Gill Shines as Titans Cruise to Final, Sooryavanshi's 96 Falls Short

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shone with 96 runs, but Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill's 104, defeated Rajasthan Royals to reach the IPL final.

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Chandigarh: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill produced a magnificent 53-ball 104 to guide his team into the IPL 2026 final with a commanding seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals.

Despite Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's stunning 47-ball 96, Gill's authoritative knock ensured the final word belonged to him, as the Titans completed the chase of 215 with eight balls to spare.

Sooryavanshi's innings was breathtaking from the start, but the lack of bowling depth finally caught up with Rajasthan Royals, who will hurt from the defeat.

Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals 214/6 in 20 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 96, Ravindra Jadeja 45*, Donovan Ferreira 38*; Kagiso Rabada 2/35, Jason Holder 2/27) lost to Gujarat Titans 219/3 in 18.4 overs (Shubman Gill 104, Sai Sudharsan 58; Jofra Archer 1/45, Nandre Burger 1/35) by seven wickets.