JAIPUR: Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan kept their remarkable run of form going in IPL 2026 on Saturday, building yet another dominant platform against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The pair struck early rhythm and never allowed RR to settle, driving the innings with a near-impervious partnership that once again turned into a century stand.
Gill and Sudharsan’s century partnership lights up Jaipur
Gill and Sudharsan reached the 100-run mark together in 8.1 overs, a pace that underlined how completely they controlled the contest. Their century partnership not only set the tone for Gujarat Titans, but also carried a major historical milestone—matching the IPL record for the most hundreds as an opening wicket partnership.
- Gill and Sudharsan equalled the IPL record for the highest number of century opening partnerships.
- The duo produced their sixth 100-plus stand together in IPL, matching the landmark haul of other top opening combinations.
- They joined the elite list of opening pairs such as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan, and Abhishek Sharma with Travis Head.
Only a handful of iconic opening duos have managed to reach the same heights in the league’s history. The comparison list highlights how rare it is to stack multiple century partnerships at the top of the order.
- David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (SRH): 6 century opening partnerships
- Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head (SRH): 6 century opening partnerships
- Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (GT): 6 century opening partnerships
- David Warner and Jonny Bairstow (SRH): 5 century opening partnerships
- Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli (RCB): 5 century opening partnerships
Rajasthan Royals’ call at the toss and captaincy change
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first. The move came as Yashasvi Jaiswal led the side in the absence of regular captain Riyan Parag, who missed the match due to a hamstring injury picked up in RR’s previous outing.
With Parag unavailable, Jaiswal took charge and attempted to disrupt Gujarat’s top order from the start—only for Gill and Sudharsan to continue their streak of building innings with impressive control.
Team news: playing XI updates for both sides
Gujarat Titans made one alteration to their squad for the game, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Manav Suthar. Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, made their own changes by including Shimron Hetmyer and Yash Raj Punja in the playing XI.
- GT change: Prasidh Krishna came in for Manav Suthar.
- RR inclusions: Shimron Hetmyer and Yash Raj Punja were added to the XI.
Playing XIs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Rajasthan Royals
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (c)
- Dhruv Jurel (wk)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Donovan Ferreira
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Shubham Dubey
- Dasun Shanaka
- Jofra Archer
- Tushar Deshpande
- Brijesh Sharma
- Yash Raj Punja
Gujarat Titans
- Shubman Gill (c)
- Sai Sudharsan
- Jos Buttler (wk)
- Nishant Sindhu
- Washington Sundar
- Jason Holder
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Arshad Khan
- Kagiso Rabada
- Mohammed Siraj
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