Writing IPL history, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal have become the fastest Indian duo in… | Cricket News –

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals’ young opening pair, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, created history during their IPL match against Gujarat Titans with a record partnership mark on Saturday. The duo, who were already in great form, needed just a few deliveries to achieve something special and they did not disappoint.Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi became the fastest Indian duo to reach 500-run partnership in IPL history in terms of balls faced.

Before the match, they were just three runs away, sitting at 497 runs off 246 balls. It only took two more deliveries to cross the 500-point mark, setting a new standard.They broke the previous record held by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who reached the same feat in 309 balls. This achievement highlighted the aggressive and consistent approach taken by the Rajasthan openers this season.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals captain Rayan Parag won the toss and chose to bat first. Gujarat Titans were without their first-choice captain Shubman Gill, who missed the match due to a muscle cramp, with Rashid Khan taking over the captaincy. Kumar Koshagra came in as Gill’s replacement.Rajasthan made two changes to their squad, bringing in Tusshar Deshpande and Shubham Dubey.

Both teams also named their impact substitutes before the game.With a strong and record-breaking opening pairing, Rajasthan looked confident, while Gujarat faced the added challenge of coping without their key player.Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Gurriel (w), Rayyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Berger, Tusshar Deshpande, Sandeep SharmaRajasthan Royals Influential Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Luan Drey Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi SinghGujarat Titans (XI): Kumar Koshagra, Sai Sudarsan, Jos Buttler (W), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (C), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titans Impact Submarines: Shah Rukh Khan, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav