Before the match, they were just three runs short, sitting at 497 runs off 246 balls. It took them only two more deliveries to cross the 500-run mark, setting a new benchmark.They broke the previous record held by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who had reached the same milestone in 309 balls. This achievement highlighted the aggressive and consistent approach of the Rajasthan openers this season.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and chose to bat first. Gujarat Titans were without their regular skipper Shubman Gill, who missed the game due to a muscle spasm, with Rashid Khan stepping in as captain. Kumar Kushagra came in as Gill’s replacement.Rajasthan made two changes to their lineup, bringing in Tushar Deshpande and Shubham Dubey. Both teams also named their impact substitutes ahead of the match.With a strong opening pair firing and records being broken, Rajasthan looked confident, while Gujarat had the added challenge of coping without their key player.Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): 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, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi SinghGujarat Titans (Playing XI): Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan(c), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titans Impact subs: Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav