Gujarat Titans stormed to second place in the IPL 2026 points table after a commanding 77-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in match number 52.
Shubman Gill led from the front with a sparkling 84 off 44 balls, while Sai Sudharsan added a steady 55 to power Gujarat to 229/4, their highest total of the season.
Rajasthan’s chase never gained momentum. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi managed a brisk 36 but failed to convert it into a big score. Rashid Khan dismantled the middle order with 4/33, and Jason Holder cleaned up the tail with three wickets. Rajasthan folded for 152 in 16.3 overs.
This win pushed Gujarat level on points with Sunrisers Hyderabad, who remain top due to a superior net run rate. The race for the fourth playoff spot has intensified, with RCB, RR, CSK, and KKR all in contention.
Gill’s knock propelled him to fourth in the Orange Cap standings with 462 runs. Sudharsan and Sooryavanshi are tied at 440 runs, just behind Gill. Heinrich Klaasen (494), Abhishek Sharma (475), and KL Rahul (468) continue to lead the pack.
In the Purple Cap race, Kagiso Rabada extended his lead with 18 wickets from 11 matches. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Anshul Kamboj follow with 17 wickets each, while Prince Yadav and Eshan Malinga sit at 16.
With two matches scheduled today—CSK vs LSG and RCB vs MI—the points table and cap races could see further dramatic shifts.
