New Delhi: rajasthan royals‘Young opening pair, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history during their time intense pulsed light The record-breaking partnership milestone was achieved against the Gujarat Titans on Saturday. The pair were already in fine form and needed just a few deliveries to achieve something special and did not disappoint.Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi became the fastest Indian pair in IPL history to reach 500 runs in terms of balls faced.
Before the match, they were only three points behind, having scored 497 points off 246 balls. It only took them two deliveries to cross the 500 mark, setting a new benchmark.They broke the previous record held by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who reached the same milestone with 309 balls. The achievement highlighted Rajasthan’s aggressiveness and consistency in the season opener.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to bat first. Rashid Khan took over as captain of Gujarat Titans after regular captain Shubman Gill missed the match due to muscle cramps. Kumar Kushagra succeeded Gill.Rajasthan made two changes to their squad, bringing in Tushar Deshpande and Shubham Dube. The two teams also designated their respective substitutes before the game.With a strong start to the first round and a record broken, Rajasthan look confident, while Gujarat face the added challenge of coping with the absence of key players.Rajasthan Royals (Starting Lineup): 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, Luan Delay Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi SinghGujarat Titans (Starting Lineup): Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titan assault submarine: Shah Rukh Khan, Jason Holder, Manav Souttar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav
