Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s sensational knock helped Rajasthan Royals (RR) to secure a dominating victory over Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 47 of IPL 2025 on Monday (April 28). The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur hosted the exciting RR vs GT contest.
After being invited to bat first, the Titans were off to a sublime start with a 93-run stand between Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (39). Thereafter, Gill continued his rich form by slamming 84 off 50 balls.
In the end, Jos Buttler (50*) was a chief contributor, as the Titans posted a strong 209-run total. Maheesh Theekshana was the pick of the bowlers for RR with two wickets.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s stunning knock floors Titans
In response, Yashasvi Jaiswal employed an aggressive intent like the earlier games, which infused confidence into Suryavanshi. The southpaw stunned the onlookers with a 28-run over against Ishant Sharma.
Suryavanshi raced to his fifty off 17 balls and set up the game perfectly for the home side. He then registered the second-fastest IPL century off 35 balls, before getting dismissed on 101 off 38 balls.
Jaiswal (70* off 40) and Riyan Parag (32* off 15) remained unbeaten to take RR past the finishing line with more than four overs to spare.
Updated IPL 2025 table after RR vs GT match
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.521 |
| Mumbai Indians | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.889 |
| Gujarat Titans | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.748 |
| Delhi Capitals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.482 |
| Punjab Kings | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.177 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.325 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.212 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.349 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1.103 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.302 |
With their third win, RR retained their eighth spot in the IPL 2025 points table. Meanwhile, GT descended to the third spot with six wins in nine games.
IPL 2025 Stats & Leaderboards
Orange Cap Leaderboard
Sai Sudharsan again became the Orange Cap holder with 456 runs, with his 39-run knock in this game. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli (443) and Suryakumar Yadav (427) are second and third, respectively.
Sai Sudharsan – 456 runs
Virat Kohli – 443 runs
Suryakumar Yadav – 427 runs
Purple Cap Leaderboard
Josh Hazlewood is still the top bowler in the tournament with 18 scalps, followed by Prasidh Krishna (17) and Noor Ahmad (14).
Josh Hazlewood – 18 wickets
Prasidh Krishna – 17 wickets
Noor Ahmad – 14 wickets
Cricketer fraternity reactions on RR vs GT game
The cricket fraternity lauded Vaibhav Suryavanshi for scoring century in only his third IPL game. Notably, the youngster broke Yusuf Pathan’s record, with the latter also posting a tweet to congratulate Suryavanshi.
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