Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played an innings quite unlike himself but a late surge at the death saw him get to 96 runs before he just missed his century, getting caught at third man while trying to clear the ropes off Kagiso Rabada. With the Royals needing an explosive finish, Donovan Ferreira slammed 4 sixes off Rashid Khan in the last over to end at 38 off 11 to help Rajasthan post 214/6 vs the Gujarat Titans.

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Riyan Parag won the toss after a bit of controversy as the coin flip was redone after the match referee said that he could not hear Parag’s call on the first occasion. So, the toss was done again and Parag won it and opted to bat against Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans at Mullanpur in the IPL Qualifier 2. The Royals are unchanged while the Titans have one change with Sai Kishore coming back into the team.

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The technical flaw that powers Sooryavanshi’s six-hitting strength

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the new six-hitting king of the IPL. Dethroning the mighty Chris Gayle with a blistering haul of 12 sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator match threw up evidences of why Sooryavanshi is such a dominant six-hitter, starting with a technical flaw that curiously fuels his prowess. Read More from Lalith Kalidas