings of sparkling 101-runs knocked off facing 53-balls including 15-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 196.22.
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