Kamal Ghorui
Gujarat Titans will take on Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2026 match on Saturday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat, led by Shubman Gill, started their season with a three-wicket loss to Punjab Kings, while Rajasthan come into the game after a big win over Chennai Super Kings.Gujarat Titans were restricted to 162 for 6 in their opening match after a middle-order collapse. Prasidh Krishna took three wickets, but Punjab Kings chased the target successfully, with Cooper Connolly finishing unbeaten on 72.
Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets after bowling them out for 127 and chasing the target in 12.1 overs. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made 52 off 17 balls in that match.Ahead of the Gujarat clash, Sooryavanshi continued to draw attention during a net session, where he faced England fast bowler Jofra Archer.Rajasthan Royals shared a video on X showing Sooryavanshi batting against Archer. In the clip, he was seen playing several attacking shots against the fast bowler. While short-pitched balls directed at his body caused some difficulty, he managed to connect well when the line and length were slightly off. One shot was pulled into the stands.The video comes shortly before Rajasthan’s match against Gujarat Titans, a team Sooryavanshi has performed well against in the past. He holds the record for the fastest IPL century by an Indian, scoring a hundred in 35 balls against Gujarat Titans after making his IPL debut in 2025.For Gujarat, bowlers including Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kagiso Rabada will be expected to manage him as Shubman Gill’s side looks for their first win of the season.
