Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: On Friday, May 29, Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals were face to face in the Qualifier-2 match of IPL 2026. In this high-voltage match, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets and secured the ticket to the final. The biggest hero of Gujarat's victory was captain Shubhman Gill, who led his team to victory by scoring a record-breaking century.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi's brilliant innings failed

batting first Rajasthan Royals Set a big target of 214 runs for Gujarat Titans. The team's young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again demonstrated his talent and played a brilliant inning of 96 runs. Apart from him, Donovan Ferreira also batted fast in the last overs and took the team to a strong score. However, even such a big score could not help Rajasthan win.

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Shubman Gill played captaincy innings

Captain Shubman Gill gave a great start to Gujarat Titans while chasing the target of 214 runs. He maintained pressure on Rajasthan bowlers from the beginning and batted aggressively and completed his century in just 47 balls. This became the fastest century in IPL playoff history. Gill scored 104 runs in 53 balls, which included 15 fours and 3 sixes.

Gill made many big records with his century

• By scoring a century against Rajasthan Royals, Shubman Gill made many historic achievements in his name.
• Became the first batsman to score more than one century in the IPL playoffs.
• Scored the fastest century in IPL playoff history.
• Became the first captain to score a century in the IPL playoffs.
• Joined the list of selected players who scored more than 700 runs in more than one season of IPL.
• Record partnership with Sai Sudarshan

Shubhman Gill also got excellent support from Sai Sudarshan. Both the batsmen together made an unbeaten partnership of 160 runs, which became the biggest partnership in IPL playoff history. Earlier this record was in the name of Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay of Chennai Super Kings in the 2011 IPL final, who had added 159 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Now there will be a clash with RCB in the final

Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, achieved the target with 8 balls to spare and secured their place in the final of IPL 2026. Now Gujarat Titans will face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the title match on Sunday. Cricket fans are now waiting for an exciting final, where two strong teams will face each other for the trophy.