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Gill’s century overshadowed Suryavanshi’s 96 runs.
Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in the Qualifier-2 match of IPL 2026. Vaibhav Suryavanshi cried after Rajasthan was out of the race for the final. He also made the record of completing thousand runs on the fewest balls in this match. Gujarat Titans made their biggest chase in IPL and secured a place in the final of IPL 2026.
Top records-moments of Gujarat and Rajasthan match…
1. Vaibhav became the player to score thousand runs on the fewest balls in IPL.
Suryavanshi completed his 1000 IPL runs in 440 balls on Friday. He has become the player to score thousand runs in the fewest balls in IPL. He broke the record of Andre Russell, who had played 545 balls to score thousand runs.
2. Gujarat made its biggest successful run chase in IPL
Gujarat chased the target of 215 runs in Qualifier-2 against Rajasthan Royals. This is Gujarat’s biggest successful run chase so far in IPL. Before this, their biggest win was against Delhi Capitals in 2025. Then the team chased 204 runs in Ahmedabad.
3. The biggest target chase took place in IPL playoffs
Gujarat achieved the target of 215 runs in Qualifier-2 against Rajasthan. This is the biggest successful run chase in the history of IPL playoffs. He broke the Gujarat record, having chased 204 runs against Mumbai Indians in the 2025 Qualifier-2.
4. Suryavanshi is the first player to score 500+ runs in powerplay in a season.
Suryavanshi scored 31 runs in the powerplay against Gujarat. With this, he has become the first batsman to complete 500 runs in the powerplay of an IPL season. He has scored 521 runs in the powerplay this season at a strike rate of 233.63. Earlier this record was in the name of David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad, who had scored 467 runs in the powerplay in 2016.
5. Suryavanshi became the Indian to score 1000 runs in the fewest innings in IPL.
Suryavanshi also completed his 1000 runs in IPL in New Chandigarh. He reached this figure in his 23rd innings. He became the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in IPL. He left behind Sai Sudarshan, who had played 25 innings for this. Overall, among the players who have scored 1000 runs in the fewest innings in IPL, he is at third place after Shaun Marsh (21 innings) and Lendl Simmons (23 innings).
6. Suryavanshi equaled the most number of dismissals in the 90s in IPL
Suryavanshi was out for 96 runs in Qualifier-2 against Gujarat. He has become one of the players who have been the victim of ‘nervous nineties’ (90-99 runs) most often in IPL. He was out between 90 and 99 runs for the third time in the last four innings this season. Before this, David Warner, KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been out in the 90s 3 times each in IPL.
7. Suryavanshi is the batsman who has hit the most sixes in the playoffs of one season of IPL.
Suryavanshi hit 7 sixes in the Qualifier-2 match. With this, he became the player to hit the most sixes in the playoffs in a single season of IPL. He hit 12 sixes against Hyderabad in the eliminator. He has hit 19 sixes in the playoffs. In this case, he broke the record of 11 sixes each of Wriddhiman Saha (2014) and Shubman Gill (2023).
8. Suryavanshi is the third batsman from Rajasthan to score two 50+ scores in the IPL playoffs.
Vaibhav scored a fifty against Gujarat. With this he has become the third player from Rajasthan to score two 50+ scores in the IPL playoffs. Earlier, Suryavanshi had scored 97 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator. Before him, Dhruv Jurel (2024, 2026) and Jos Buttler (2022) had scored two fifties or more for Rajasthan in the playoffs.
9. The pair that made the most number of century partnerships in T-20
Gill and Sudarshan made a partnership of 167 runs against Rajasthan. Both have made a century partnership for the 11th time in IPL. With this, they have become the pair with the highest number of century partnerships for any wicket in Men’s T20. For this he took only 48 innings. He left behind Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli’s record of 10 century partnerships.
10. Gill and Sudarshan became the batsmen to score 700+ runs in two seasons.
Gill and Sudarshan have completed their respective 700 runs this season in Qualifier-2. With this, he has become the third and fourth player to complete 700 runs in two different seasons. Before both of them, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have achieved this feat.
11. Record of the biggest partnership in the history of IPL playoffs
Gill and Sudarshan made a record-breaking partnership of 167 runs in Qualifier-2. This is the biggest partnership so far in the history of IPL playoffs. He broke the 15-year-old record of Chennai’s Mike Hussey and Murali Vijay, who had scored 159 against Bengaluru in the 2011 final.
12. Sudarshan has been hit-wicketed the most number of times in Men’s T20.
Sudarshan went hit-wicket for the second consecutive time against Rajasthan. He was out hit-wicket for the third time in IPL. He became the third player to have the most number of hit-wicket dismissals in Men’s T20. He equaled Andre Russell (3 times) and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (3).
13. Gill scored his fifth century in IPL
Gill scored 104 runs in Qualifier-2. He scored his 5th century in IPL. With this, Gill has become the fifth batsman to score the most centuries in IPL. He equaled Sanju Samson. Virat Kohli has the maximum number of 9 centuries in his name.
14. Gile became the third batsman to score most centuries as a captain in IPL.
With this century, Gill scored his second century in IPL as captain. He has reached the third position in terms of scoring most centuries as a captain in IPL. Virat Kohli has scored maximum 5 centuries as a captain.
15. Sudarshan scored 50+ for the ninth time this season
Sudarshan played an inning of 58 runs for Rajasthan. He scored 50+ for the ninth time in this IPL. He has become the third batsman to score fifty or more runs the most number of times in a season of IPL. At number one is Virat Kohli, who scored 50+ 11 times in 2018. Whereas David Warner had scored 50+ 9 times in (2016, 2019).
Top-8 moments from here…
1. The toss was tossed twice
In the Qualifier 2 match, the toss was thrown not once but twice. In fact, when Gujarat captain Gill tossed the coin for the first time, Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag had called ‘heads’. The coin fell ‘tails’, but then the match referee said that he could not hear Parag’s call. After this Gill tossed the coin again, Parag again said heads. This time six heads came and Rajasthan won the toss.
Gill tosses the coin twice.
2. Jadeja retired hurt after injury
Ravindra Jadeja retired hurt before the start of the 9th over in the first innings. Actually, after playing the second ball of Jason Holder in the 8th over, Jadeja felt some problem in his hand. After this the physio came on the field. Jadeja continued playing, but after the over he retired hurt and went towards the dugout. Riyan Parag came out to bat in his place.
Jadeja had some problem in his hand, then he left the field.
3. Suryavanshi missed catch on 46 runs
Suryavanshi got a lease of life on the second ball of the 11th over. Suryavanshi went to play a pull shot on the short ball of Prasidh Krishna, but the ball hit the top-edge of the bat. Running from deep square leg, Sai Sudarshan reached the ball, but while jumping, the ball slipped from his hand. At this time Suryavanshi was playing after scoring 46 runs.
The ball was lost from Sudarshan’s hands while jumping.
4. The ball hit Suryavanshi’s helmet.
In the 14th over of the first innings, Kagiso Rabada’s ball hit Suryavanshi’s helmet. Rabada bowled a fast bouncer on the second ball of the over. Suryavanshi tried to play a pull shot, but the ball took the edge of his bat and went straight on his helmet. Immediately after this, the physio came to the field and conducted a concussion test. However Suryavanshi continued playing.
Rabada’s bouncer hit the helmet after hitting the bat.
5. Suryavanshi played a tennis shot and hit a six.
Suryavanshi played a tremendous shot in the 16th over of the innings. Jason Holder bowled the third ball of the over with a short ball on the stumps. Standing at his place, Vaibhav hit a slap shot like a tennis player. The ball went straight over long-off and outside the boundary line for six runs.
Vaibhav hit a six in front like a tennis shot.
6. Hat-trick six in Rashid’s over.
Donovan Ferreira hit 3 consecutive sixes in the last over of Rajasthan’s innings. Gujarat spinner Rashid Khan bowled a short pitch on the second ball of the over, which Ferreira sent across long-on. After this, Ferreira hit a six over deep mid-wicket on the third ball and a six over long-off on the fourth ball.
Rashid hit 4 sixes in this over and scored 27 runs.
7. Sudarshan got out hit wicket for the second consecutive match
Sudarshan was out hit wicket for the second consecutive match on Friday. He played a shot on Brijesh Sharma’s ball in the 13th over of the run chase, but while completing the shot, the bat slipped from his hand and the bat fell straight on the stumps. Before this, he was also hit-wicket out in Qualifier-1.
Sudarshan was out hit-wicket for 58 runs.
8. Suryavanshi cried after the defeat
Rajasthan was out of the final of IPL 2026 with a 7-wicket defeat against Gujarat. After the defeat, Vaibhav was seen crying in the dugout. He covered his mouth with an orange cap. Fellow players were seen encouraging him.
Suryavanshi, wearing an orange cap, cried after the defeat. He looked very disappointed in the dugout also.
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