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Jaiswal-Suryavanshi Chase IPL Record Against Gujarat Titans

The Rajasthan Royals' young opening duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are just three runs away from making IPL history. They need to score those runs within the next 63 balls to break the record for the fastest pair to reach 500 partnership runs, currently held by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. The pair comes into the match against Gujarat Titans in excellent form, having recently posted a 75-run stand against CSK. Their record attempt will be a key subplot as they face another strong Indian opening pair in GT's Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan.

Key Points: RR Openers Chase Fastest 500-Run IPL Partnership Record

  • Need 3 runs in 63 balls to break record
  • Currently have 497 runs in 246 balls
  • Record held by Sehwag & Gambhir (309 balls)
  • Face GT's Gill & Sudharsan
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Jaiswal-Suryavanshi on cusp of IPL history ahead of GT clash

Yashasvi Jaiswal & Vaibhav Suryavanshi need 3 runs to break Sehwag-Gambhir's record for fastest 500 partnership runs in IPL history.

"Jaiswal and Suryavanshi stand on the verge of becoming the fastest pair in IPL history to reach 500 partnership runs. - Report"

Ahmedabad, April 3

The Rajasthan Royals opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi stand on the verge of becoming the fastest pair in the Indian Premier League history to reach 500 partnership runs in terms of balls taken.

Jaiswal and Suryavanshi will be aiming to continue their fine run as RR's exciting young opening pair when they take on the Gujarat Titans (GT) at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, with their opponents featuring another strong Indian pairing of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan.

Currently, Jaiswal and Suryavanshi have scored 497 runs in 246 balls. The record for the 'fastest to 500 partnership runs' is currently held by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who achieved this record in just 309 balls during their playing days for Delhi Capitals (formerly known as Delhi Daredevils).

In the previous match against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Jaiswal and Suryavanshi put up a quickfire 75-run stand while chasing 128 runs, with Suryavanshi making a 17-ball 52 and Jaiswal scoring an unbeaten 38*.

So far in his IPL career, Jaiswal has scored 2,204 runs in 68 matches and 67 innings at an average of 34.98, with a strike rate of 151.68, with two centuries and 15 fifties. Suryavanshi on the other hand, had a fine start last year, as the youngest IPL player ever at the age of 14 years, scoring 252 runs in seven innings including a century, which made him the youngest T20 centurion and the fastest IPL centurion (among Indian batters). In his eight innings, he has made 304 runs at an average of 38.00, with a strike rate of 218.70, with a century and two fifties and a best score of 101.

Gujarat Titans Squad: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Tom Banton, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu. Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Shubham Dubey, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala.

- ANI

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Sarah B
The future of Indian cricket is in such safe hands. Suryavanshi at 14 scoring a century last year was mind-blowing. This partnership is pure entertainment. Hope they get the record and RR gets the win!
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Vikram M
Exciting, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. GT has Gill and Sudharsan who are also in great form. The real test will be against their bowling attack, especially Rashid Khan. Records are nice, but the two points matter more. Jai RR!
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Priya S
Suryavanshi's strike rate of 218 is just insane! 😱 He's redefining powerplay batting. As a cricket fan from Mumbai, it's wonderful to see such young talent from our city flourishing. Go for the record, boys!
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Rohit P
Respectfully, the article focuses a lot on the record, but the middle order needs to step up too. If these two get out early, the team has struggled. Hope Parag and Jurel are ready. Still, all the best to the openers!
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Michael C
The comparison to Sehwag-Gambhir is fitting. That aggressive intent from ball one is what makes T20 cricket so thrilling. Can't wait for the match. Hope it's a high-scoring thriller at the Motera.

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