Gujarat Titans (GT) With an emphatic seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) to book their place in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) final. The 2022 champions will now take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at their home ground in Ahmedabad on Sunday and will be eyeing their second championship.
talking points:
1. Evergreen Gujarat Titans
Ever since they were first included in the IPL in 2022, Gujarat Titans have been completely consistent and regularly find themselves in the latter stages of the tournament. The Ahmedabad-based franchise has reached its third IPL final in five seasons after a brilliant batting performance in New Chandigarh. Now they will hope to double their trophy tally on Sunday, May 31.
2. Shubman Gill loves batting against Rajasthan Royals
Shubman Gill has scored the most runs against Rajasthan Royals Outshining all other franchises in the IPL. Today, he once again proved that he loves batting against the team in pink by scoring a brilliant 104 runs off just 53 balls. He played some great cricket shots full of grace and style, showing that there is still room for class and finesse in T20 cricket.
3. IPL 2026 is in the name of Vaibhav Suryavanshi
In his first full season in the IPL, Vaibhav Suryavashi has already shown what people can expect in the years to come. The 15-year-old made waves in the tournament by scoring 776 runs at an average of almost 50 at a strike-rate of 237.30. He has scored one century this season and three scores in the 90s in his last four matches. It is only a matter of time before we see him show off his magic wearing the Indian jersey.
who said what?
Riyan Parag, Rajasthan Royals captain:
“It was a par score; it was defendable. I thought after the heavy roller, it got better in the second innings. In the first innings, the bowlers held some ground, and the slower bowlers did well. I thought 230 would be a par score. A score around 240 would have been challenging, but we needed the openers early. That didn't happen, which made it tough for us. (On the season) To sum it up in one sentence, there were a lot of positives. We didn't Admittedly, many players were young and inexperienced, but many youngsters can only improve from here. I can't explain it in words, where you slog and score a lot of runs, but you can see his innings, but hopefully he will do well in his career and win us a second title.”
Shubman Gill, Gujarat Titans captain and player of the match:
“There was some confusion but happy to get the win. We complement each other, we understand each other well and when we communicate we know which bowler to take down. I don't think I have seen anything, no one has seen anything like that in two consecutive matches. It was all about I was in a zone, I was watching the bowlers and watching the ball, picking my spots to score runs. That's what happens when you are batting well. We got the total, and once we got out, I wanted to finish the game. We were very lucky to have very good bowlers, Sai Kishore didn't even have one bowler today.”
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