Chasing a mammoth target of 215, GT displayed their championship potential, achieving the target with 8 balls to spare.
While the match saw amazing tempo ups and downs, it ultimately defined as a masterclass of modern T20 chasing that completely enthralled the packed Chandigarh crowd.Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s courageous innings takes RR to a competitive score
Sent in to bat first in this high-stakes knockout, Rajasthan Royals faced a bad start. fast bowler mohammed siraj dangerous in the first over itself Yashasvi Jaiswal Was out for only 1 run. Dhruv Jurel on 7 runs Kagiso Rabada RR were in a bad position after losing 2 wickets for 9 after being dismissed by RR.
However, what followed was a brilliant performance by a fearless young talent. young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi counter-attacked with amazing maturity. Suryavanshi played a brilliant inning of 96 runs in just 47 balls, which included 10 excellent fours and 4 towering sixes. Ravindra Jadeja With , who played a key role in the middle overs scoring 45 off 35 balls, Suryavanshi completely put the pressure back on GT’s bowling attack.
Suryavanshi missed out on a well-deserved century when he fell to Rabada in the 18th over, but the stage was all set.
Donovan Ferreira He was brilliant in the final overs scoring 38 runs in just 11 balls as Royals scored 214 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Rabada was the most successful among the GT bowlers, taking 2 wickets for 35 runs, while jason holder Bowled brilliantly giving 27 runs in the last overs.Shubman Gill leads GT with brilliant century, thrashes rivals in Qualifier 2
A target of 215 runs can trouble even the best teams in the IPL Qualifiers, but Gujarat’s opening pair treated it like just a normal day.
captain Shubhman Gill And Sai Sudarshan Started systematically dismantling RR’s bowling attack right from the powerplay. The pair made an excellent partnership of 167 runs in just 12.5 overs.Sudarshan played a brilliant inning by scoring 58 runs in 32 balls, but Brijesh Sharma He was out due to a strange hit-wicket dismissal. But the night belonged entirely to the captain. Gill played an amazing innings by scoring a brilliant century in just 47 balls. Gill was eventually out after scoring 104 runs off 53 balls, which included 15 fours and 3 sixes, which jofra archer (1 wicket 45 runs) and Nandre Burger (1 wicket 35 runs) were forced to search for answers.
After Gill’s dismissal, the score reached 182, experienced finisher jos buttler Saved the match by scoring 9 runs in 9 balls. Rahul Tewatia (17 runs from 9 balls), GT won by scoring 219 runs for 3 wickets in 18.4 overs. With this spectacular 7-wicket win, the Titans proudly advanced to the IPL 2026 final, reminding the cricket world why they remain the most powerful team in the tournament.
