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On Friday, May 29, in the Qualifier-2 match of IPL 2026, a page of cricket history was written, which will be remembered for years. In this pressure-filled knockout match, Gujarat Titans (GT) secured the ticket to the final by making the biggest run chase (215 runs) in the playoff history against Rajasthan Royals. The heroes of Gujarat’s historic and incredible victory were once again their two most reliable batsmen – captain Shubhman Gill and young sensation Sai Sudarshan. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored a huge score of 214 runs on the Mullanpur ground. In response, these two openers of Gujarat thrashed the opposing bowlers to such an extent that the match was made one-sided. In this match, not only did Gujarat get entry into the final for the third time, but the pair of Gill and Sudarshan made 3 such mega-records in the history of men’s T20 cricket, breaking which in the future will be a big challenge even for the best players. 1. World record for the highest century partnership in Men’s T20 cricket. In this semi-final of the title race against Rajasthan Royals, there was a stormy opening partnership of 167 runs for the first wicket between Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan. This was the 11th century (100+) partnership between these two batsmen in T20 cricket history. By touching this record, this pair has become the world number-1 pair with the highest century partnerships for any wicket in men’s T20 cricket. The most surprising thing is that he took just 48 innings to reach this milestone and left behind the all-time record of great legends like Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli. Highest century partnerships in T20 cricket (for any wicket) Batting pair Number of century partnerships Total innings Shubman Gill – Sai Sudarshan (GT) 11 48 Chris Gayle – Virat Kohli (RCB) 10 63 Babar Azam – Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) 10 75 AB de Villiers – Virat Kohli (RCB) 10 77 Abhishek Sharma – Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) 7 44 Ibrahim Zadran – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) 7 49 2. Broke the 15-year-old record of IPL playoff history. In a big and knockout match like Qualifier-2, when Rajasthan had put 214 runs on the board, no one had thought that the target would be achieved so easily. Shubman Gill played a captaincy inning of 104 runs in just 53 balls, while Sai Sudarshan scored 58 runs in 32 balls. Together, both of them added 167 runs for the first wicket, which has now become the biggest partnership in the history of IPL playoffs. The young pair broke the 15-year-old record of Chennai Super Kings’ Mike Hussey and Murali Vijay, who had made an opening partnership of 159 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2011 final. Biggest partnerships in IPL playoff history Shubhman Gill – Sai Sudarshan: 167 runs (Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 2026 Qualifier-2) Mike Hussey – Murali Vijay: 159 runs (Chennai Super Kings vs RCB, 2011 Final) MS Dhoni – Suresh Raina: 140* runs (Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 2013 Qualifier-1) Shubman Gill – Sai Sudarshan: 138 runs (Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, 2023 Qualifier-2) 3. Entry into the special club of scoring 700+ runs in two different seasons. Thanks to Gill’s brilliant century and Sudarshan’s half-century against Rajasthan, both these batsmen have completed their individual 700 runs in this season of IPL 2026. After crossing this magical figure, both of them have made their place in a very rare and special elite club. Now Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan have become the third and fourth batsmen in IPL history to have scored 700 or more runs in two different IPL seasons. Before these two young Indian players, only ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle and ‘King’ Virat Kohli were able to achieve this feat in the entire history of IPL. Grand clash in Ahmedabad on 31st May: Gujarat Titans, who will enter the IPL in the year 2022, have proved their supremacy by making it to the final for the third time in just 5 years. Now, Gujarat will face defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the title battle to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 31 May 2026. The eyes of cricket lovers will be fixed on whether this number-1 pair of Gill and Sudarshan can continue their series of records and make Gujarat champion for the third time on the home ground of Ahmedabad or not.