Rajasthan Royals The captain Ryan Prague Young batting sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi praised after the team’s IPL 2026 campaign ended with a seven-wicket defeat against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2. Despite the loss, Suryavanshi impressed everyone with a brilliant 96 off just 47 balls in Milanpur on Friday.The 15-year-old opener continued his fearless run in the tournament, picking apart Gujarat’s experienced bowling attack with brilliant strokeplay. Rajasthan lost Yashaswi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel early on, but Suryavanshi remained aggressive and steadied the innings.Speaking after the match, Parag could not hide his admiration for the youngster’s batting maturity.“I can’t put it into words, there’s a way where you slog and score a lot of runs. But he doesn’t slog, you can see his innings today – he calculates and plays his shots. I can’t say how, but hopefully he will do well in his career, do well for Rajasthan Royals and win us another title,” he said.Rajasthan Royals posted a strong total of 214/6, with Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 45 and Donovan Ferreira’s explosive 38 not out off just 11 balls. Ferreira hit Rashid Khan for four sixes in the last over to take the score past 200.However, the chase looked comfortable thanks to a brilliant opening partnership between the Gujarat titans Shabman Gul and Sai Sudharsan. The pair added 167 runs in just 77 balls and completely dominated Rajasthan’s bowling attack.Gayle led from the front with a brilliant 104 off 53 balls, combining beautiful timing with aggressive strokeplay. Sudharsan scored a quick 58 runs before being dismissed on another strange hit wicket.The win took Gujarat Titans to their third IPL final since joining the tournament in 2022. They will now face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Even with the defeat, most of the attention was on Suryavanshi, whose stellar performance has made him one of the breakout stars. IPL 2026.
