🏏IPL 2026: RR vs GT, Qualifier 2, at New Chandigarh on 29/05/2026🏏 - Page 7

We are 73 matches into IPL 2026, and just have two more games to go before we crown a champion. And today, it's Gujarat Titans taking on Rajasthan Royals who will fight it out for the right to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final. These two teams met in the final in 2022, which GT won, and whoever wins will play their third IPL final. And we will have arguably the best bowling attack of the competition taking on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who at the age of 15, has undoubtedly become the focal point of his team.

"GT is probably the more rounded team but RR has THE maverick! My money is in my pocket for today" -- Indeed, RR do have THE maverick, as you say. And as Sid Monga notes, in a world plagued by genocide, war, ecological crises, Artificial Intelligence and other terrible things, how lucky we are to live in the age of Sooryavanshi!

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"The chasing teams have a 43-27 win-loss record this season (excluding a tie and a washout). However, both playoff games so far have been won by the team batting first. In fact, when it comes to the knockouts, it has been pretty even-stevens across the IPL's 19 seasons: 36-35 in favour of the team batting first." -- This is what Hemant Brar noted in his preview, which should be on your reading list if you want to get warmed up for the match with team news, key players, pitch info and more.

Therefore, if the coin lands in RR's favour on Friday, they might consider batting first and batting GT out of the game. Moreover, the match will be played on the same pitch where the Eliminator was held. So chasing might not be easy on a worn-out surface with little dew expected.

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"2 Teams that won the IPL in their Debut Season are fighting to face the Captain who won the IPL in his Debut Season as Captain!!"

Over the last couple of seasons, Rashid Khan was slightly off-boil. In fact, by most metrics, 2025 was the Afghan spinner's worst IPL season. But in 2026, he is back to his very best, standing out as a spinner in a season dominated by fast bowlers. And he poses an especially big threat to Rajasthan Royals.

This bowling attack has silenced several explosive batting lineups. But do remember, it was against this bowling attack, sans Jason Holder, that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi truly announced his arrival in the IPL last year.

"It's hot and sunny now in New Chandigarh. There was some forecast for rain during the day, but the weather has remained clear so far. An unexpectedly strong breeze had caused the groundstaff to cover the pitch and bowlers' run-ups on the eve of the game. The breeze was so strong that the tarp covering one of the stands almost flew off.

There's more support for Sooryavanshi and RR than for Punjab boy Gill and his GT. Manav Suthar and Sai Kishore are wheeling away on one of the practice pitches after having a long stint at training on the eve of the game as well. One of the two left-arm spinners may come in place of Khejroliya on pitch no 4, which was previously used for the Eliminator too."

Jugilee : "Jofra Archer V Jos Buttler , Rashid Khan V Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would be the most exciting contests tonight !"