Gill’s Hundred Opened the Final Door
IPL Reports / Gill’s Hundred Opened the Final Door
Rajasthan Royals 214/6 (20 overs)
Gujarat Titans 219/3 (18.4 overs)
Qualifier 2, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh, 29 May. The loser of Qualifier 1 against the winner of the Eliminator. Gujarat had been beaten by 92 runs in Dharamshala three nights earlier. Rajasthan had just put 243 on the board against Hyderabad. One of them was going to Ahmedabad.
Rajasthan made 214 for 6. Nandre Burger took 1 for 35. The chase needed 215. Sai Sudharsan made 58 off 32. Shubman Gill made 104 off 53. They were still together deep into the innings. Gujarat 219 for 3 in 18.4 overs, eight balls remaining. Player of the match: Gill. He is the captain who took his side to a third IPL final.
The final was already waiting: Bengaluru, who had not needed this match. Gujarat had needed all of it. A hundred in a qualifier is a door, not a trophy. The door opened. The trophy was two nights away, and someone else lifted it.
TATA IPL 2026 Qualifier 2: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals. If the player does not load, open it on YouTube.