GT vs RR: Vaibhav Suryavanshi will try to break Russell’s great record, will clash with Gujarat’s dangerous bowling attack

By Samira Vishwas On May 29, 2026

In Qualifier-2 of IPL 2026, there is going to be a close battle between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) to reach the final at Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh today. In this knockout match, everyone’s eyes will be on Rajasthan Royals’ 15-year-old ‘Baby Boss’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who will take the field today with the intention of demolishing Gujarat’s strong and world-class bowling attack.

Gujarat has dangerous bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Rashid Khan. But the excellent form in which Vaibhav is in, it will be a big challenge for any team to stop him. In the eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Vaibhav missed his century by just 3 runs and played a brilliant inning of 97 runs with the help of 12 sixes and led the team to victory. Even today, Rajasthan will expect similar explosive start from him.

11 steps away from breaking Andre Russell’s world record

Vaibhav Suryavanshi can complete a ‘mega-century’ of sixes in today’s match, which will write a new golden chapter in the history of IPL.

Current figures: Total number of games Vaibhav has played so far in his IPL career 89 sixes in 402 balls Have given roots.
New History: If today he plays against Gujarat Titans 11 sixes If he is successful in hitting it, he will become the world’s number-1 batsman to complete 100 sixes playing the least number of balls in IPL history.
Russell’s record will be broken: At present this world record is held by the powerful all-rounder of West Indies. andre russell Name of who 657 balls Completed his 100 IPL sixes. Vaibhav is very close to breaking this record.

Note: If today Vaibhav fails to hit 11 sixes and his team is not able to get the ticket to the final, then they will have to wait till the next season to reach this historic milestone.

Also on top in Orange Cap race

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s eyes are not only on the record of sixes, but also on the sparkling Orange Cap There are also:

Glory in the first place: Vaibhav Suryavanshi currently in this season 680 runs With this, he is leading in the race for Orange Cap.
Collision with Gill and Sai Sudarshan: Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill and Sai Sudarshan are his biggest rivals, who would like to leave him behind in today’s match. If Rajasthan Royals team defeats Gujarat today and reaches the finals, then it will be almost certain for Vaibhav Suryavanshi to win the Orange Cap.
Virat at number six: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman Virat Kohli is currently at sixth position in this race with 600 runs.

Full squads of both the teams (GT vs RR Squads)

Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Luke Wood, Connor Esterhuizen, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma.

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Ryan Parag (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sushant Mishra, Brijesh Sharma, Yashraj Punja, Shubham Dubey, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Adam 延 Milne, Shimron Hetmyer, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Kwena Mafaka, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Imanjot Singh Chahal, Vignesh Puthur.