NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan continued their incredible partnership streak in IPL 2026 during Saturday’s clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The Gujarat Titans opening pair once again laid a rock-solid foundation, tormenting the Rajasthan Royals bowlers with yet another century stand.The duo brought up their 100-run partnership in just 8.1 overs, completely dominating the RR bowling attack.
With this stand, Gill and Sudharsan equalled the record for the most century partnerships for the opening wicket in IPL history. The GT pair now have six 100-plus stands together, matching the achievements of legendary Sunrisers Hyderabad opening pairs David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan, and Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.Only a few iconic IPL opening combinations feature on the elite list. Warner and Jonny Bairstow had registered five century stands for SRH, while Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli also have five century opening partnerships for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Most century stands for the opening wicket in the IPL6 – David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan (SRH)6 – Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head (SRH)6 – Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT)*5 – David Warner & Jonny Bairstow (SRH)5 – Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli (RCB)Earlier, Rajasthan Royals stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans. Jaiswal led the side in the absence of regular skipper Riyan Parag, who missed the game after suffering a hamstring injury in RR’s previous match.GT made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Manav Suthar, while RR included Shimron Hetmyer and Yash Raj Punja.Teams:Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.
