IPL 2026: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan equal Virat Kohli-Chris Gayle IPL record
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans achieved a significant IPL milestone, registering their ninth century opening partnership. This feat equals the record held by Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle, placing them second for most century stands by any pair. The duo also matched the record for most opening wicket century stands with six.
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan continued their sensational form in IPL 2026 during their side’s clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The GT duo stitched together yet another century opening stand and, in the process, equalled a massive IPL record held by legendary Royal Challengers Bengaluru pair Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. Gill and Sudharsan now have nine century partnerships together in the IPL, equalling Kohli and Gayle’s tally for the second-most century stands by any pair in tournament history.
Only Kohli and AB de Villiers are ahead with 10 century partnerships for RCB. Most century stands in IPL history (any wicket) Century Stands Pair Team 10 Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers RCB 9 Virat Kohli & Chris Gayle RCB 9 Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill* GT The Gujarat Titans openers brought up their 100-run stand in just 8. 1 overs, completely dominating the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack with their aggressive strokeplay and excellent running between the wickets.
With this partnership, Gill and Sudharsan also equalled the record for the most century stands for the opening wicket in IPL history. The pair now have six 100-plus opening stands together, matching the achievements of iconic Sunrisers Hyderabad duos David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan and Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head. Most century stands for the opening wicket in IPL Century Stands Pair Team 6 David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan SRH 6 Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head SRH 6 Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan* GT 5 David Warner & Jonny Bairstow SRH 5 Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli RCB Earlier, Rajasthan Royals stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans.
Jaiswal led the side in the absence of regular skipper Riyan Parag, who missed the game after suffering a hamstring injury in RR’s previous match. GT made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Manav Suthar, while RR included Shimron Hetmyer and Yash Raj Punja. Teams: Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.