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IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Updates: Gill masterclass fires Titans to final

Fri, 29 May 2026

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23:32

Titans to take on RCB in final on Sunday

GT 219-3 (18.4 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharma to bowl the penultimate over and Rahul Tewatia pulls the short of a length delivery to the fine leg fence to start off the over with a boundary.

Four more! Tewatia smashes the next delivery through deep extra cover and brings the equation down to 2 off 10 balls.

A dot later, Tewatia finishes it off with a six over long-on.

Gujarat Titans march into the final with a commanding seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals.

Titans will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (May 31).

Chasing 215, the 2022 champions rode on Shubman Gill's 53-ball 104 with three sixes and 15 fours.

Gill anchored GT's chase with a 167-run stand for the opening wicket with Sai Sudharsan, who fell for 58 off 32 balls.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals had scored 214 for six riding on a brilliant 96 from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and a quickfire 38 not out from Donovan Ferreira.

23:21

Titans need 10 off 12 balls

GT 205-3 (18 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Nandre Burger is bowling out and he gets rid of Washington Sundar, caught by Donovan Ferreira. Looking to finish things off quickly, he miscues one to long-on and Ferreira completes a safe catch.

Sundar goes for a nice little cameo of 16 off 9 balls with two boundaries and a six.

Impact Sub Rahul Tewatia comes to the crease and plays out three dots.

A slow bouncer outside off and is called a wide for height. RR challenge the decision but the decision stays.

Tewatia then opens his account with a couple by driving a full delivery uppishly to long-off.

A single through extra-cover to end the 4-run over.

GT need 10 off 12 balls.

23:14

Titans inch closer to easy win

GT 201-2 (17 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Washington Sundar comes to the crease as Tushar Pandey returns with his third over.

Pandey starts off with a full delivery around off which Jos Buttler knocks down to long-off for a single.

Sundar then plays out a dot before getting off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.

A single and a dot follow before Sundar finishes the over with a six over deep mid-wicket.

GT need 24 off as many balls.

Jofra Archer with his final over and Buttler guides the first delivery to third man for a single.

Sundar plays out a dot before smashing one over the deep extra cover for a boundary.

Six! Shortish delivery and Sundar lofts it over extra cover for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through long-on.

A dot to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

GT need 14 off 18 balls.

23:04

Titans need 33 off 30 balls

GT 182-2 (15 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Ravindra Jadeja is back into the attack and Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler pick up a single each off the first two deliveries.

Gill then brings up his hundred off 47 balls with a boundary through extra cover.

Follows it up with a single to deep extra cover.

Two more singles to end the 9-run over.

GT need 37 off 36 balls.

Jofra Archer is back into the attack and concedes two singles off the first two deliveries.

A dot and two more singles follow.

Out! Gill's fabulous innings comes to an end as he is out LBW. Full and straight, Gill misses and the ball hits his pads.

Gill goes for 104 off 53 balls with 15 boundaries and three sixes.

Titans need 33 off 30 balls.

22:55

Sudharsan departs; Titans 1 down

GT 169-1 (13 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharma with his third over and Sai Sudharsan hits the full delivery on off through extra cover to start the over with a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through square of the wicket.

Four! Shuman Gill cracks one through deep mid-wicket and gets a boundary.

A wide outside off and a single through backward point follow.

Out! Sudharsan is out, hit-wicket! He gets out in the same fashion in two games in a row. Looking to slice a low full toss through off-side Sudharsan loses his balance and ends up throwing his bat onto the stumps.

Sudharsan goes for 58 off 32 balls with eight boundaries and a six.

Jos Buttler comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a couple through sweeper cover.

13 runs came off the over.

22:47

Gill, Sudharsan fifties put GT on top

GT 156-0 (12 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Yash Raj Punja continues and Sai Sudharsan brings up his fifty off 26 balls with a six over deep extra cover.

Follows it up with a single to long-on.

A dot later, Shubman Gill hits back-to-back boundaries, drilling short of a length deliveries through deep extra cover.

A couple through deep mid-wicket to end the over. 17 runs came off it.

GT need 71 off 54 balls.

Nandre Burger is back into the attack and Sudharsan knocks the first delivery to mid-off and picks up a single.

Gill then completes 700 runs in IPL 2026 with a single to long-off.

A slower bouncer outside off and is called a wide.

Sudharsan then dabs one to extra cover for a single.

Four! Full delivery on middle and Gill rocks back and hit it over the mid-wicket fielder and fetches a boundary.

Another boundary through deep mid-wicket to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

Titans need 59 off 48 balls.

22:38

Gill hits 30-ball fifty; GT on top

GT 127-0 (10 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Tushar Deshpande is back into the attack and Sai Sudharsan flicks the first delivery to backward square leg for a single.

Six! Shortish delivery and Shubman Gill gets into the position quickly before pulling it nonchalantly over deep square leg.

Follows it up with a single to long-on.

Sudharsan then brings up Titans' 100 with a single to sweeper cover.

Gill brings up his fifty off 30 balls with a boundary through long-off.

Four more! Gill finishes the over with a boundary through deep backward point. 17 runs came off the over.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack and Sudharsan runs one down to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Six! Gill charges down the track and hammers one over the deep mid-wicket fence.

Two singles follow.

Six! Gill slogs one behind square for his third maximum of the innings.

A boundary through sweeper cover to end the over. 19 runs came off it.

GT need 88 off 60 balls.

22:27

Gill, Sudharsan put Titans on top

GT 91-0 (8 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharma continues and Subhman Gill open's bat face and guides the full delivery on off through deep extra cover for a boundary.

A dot later, Gill gets off the strike with a single through backward square leg.

Sai Sudharsan then drives one to sweeper cover and picks up a single.

A slow bouncer outside off and is called a wide.

Gill then picks up a single through long-off off an over-pitched delivery.

A wide outside off and a single to long-off to end the 10-run over.

Yash Raj Punja comes into the attack and Gill cuts the short delivery to deep backward point for a single.

Too short and Sudharsan slashes it through sweeper cover for a boundary.

Four more! Short delivery and Sudharsan carves it through off-side and gets another boundary.

A single through mid-wicket and a couple through in front of square follow.

A dot to end the 12-run over.

22:14

Titans in total control after Powerplay

GT 69-0 (6 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharama comes into the attack and Sai Sudharsan plays out a dot before pulling one to deep square leg for a single.

Four! Shubman Gill lofts a length delivery over extra cover for a boundary.

A dot later, Gill charges down but hits one straight to the fielder at cover.

A couple through long-on to end the 7-run over.

Impact Sub Tushar Deshpande comes into the attack and Sudharsan works the first delivery, a yorker outside off, down to long-off for a single.

Gill then works the next delivery to backward square leg for a single.

Four! Sudharsan drills one through extra cover and gets a boundary.

Four more! Banged in short and Sudharsan pulls it through deep mid-wicket.

Two dots to end the 10-run over.

Titans finish the Powerplay with 69-0, needing 146 off 84 balls.

22:05

Gill, Sudharsan start off positively

GT 52-0 (4 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer with his second over and Shubman Gill taps the back of a length delivery on off back to the bowler before getting off the strike with a single to backward point.

Archer comes around the wicket and nails a yorker which Sai Sudharsan digs out to backward square leg and scampers for a single.

Four! Shortish delivery and Gill pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Four more! Full delivery on off and Gill smashes it back for another boundary.

A dot to end the 10-run over.

Nandre Burger continues and Sudharsan top-edges one to deep square leg but Donovan Ferreira spills the chance. A single is taken.

A dot later, Gill nudges one to mid-wicket for a single.

Four! Sudharsan punches a good length delivery off his backfoot through deep extra cover and gets a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through short third man.

Slow bouncer which beats both batter and the keeper. (Four byes)

50 up for GT. 11 runs came off the over.

21:56

Titans off to a brisk start

GT 31-0 (2 ovs) vs RR 214-6 | Scorecard

Gujarat Titans need 215 runs to qualify for the IPL 2026 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

GT's opening pair of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill are ready.

Tushar Deshpande is the Impact Sub for Rajasthan Royals, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Jofra Archer with the new ball for RR and Sudharsan is on strike.

Four! Sudharsan starts off by cutting a short delivery outside off through deep point for a boundary.

A single through backward square leg gets Gill on strike.

A wide outside leg follows before Gill gets off the mark by pulling one through deep square leg for a boundary.

Four more! Full delivery sliding down the leg and Gill picks it and sends it through backward square leg.

A single to third man follows before Sudharsan finishes the over with a boundary through deep backward point.

19 runs came off the over.

Nandre Burger to bowl from the other end and he starts off with a wide delivery outside off which beats Dhruv Jurel behind the stumps and races away to the fence. 5 wides.

Gill then tucks one to deep backward point for a single before Sudharsan gets a single through backward square leg.

Another single through deep backward point follows.

Sudharsan then clips one to wide of mid-wicket and gets a couple.

Two quicks singles to mid-off and backward square leg to end the over.

12 runs came off it.

21:37

Sooryavanshi, Ferreira shine for Royals

RR 214-6 (20 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh Krishna with his final over and Ravindra Jadeja mistimes a pull to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Donovan Ferreira then plays out a dot before driving an overpitched delivery through sweeper cover for a boundary.

A single to long-on follows before Jadeja gets a single by tapping one to cover.

Four! Ferreira finishes the over with a boundary to fine leg. 11 runs came off the over.

Rashid Khan to bowl the final over and Jadeja pushes the first delivery to extra cover and gets a single.

Six! Ferreira smashes the half-tracker over the long-on fence for a huge six.

Six more! Ferreira hits the next delivery over deep mid-wicket and gets the second consecutive six. 200 up for RR.

Three in a row! Rashid goes full and Ferreira hits it straight back over the bowler's head.

Follows it up with a couple before finishing the innings with a massive six over deep extra cover.

Ferreira remains unbeaten on 38 off 11 balls as Royals finish with 214/6.

Rashid Khan has conceded 45 runs in his two over without success.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 96 and Donovan Ferreira's unbeaten 38 propelled Rajasthan Royals to 214/6 against Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 2.

Sooryavanshi smashed seven sixes and eight fours to make 96 off 47 balls but missed scoring a ton once again.

Ravindra Jadeja made an unbeaten 45 not out while Ferreira chipped in with a breezy 38 off 11 balls with four sixes and two fours.

For the Titans, Jason Holder returned a measly 4-0-27-2.

21:18

Sooryavanshi falls for 96; RR 6 down

RR 176-6 (18 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Kagiso Rabada with his final over and Ravindra Jadeja guides the first delivery to third man for a single.

Out! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is out, caught by Washignton Sundar. Once again he misses out on a century as he upper-cuts a short delivery to short third.

Sooryavanshi goes for 96 off 47 balls with eight boundaries and seven sixes.

Donovan Ferreira comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a couple to mid-on before pushing one to long-off for a single.

A dot and a single to mid-off to end the five-run over.

21:13

Sooryavanshi completes 1000 IPL runs

RR 171-5 (17 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Jason Holder is bowling out and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets a boundary through sweeper cover off the first delivery before knocking one down to mid-off for no run. 1000 IPL runs for Sooryavanshi.

Six! Short delivery and Sooryavanshi pulls out the tennis bat shot to hammer it over long-off.

Four! Sooryavanshi repeats the shot and but does not get the elevation as the ball races away to the deep extra cover fence.

A couple through long-off follows.

Yorker and Sooryavanshi taps it back to the bowler. 16 runs came off the over. Holder finishes his quota with 2-27.

Washington Sundar is back into the attack and Jadeja punches the quicker delivery to long-on for a single.

Six! Sooryavanshi stays put and smashes the next delivery over the bowler's head for a flat six.

Follows it up with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Jadeja then steers one through deep backward point for a couple before getting a single though long-on.

Six! Full delivery on the pads and Sooryavanshi sweeps it over the backward square leg fence.

17 runs came off the over.

21:01

Sooryavanshi keeps RR's hopes alive

RR 138-5 (15 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi greets him with a six over sweeper cover off a full delivery outside off.

Sooryavanshi then looks to hook one but is beaten and gets hit on the helmet. A single is taken as the ball rolls down to third man. The physio is attending to him for the mandatory concussion test.

Jadeja and Sooryavanshi then pick up a single each off the next two balls.

Two dots to end the nine-run over.

Mohammed Siraj is back with his final over and Sooryavanshi pulls the shortish delivery on leg over the fine leg fence for a six.

Sooryavanshi then drags one to third man and gets a couple before getting off the strike with a single to long-on.

Siraj finishes the over with two dots. He picked up 1 wicket giving away 42 runs in his four overs.

20:48

Sooryavanshi hits fighting fifty

RR 120-5 (13 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh Krishna with his third over and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays out a dot before mistimes a pull to deep backward square leg for a single.

Six! Short delivery on off and Jofra Archer hammers it over the deep backward square leg fence.

Out! Prasidh pulls his length back and Archer looks to drive it but ends up getting an outside-edge and Jos Buttler takes a simple catch.

Archer goes for seven off 4 balls with one six.

Ravindra Jadeja is back and he guides one through square of the wicket for a single.

Sooryavanshi then completes his half-century off 31 balls with a single to mid-wicket. His sixth 50-plus score this season.

9 runs came off the over.

20:41

Holder strikes again; RR in deep trouble

RR 111-4 (12 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh Krishna is back into the attack and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi drives the full delivery on off through covers for a boundary.

Dropped! Sai Sudharsan drops a tough catch as Sooryavanshi top-edges one behind square on the on-side. Sudharsan comes charging in and puts in a dive but fails to hold onto it. A single is taken.

Two dots later, Shanaka tucks one to backward square leg and gets off the strike with a single.

A dot to end the 6-run over.

Jason Holder continues and Shanaka plays out two dots.

Out! Shanaka goes, edging one to Jos Buttler behind the wicket.

Shanaka falls cheaply for 3 off 9 balls.

Jofra Archer comes to the crease and is beaten by the bounce as he top-edges one to the covers. Luckily, the ball lands in no-man's land.

Archer then gets off the mark with a single to mid-off.

Sooryavanshi finishes the over with a single to mid-wicket. Just two runs came off the over.

20:30

Parag departs; Royals 3 down

RR 103-3 (10 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Ravindra Jadeja is retired hurt and Riyan Parag takes his place.

Rashid Khan comes into the attack and Parag opens his account with a boundary through mid-wicket before bludgeoning the next delivery over deep mid-wicket for a six.

A single to long-on brings Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on strike.

Six! Sooryavanshi kneels down and slog-sweeps the short delivery outside leg over the backward square leg fence.

A single to long-on and a dot to end the over. 18 came off it.

Jason Holder with his second over and Sooryavanshi punches the first delivery off his backfoot to deep point and picks up a single.

Parag taps the next delivery straight to the fielder at point before holing out to Kagiso Rabada at deep mid-wicket.

Parag goes for 11 off 6 balls with one boundary and a six.

Dasun Shanaka comes to the crease and nudges one to wide of mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a couple.

Two dots to end the successful over. Just three runs came off it.

20:20

Jadeja, Sooryavanshi stitch key partnership

RR 82-2 (8 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Washington Sundar comes into the attack and Ravindra Jadeja and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rotate the strike with four singles off the first four deliveries.

Sooryavanshi then pulls one through deep square leg but fails to get the timing and gets only a single.

Another single to end the over. Just six runs came off it.

Jason Holder comes into the attack and Jadeja mistimes one to off-side. No run on offer.

Four! Short delivery on off and Jadeja rides the bounce to hammer it behind square for a boundary.

Jadeja then defends the third delivery before getting beaten on the outside edge.

A wide outside off follows.

Jadeja then taps one to wide of cover and gets a single.

A dot to end the 6-run over.

20:06

Sooryavanshi revives RR after early blows

RR 70-2 (6 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Mohammed Siraj with his third over and Ravindra Jadeja guides a length delivery outside off through deep backward point for a boundary.

A dot follows.

Siraj is having some issue on his right shoulder and the physio is out to attend to him.

Siraj is back and bowls one outside off and Jadeja cuts it through deep backward point and gets off the strike with a single. 50 up for RR.

Sooryavanshi then looks to cut a short delivery slanting across but misses.

Another short delivery outside off and RR review for wide not given. Within the guidelines and RR lose the review.

Four! Sooryavanshi gets a boundary off the final delivery of the over through deep backward point.

9 runs came off the over.

Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack and Jadeja drives him uppishly over covers and gets a couple.

Six! Short delivery on leg and Jadeja pulls it over the fine leg fence for his first maximum of the night. 50-run partnership up.

Four! Another short delivery and Jadeja pulls it fine and the ball bounces over the ropes.

A dot later, Prasidh bangs in another short delivery and Jadeja repeats the shot and the result is the same. 16 runs came off the over.

RR finish the Powerplay with 70-2.

19:53

Sooryavanshi, Jadeja steady RR

RR 45-2 (4 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Mohammed Siraj continues and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays out a dot before pulls one over the fielder at mid-on and gets a boundary.

Follows it up with a couple by pulling a good length delivery over square leg.

A couple more as Sooryavanshi hits one in front square.

Siraj then sends in a bouncer which sails over the batter's head and beats the keeper and races away to the boundary. Five wides.

Four! Sooryavanshi kneels down and sweeps a short of a length delivery to fine leg and picks up a boundary.

Four more! Sooryavanshi moves across and guides one through fine leg again.

21 runs came off the over.

Kagiso Rabada with his second over and Jadeja slices the first delivery through off-side and gets a single.

Four! Sooryavanshi lofts one over covers and the ball beats the fielder at deep extra cover.

Rabada then beats Sooryavanshi with two away-going deliveries.

Six! Sooryavanshi finishes the over with a maximum straight down the ground.

11 runs came off it.

19:42

Jurel departs; RR in deep trouble

RR 13-2 (2 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack and Dhruv Jurel tucks one into the gap on off-side and picks up a couple.

Four! Width on offer and Jurel slices it through deep backward point for a boundary.

Two dots follows.

Out! Jurel departs, caught by Shubman Gill as he looks to hoist Rabada over the mid-off but holes out to Gill at mid-wicket.

Jurel goes for 7 off 6 with a boundary.

Ravindra Jadeja comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a boundary through third man.

10 runs came off the over.

19:37

Siraj strikes; Jaiswal falls cheaply

RR 3-1 (1 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are out in the middle.

Mohammed Siraj to open the attack for Gujarat Titans.

Jaiswal is on strike and he knocks the first delivery to the fielder at cover point and gets off the mark with a single.

Sooryavanshi is on strike and Siraj follows him with an inswinger which he inside edges onto his body before mistimes a pull to deep mid-wicket and opens his account with a single.

Out! Jaiswal goes, caught by Prasidh Krishna as he mistimes a pull to backward square leg.

Jaiswal departs for a 1 off 2 balls.

Dhruv Jurel comes to the crease and slices one to deep backward point to get off the mark with a single.

Sooryavanshi then swings and misses the final delivery of the over. Just three runs came off it.

19:23

Sooryavanshi faces Rabada, Siraj test

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is currently the Orange Cap holder with 680 runs at an average of 45.33 and a strike rate of over 242, with a century and four fifties.

The Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad saw him stroke a 29-ball 97, including five boundaries and 12 sixes.

After doing well in his first-ever IPL knockout match, Sooryavanshi faces a real test against the Titans' new-ball pair of Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj.

In three matches against Titans so far, he has tallied 168 runs at an average of 56 and a strike rate of 233.33, including a century.

This season, he has scored 31 and 36 against them.

The southpaw has smashed 25 runs in 14 balls against Rabada and has smacked Siraj for 38 runs in 20 balls.

19:12

Royals unchanged; GT bring in Sai Kishore

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Subs: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag (Captain), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.

Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande.

19:06

Royals unchanged; GT bring in Sai Kishore

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have elected to bat first against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026 in Mullanpur.

Captains Shubman Gill and Riyan Parag are joined by Ravi Shastri for the toss, which had to be conducted twice after confusion over the first coin flip as it was not clearly audible.

Parag won the second toss and chose to bat, saying the pitch looked similar to the one used in the previous match and was expected to slow down as the game progressed. He also said the players were dealing with fitness concerns but confirmed that Rajasthan Royals were unchanged.

Gill said he would also have preferred to bat first.

Sai Kishore is back for Titans.

18:50

Another run feast on cards

The pitch at the Mullanpur stadium has turned out to be a batter's paradise this season with the last four games producing massive scores well in excess of 200.

Out of five games played at the venue this season, three have been won by teams chasing. But looking at Royals' explosive batting led by Sooryavanshi, Titans will think twice before putting them into bat, a decision which backfired for them against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1.

Another perfect evening of cricket is likely with temperatures in the mid 30s and no prediction of rain. Fans will be gearing up for another run feast in Mullanpur.

Predicted Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

18:41

Head to head: Rajasthan Royals Vs Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans will look to draw inspiration from their superior head-to-head record against Royals. Out of 10 matches played between the two teams, Titans have emerged victorious in seven games, while Royals have won three matches.

The two teams have registered two wins each in the last four games -- this season and in IPL 2025.

Gujarat Titans in last 5 matches: L, W, L, W, W

Rajasthan Royals in last 5 matches: W, W, W, L, L

18:24

GT face task of stopping teen star

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2026 Qualifier 2 between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans at the New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, Mullanpur.

The winners of this high-stakes game will take on Royal Challenges Bengaluru in the final in Ahmedabad on May 31.

GT's new-ball attack vs Sooryavanshi

The Titans’ strong pace attack, led by Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada, faces a tough challenge against Royals’ teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who has become the biggest talking point of the tournament.

Sooryavanshi stunned everyone in the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a breathtaking 97 off just 29 balls and will once again be central to Rajasthan’s hopes of reaching the final.

In the previous meeting between the two teams, Siraj dismissed Sooryavanshi with a short ball after being hit for a six. Rabada too struggled against the youngster’s aggressive batting. The Titans bowlers are expected to target the short-ball weakness again, as Sooryavanshi has been dismissed in that manner several times this season.

The Mullanpur pitch is expected to favour batters once again, and the Royals will hope Sooryavanshi continues his explosive form. Along with him, Jofra Archer remains a key player for Rajasthan after his match-winning performance in the Eliminator.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has not had the same impact due to Sooryavanshi’s remarkable rise, while Dhruv Jurel has played useful knocks at number three. Captain Riyan Parag, however, admitted that Rajasthan failed to finish strongly against Hyderabad despite being in a position to cross 250.

Titans look to regroup after heavy RCB thrashing

For Gujarat Titans, this is another opportunity to reach the IPL final after suffering a heavy defeat to RCB in Qualifier 1.

Much will depend on their top-order trio of captain Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler. The Titans have relied heavily on the consistency of these batters throughout the season, but questions remain over the middle and lower order.

Their bowling attack has been their biggest strength this year, though it struggled badly in the death overs against Bengaluru. Gujarat will also need to improve their fielding after a disappointing display in the previous game.

The Titans will take confidence from Rahul Tewatia’s late-order runs in the last match, but overall they know their bowlers must return to their best if they are to stop the Royals’ momentum.

Despite the extreme heat in the city, another big crowd is expected in Mullanpur as fans hope to witness another special innings from the young Sooryavanshi.

The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports from 7.30 pm IST, while JioHotstar will stream the match in multiple languages.

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