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Qualifier 2 washed out in rain, then who will get a place in the final, Rajasthan Royals or Gujarat Titans?

By Samira Vishwas

GT vs RR Qualifier 2: Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026 is going to be played between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals on May 29 at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. In such a situation, both GT captain Shubhman Gill and RR captain Riyan Parag would like to win this match and enter the finals. If rain disrupts the match to be held on Friday and this match is canceled due to rain, then which team will make it to the finals. Today we are going to tell you about this in detail.

No reserve days have been kept for the IPL 2026 playoff (Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2) matches. A reserve day has been kept for the final of IPL 2026. In such a situation, if the match is not completed due to rain at the Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, then the match will not be held the next day to determine the result. Rather, if this match is not held on Friday then it will be declared cancelled.

If the match is canceled due to rain then who will enter the final?

If this match is washed out due to rain, then as per the rules, Gujarat Titans team will make it to the finals and Rajasthan Royals’ journey will end without playing in IPL 2026. If this match is canceled due to rain, Rajasthan Royals team will be out of Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026.

In the league stage of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans finished their journey at second position in the points table with 18 points from 14 matches. Whereas Rajasthan Royals stood fourth in the group stage with 16 points in 14 matches. In such a situation, Gujarat Titans team will directly enter the finals due to being above Rajasthan Royals in the points table and playing Qualifier 1.

Gujarat Titans lost in Qualifier 1

In IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Titans in Dharamshala. In this match, after losing the toss, batting first, RCB scored 254 runs and GT was all out for 162 runs. With this, it had to face defeat by 92 runs. After this defeat, GT reached Qualifier 2 while RCB got direct entry into the finals.

Rajasthan Royals won the eliminator

Talking about Rajasthan Royals, they have secured a place in Qualifier 2 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 Eliminator. After losing the toss, Rajasthan Royals, batting first in this match, scored 243 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. After this, Sunrisers Hyderabad was all out for 196 runs in 19.2 overs and won the match by 47 runs. Whereas Hyderabad was excluded from IPL 2026.

Will the weather spoil the teams’ play?

According to the report of Accuweather, there is a possibility of rain in New Chandigarh on Friday. A little drizzle is expected here on the day of the match. At the same time, there is a possibility of 55 percent rain here from Thursday. In such a situation, clouds of danger are looming over the match.

Read this also:When and where will Qualifier 2 take place between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, know who will get the ticket to the final

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