Rajasthan Royals floats on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s century to secure 8-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans

Vaibhav Suryavanshi struck the fastest hundred for any Indian and the country’s youngest ever in the IPL as Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by eight wickets in their contest here on Monday.

Fourteen-year-old boy wonder Vaibhav Suryavanshi walked into the collective consciousness of cricket fans by becoming the youngest ever to score a hundred in an IPL match where result became inconsequential in the wake of a batting carnage for the ages.

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His 35-ball century is now the second fastest in IPL and fastest ever for any Indian after Chris Gayle’s 30-ball knock for RCB. There were 11 sixes and seven fours in his 38-ball-101.

Chasing a stiff target of 210 on a friendly wicket, Rajasthan Royals went past the winning line, making 212 for two in 15.5 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 40-ball 70 not out in the chase.

Earlier, skipper Shubman Gill struck 84 while Jos Buttler hammered unbeaten 50 to take Gujarat Titans to a formidable total of 209 for four.

Brief scores:
Gujarat Titans: 209/4 in 20 overs
Rajasthan Royals: 212/2 in 15.5 overs

(Written with inputs from PTI)