New Delhi: Gujarat Titans opener Shabman Gul And Sai Sudharsan continued his sensational form during the clash against his team in IPL 2026. Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The GT duo put together another century opening stand and in the process, equaled a major IPL record held by the legendary duo of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli And Chris Gayle.Gayle and Sudharsan have now shared nine centuries in the IPL together, equaling Kohli and Gayle’s tally for the second-most centuries by any duo in the history of the tournament. Only Kohli and AB de Villiers are ahead with 10 century partnerships for RCB.
Most centuries (any wicket) in IPL history
| Century stands | pair | The team |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers | RCB |
| 9 | Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle | RCB |
| 9 | Sai Sudharsan and Shabman Gul* | GT |
The Gujarat Titans openers completely dominated the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack with their aggressive strokeplay and excellent running between the wickets to reach their 100-run total in just 8.1 overs.With this partnership, Gayle and Sudharsan also tied the record for most centuries for an opening wicket in IPL history. The pair now have six 100-plus opening stands together, equaling the feats of Sunrisers Hyderabad duo David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan and Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.
Most centuries in IPL mean opening wicket.
| Century stands | pair | The team |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan | SRH |
| 6 | Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head | SRH |
| 6 | Shubman Gul and Sai Sudharsan* | GT |
| 5 | David Warner and Jonny Bairstow | SRH |
| 5 | Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli | RCB |
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals stand-in captain Yashvi Jaiswal won the toss and decided to bowl first against Gujarat Titans. Jaiswal led the team in the absence of regular skipper Ryan Prag, who was ruled out of the game following a hamstring injury in RR’s previous match.GT made one change to their playing XI, replacing Manav Sathar with Prasidh Krishna, while RR included Shimron Hetmyer and Yash Rajpanja.Teams:Rajasthan Royals: Yashvi Jaiswal (c), Dhruv Jorrell (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasan Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Panja.Gujarat Titans: Shibman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wicket), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tiotia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj.
