Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill jumped two spots to second with a brilliant hundred against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday in New Chandigarh. Chasing 215 runs for victory, Shubman laid the foundation stone for the 2022 champions and forged a 167-run stand with Sai Sudharsan, who scored 58.
The Indian Test and ODI captain was dismissed for 104 runs and currently stands second at 722 runs. Sudharsan is third with 710 runs. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained on top of the list with a brilliant knock of 96, thus missing on a well-deserved hundred.
This was Sooryavanshi's second consecutive score in the nineties after missing a hundred by three runs in the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The rest of the table remained the same.
Kagiso Rabada reclaimed the Purple Cap from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Bhuvneswhar Kumar with two wickets against Rajasthan Royals on Friday. Having fought for the no.1 spot for majority of IPL 2026, Rabada got the wickets of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel to reach 28 scalps in 16 matches to be no.1 currently. Bhuvneswhar is placed second at 26.
Rabada's new-ball partner Mohammed Siraj remained at seventh, adding just one wicket to his previous tally of 17, while Jason Holder entered the top 10 with two wickets. The West Indian all-rounder is placed ninth with 17 wickets to his name. Rabada and Bhuvneswhar will once again fight for the Purple Cap in the final on Sunday, provided Gujarat Titans win in Qualifier 2.
What happened in GT vs RR Qualifier 2?
Meanwhile, riding on Shubman's scintillating 104, Gujarat Titans crushed Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to qualify for the final for the third time since their inception in 2022. Chasing 215, the 2022 champions rode on Shubman's knock to romp home in 18.4 overs. Shubman anchored Gujarat Titans' 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 214/6 riding on a brilliant 96 from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and a quickfire 38 not out from Donovan Ferreira. In the final, Gujarat Titans will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday.
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