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Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ravi Ashwin [Source: @IPL, @illays___29/x]
Rajasthan Royals romped to a comfortable win against the high-flying Gujarat Titans unit in match number 47 of the IPL 2025 season. Titans’ opener Sai Sudharsan reclaimed his ‘Orange Cap’ from legendary RCB cricketer Virat Kohli. In other news, legendary Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin won a prestigious honour in India.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Monday, April 28.
Rajasthan Royals Crush Gujarat Titans
Rajasthan Royals snapped their five-match losing streak by defeating Gujarat Titans in match 47 of the IPL 2025 season. After Titans mounted 209-4 from 20 overs courtesy of splendid half-centuries from captain Shubman Gill and number three Jos Buttler, the Royals made lightwork of the visitor’s monumental total.
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi clubbed 101 runs from just 38 balls with seven boundaries and 11 huge sixes in the chase. Unbeaten Yashasvi Jaiswal also made 70* off 40 balls, while captain Riyan Parag cracked 32* off 15 as the Royals soared past the finishing line in just 15.5 overs.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Rack Up Records With Century
Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at a tender age of 14 years and 32 days, became the youngest cricketer in IPL history to score a half-century, and a century. The left-handed opening batter smeared seven fours and 11 huge sixes against Gujarat Titans, and reached his hundred from just 35 balls to record the second fastest century in the history of the IPL. Suryavanshi made 101 runs from just 38 deliveries in all to top-score for the Royals in their successful chase.
Sai Sudharsan Retains Orange Cap Of IPL 2025
Gujarat Titans opening batter Sai Sudharsan reclaimed his ‘Orange Cap’ from RCB veteran Virat Kohli. The 23-year-old scored 39 runs from 30 balls against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur while sharing a huge 93-run partnership with senior opening partner and captain Shubman Gill. Sudharsan’s innings, coupled with Gill and Jos Buttler’s half-centuries helped the Titans mount 209-4 from 20 overs.
The youngster is currently sitting on a pile of 456 runs in nine innings of the IPL 2025 season at a prolific batting average of 50.67, having listed five scores of fifty or more so far.
Zimbabwe Bat Out Opening Day
Zimbabwe batted out the entirety of 90 overs on the opening day of the series-deciding second Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram. Winning the toss and batting first, middle-order batters Nick Welch and Sean Williams listed confident half-centuries after the loss of both openers. After attaining full control over Bangladesh by reaching 177-2, spinner Taijul Islam struck back for the hosts with valiant wickets.
Islam picked up exceptional figures of 5-60 in 27 overs, and received much assistance from fellow wicket-takers Nayeem Hasan (2-42) and Tanzim Hasan Sakib (1-49) as Zimbabwe reached 227-9 by stumps.
Ravi Ashwin Honoured With Padma Shri Award
Former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin received the prestigious Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, from President Droupadi Murmu at a grand ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. It is worth noting that Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket late last year during India’s tour of Australia. A veteran of 106 Tests, 116 ODIs and 65 T20I matches, the legendary off-spinner collected 765 wickets across all formats, and also tallied over 4,000 runs with the bat. He is currently plying his trade for the CSK franchise in the ongoing IPL 2025 season.
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