New Delhi: Gujarat Titans captain Shabman Gul There was a lot of energy when he arrived at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur for Saturday’s IPL 2026 match. Rajasthan Royals.Clad in training shorts and a T-shirt, Gill entered the stadium premises and shared a heartwarming moment with his father Lakhvinder Singh, who was standing near the entrance. The Gujarat Titans skipper first greeted his father before giving him a high-five, and the cute video quickly won hearts on social media.
Gill later backed up the euphoric pre-match mood with a sensational innings after Gujarat Titans came in to bat. The stylish opener scored a brilliant 84 off just 44 balls to take GT to 229/4 in 20 overs. His explosive innings was studded with nine fours and four sixes.Gill also put on a 118-run opening partnership with Sai Sudharsan, giving the Gujarat Titans the perfect platform. Sudharsan scored 55 runs off 36 balls with six fours and two sixes during his flurry.Apart from Gill and Sudharsan Washington Sundar Played an important cameo, scoring 37 not out off just 20 balls to further boost GT’s total.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in captain Yashaswi Jaiswal won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Titans. Jaiswal led the team in the absence of regular captain Ryan Prag, who was ruled out of the game after suffering a hamstring injury in the previous match.GT made one change to their playing XI, replacing Manav Sathar with Prasad Krishna, while Rajasthan Royals 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.
