Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ young opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history during their IPL clash against Gujarat Titans with a record-breaking partnership on Saturday. The duo, already in great form, needed only a few deliveries to achieve something special and did not disappoint.Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi became the fastest Indian pair to reach 500 run partnership in IPL history in terms of number of balls faced.
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‘Bowlers have it tough’ – Glenn Phillips breaks down modern T20 cricketThey were just three runs short of 497 runs off 246 balls before the match. They needed just two more deliveries to cross the 500-run mark, setting a new benchmark.They beat the previous record held by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir who reached the same milestone in 309 balls. This achievement highlighted the aggressive and consistent approach of the Rajasthan openers this season.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to bat first. Gujarat Titans were without their regular skipper Shubman Gill who missed the match due to muscle spasm and Rashid Khan stepped in as captain. Kumar Kushagra stepped in as Gill’s replacement.Rajasthan made two changes to their line-up bringing in Tushar Deshpande and Shubham Dubey. Both teams also named their impact substitutes before the game.The opening pair’s strong shooting and record-breaking performances made Rajasthan look confident, while Gujarat had the added challenge of coping without their key player.Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep SharmaRajasthan Royals Impact subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi SinghGujarat Titans (Playing XI): Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan(c), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titans Impact Submarines: Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav
