New Delhi: Gujarat Titans opener Shabman Gul And Sai Sudharsan continued his incredible partnership in IPL 2026 during Saturday’s clash against. Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Gujarat Titans’ opening pair once again laid a rock-solid foundation, harassing the Rajasthan Royals bowlers with yet another century stand.The duo put on their 100-run partnership in just 8.1 overs, completely dominating the RR bowling attack.
With this stand, Gill and Sudharsan tied the record for the highest century partnership for an opening wicket in IPL history. The GT duo now have six 100-plus stands together, equaling the feats of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s legendary opening duo David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan, and Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.The elite list features only a few famous IPL opening combinations. Warner and Jonny Bairstow registered five century stands for SRH, while Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli also shared a five-century opening partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Most centuries mean opening wicket in IPL.6 – David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (SRH)6 – Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head (SRH)6 – Shubman Gill 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.
