The match that was never close.

GT vs RR. PCM gap 17.8. Peak separation 112.6. The scoreline suggested a contest. The phase data never did.

Phase Control Breakdown

POWERPLAY

ADVANTAGE

GT set the tone early. RR never matched their Powerplay intent.

STABILITY WINDOW

WINNING IMPACT

GT won the Stability Window. That's where control was established and never returned.

ACCELERATION

LOSING CONTROL

RR's middle-over collapse handed GT a structural lead no late hitting could reverse.

CLOSURE

DIFFERENT CLASS

Final gap 17.8. Peak 112.6. The largest structural separation in IPL 2026.

Key Takeaway

“GT controlled the SW. The gap opened in overs 7–12. It never closed.”

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