GT vs RR Highlights, IPL Qualifier 2: Shubman Gill’s century takes GT to home Final as 215 chased down with ease

That was the moment GT could have all but sealed a spot in the final! Hard into Sooryavanshi’s bat, can’t get anything bu elevation on it. Sudharsan, usually a very good fielder, picks it up late – has to start running in very late after he fails to get a read on it. Needs to pull out a dive and never quite gets there!

Second life for Sooryavanshi, on 46.

Good connection… but not enough power! Out towards the longer side of the boundary, just slightly off the toe-end of the bat, and goes comfortably straight to Rabada in the deep!

Parag can’t believe it – he knows the significance he had to this innings.

101/3 now… pressure continues to build on Sooryavanshi’s young shoulders.

The move-on RR needed! Captain Parag sees his first ball, whacks it for four. Second ball, similar shot for six.

Sooryavanshi not far behind – gets inside the line, under the ball, and improvises to hit it far over square leg. No holding them down for long!

That’s a shame! Jadeja was hitting it well and going at a good rate, but seems to have hurt something in the last over. Decides to retire hurt to tend to it between overs – will get some clarity soon whether it’s injury related, or tactical. But not a bad time for Parag to come in now, with the spinners in operation.

Sundar and Holder come in to bowl the post-powerplay overs and keep things tidy.

RR will want to ensure this isn’t a long slow-down.

Not just Sooryavanshi – Jadeja showing that there’s value to him getting a promotion today! Uses the pace and bounce from Prasidh to pick up a string of boundaries over fine leg – smart batting, and RR will be happy with where the find themselves now!

So one over of the powerplay left – RR not with the best start, but now find themselves in a decent position. Will want a big end to the powerplay.

Good battle between Sooryavanshi and Rabada as the pacer uses that pace to beat the bat a couple of times – but don’t let him see too many! Doesn’t get it too cleanly, but such is his strength that he still manages to hammer it back over Rabada’s head for a six!

RR get moving and it’s without any real risk! Sooryavanshi picks up one four over the top, but after that it’s Siraj losing his line and length. First five wides as a bouncer balloons over Buttler, then slides down leg twice to allow Sooryavanshi to get just a touch of bat on it and fetch a pair of fours!

RR WITH A HORROR START! It’s there to be hit, pitched up, but Jurel loses his timing and shape trying to drive over the top. Off the outer half of the bat, loops up, and it’s a simple simple catch at mid-off!

9/2 now – pressure right onto RR!

JUST THE START GT WANTED! Don’t forget about Jaiswal just because of what Sooryavanshi can do – breaking this opening stand is so key. Hard length into his body, tries to take on the pull shot, but gets none of it as he tries to pull. There’s a man at fine leg, and it’s a simple catch – this is just what GT do!

Ready for action in New Chandigarh! Jaiswal will take strike against Siraj – both players hungry for a big game. Off we are… with a single. Here comes Sooryavanshi.

Sai Kishore comes in for GT.

GT XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

Impact: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan

RR’s playing XI for the day.

RR XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja

Impact: Shubham Dubey, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande

Toss goes up but not clear what the call was so it’s decided to flip the coin again – might be some early controversy in this one!

Parag says they will bat first on this surface. Gill mentions at the toss that they would have batted first as well, and seems the original scrapped toss went GT’s way! That’s a talking point.

GT vs RR LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 2: 30 mins away from when Riyan Parag and Shubman Gill will call at the toss. Mullanpur has been a good ground for batting with excellent strike-rates particularly in the powerplay – and when there isn’t grip in the surface, batters can cause damage. Runs on the board have proven crucial in this tournament, but chasing teams have won three of the five matches thus far.

To note – RR have already won twice at this venue so far into the season. Familiarity will always help.

The two teams in neighbouring states have met on two occasions this season – once very early on, when a back-and-forth contest saw RR hold on in a nervy defence after GT’s tail threatened to chase down the total. Next time around, Shubman Gill starred to give GT a big score, and RR’s batting never quite came to the party as they suffered a collapse and lost. Even runnings between the pair.

RR had a phase where they looked ready to challenge for the top 2, but a few bad results left them playing catch up. That said, they were the sole team in the chasing pack with their fate in their own hands heading into the last week of games, and showed up with big wins when it mattered most. They continued that trend with a Sooryvanshi-led thrashing of SRH in the Eliminator, giving them a chance at the final on Sunday.

GT’s big NRR swing thank to a huge win against CSK in their very last game of the season ensured that they finished second, earning a second go in the playoffs thanks to Qualifier 1. Facing RCB, GT were outclassed – first by Rajat Patidar’s scintillating 93*, before seeing their batting fall apart in the face of a big chase. GT are a consistent, dependable team – bowling is their strength, and they have Kagiso Rabada’s wickets and Jason Holder’s impact to thank for that stature they hold. But momentum might be against them slightly.

The 10 teams entering the IPL play it for one reason only – to get their hands on the trophy. Both the teams playing today are two steps, just two wins, away from achieving that goal. But it’s always one game at a time at this level, which means the goal for this evening is simply to get to the Final. Winner progresses, loser goes home – as simple and straightforward a situation as it can be. A chance at history, or a footnote to it.

GT vs RR LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 2: Down to the last weekend of IPL 2026! It has taken a while to get here – but in about 6 hours’ time, there will only be two more teams left standing. One team bids farewell tonight – but who will it be? Plenty to discuss in the last stretch leading up to Qualifier 2. Stay tuned for all the updates!