Despite Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s heroic 96, Shubman Gill’s century powers Gujarat Titans to the final, where Royal Challengers Bengaluru await. The two teams that finished at the top of the league table will fight it out for the IPL 2026 trophy. Going into the game, the openers of both teams were in focus and Gujarat Titans ’ Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan upstaged Rajasthan Royals ’ Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, despite the latter giving another exhibition of his unbelievable capabilities. Set 215 to win, Titans made light work of the chase, entering their third IPL final in five years. Even as Sooryavanshi was threatening to take the game away, during the interaction with the host broadcaster, Gujarat’s assistant coach Parthiv Patel felt that if they restricted Rajasthan below 220, they were in a good spot. The eventual required run rate at the start of the chase was 10.75, well within Gujarat’s reach, provided they stuck to their template.…