It has been a clinical performance from Gujarat Titans as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets with 20 balls to spare.
Gujarat Titans are at 130/3 after 15 overs. Need 23 runs in 30 balls. Gill: 51* (38), Rutherford: 22* (11)
Abhishek Sharma came on to bowl his first over. He was welcomed with three fours by Sherfane Rutherford. He bowled a wide before being struck for another four by the left-handed batter.
Gujarat Titans are at 112/3 after 14 overs. Need 41 runs in 36 balls. Gill: 51* (38), Rutherford: 5* (5)
Mohammed Shami came back into the attack to bowl his fourth and final over. The right-arm pacer dismissed Washington Sundar on his first ball of the over. The left-handed batter made 49 runs off only 29 deliveries. His knock allowed GT to get back into this game and then seal the victory as well.
Gujarat Titans are at 98/2 after 12 overs. Need 55 runs in 48 balls. Gill: 45* (34), Sundar: 47* (26)
Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar have now almost sealed the win for the Titans. The two batters can now think about reaching their milestones.
Gujarat Titans are at 82/2 after 10 overs. Need 71 runs in 60 balls. Gill: 36* (28), Sundar: 40* (20)
Washington Sundar and Shubman Gill have put Gujarat Titans in cruise control. Chasing a modest total, the two batters have showcased their international experience and have been exceptional with their running between the wickets.
Gujarat Titans are at 76/2 after 9 overs. Need 77 runs in 11 overs. Gill: 34* (25), Sundar: 36* (17)
Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar have steadied the ship for Gujarat Titans after they had lost two wickets early in the second innings. While Gill has impressed with his risk-free shot-making, his partner on the other end, Sundar has played with aggressive intent.
Gujarat Titans are at 56/2 after 7 overs. Need 97 runs in 13 overs. Gill: 21* (18), Sundar: 29* (12)
Thanks to a great start by Washington Sundar on his GT debut, the visitors have asserted a firm control over the game. The left-handed batter has struck three fours and a couple of sixes already in the 12 balls he has faced.
Gujarat Titans are at 48/2 after 6 overs. Need 105 runs in 14 overs. Gill: 19* (15), Sundar: 23* (9)
Washington Sundar playing his first game for Gujarat Titans batted number four and made the most of his first appearance. He struck a couple of fours and a six in the last over of the powerplay to shift the momentum in GT’s side.
Gujarat Titans are at 17/2 after 4 overs. Need 136 runs in 16 overs. Gill: 10* (11), Sundar: 1* (1)
Pat Cummins bowled a jaffa of a delivery to Jos Buttler. The Australian test skipper has bowled a test length which angled back into Buttler. The English batter edged it behind to wicketkeeper, Heinrich Klaasen and was dismissed for a bronze duck.
Gujarat Titans are at 15/1 after 3 overs. Need 138 runs in 17 overs. Gill: 9* (8), Buttler: 0* (1)
Mohammed Shami has given something to celebrate for the SRH fans. The right-arm pacer dismissed GT’s best batter from the season, Sai Sudharsan in only the third over of the second innings. This is only the second single-digit score for Sudharsan in 29 IPL innings.
Gujarat Titans are at 8/0 after 2 overs. Need 145 runs in 18 overs. Sudharsan: 4* (7), Gill: 3* (5)
Gujarat Titans chasing a modest total of 153 runs have had a cautious start to their batting innings.
Gujarat Titans led by Mohammed Siraj have restricted hosts, Sunrisers Hyderabad to a score of 152 runs. Siraj picked up four wickets in his four overs including Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma in the powerplay. The other bowlers too bowled with great control with Prasidh Krishna and Sai Kishore picking up two wickets each.
Pat Cummins provided a late surge to the innings but it looked too little too late for the Orange Army.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 120/6 after 17 overs. Aniket: 14* (9)
Sunrisers Hyderabad have three overs left to go big. It has been another underwhelming performance from the IPL 2024 finalists. Prasidh Krishna dismissed Kamindu Mendis on the final ball of his spell.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 108/5 after 16 overs. Aniket: 3* (4), Kamindu: 1* (3)
Sai Kishore continued with his great form. After the left-arm spinner went wicketless in his first two overs, he made a strong comeback. After dismissing Heinrich Klaasen in his third over, the Indian spinner dismissed Nitish Kumar Reddy on the first ball of his fourth over.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 101/4 after 14 overs. Nitish: 28* (29), Aniket: 1* (1)
Sai Kishore has been the most consistent bowler for the Gujarat Titans. Not many would have expected him to pick these many wickets while Rashid Khan goes for runs and struggles to pick wickets. He dismissed Heinrich Klaasen in his third over to pick his first wicket of the match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 89/3 after 13 overs. Nitish: 23* (27), Klaasen: 21* (16)
Rashid Khan’s return to Hyderabad wasn’t rewardful for the Afghan spinner. He went wicketless in his four overs. He conceded only 19 runs off his first three overs but was hit for a four and a six by Heinrich Klaasen to end with the figures of 0/31.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 64/3 after 10 overs. Nitish: 11* (16), Klaasen: 8* (9)
Gujarat Titans have put on the chokehold on the hosts. It has been six overs since the Orange Army has struck a boundary.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 58/3 after 9 overs. Nitish: 8* (13), Klaasen: 5* (6)
Playing at home it was only a couple of weeks ago when SRH had scored 286 runs in the first innings against Rajasthan Royals. Since then they have tried to maintain the ultra-aggressive intent but have lost wickets continuously. However, tonight against GT, it has been an utterly poor batting performance.
The hosts have lost three wickets and are playing at a run rate of only 6.44 runs per over in the first nine overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 52/3 after 8 overs. Nitish: 6* (10), Klaasen: 1* (3)
Prasidh Krishna has been pretty potent in the season barring the first game against Punjab Kings. He was rewarded with the wicket of Ishan Kishan thanks to his consistent lines and lengths.
SRH after making 286 runs in their first game have been off-color with the bat in hand. Their dangerous-looking top three of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan have been dismissed for a low score once again tonight.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 45/2 after 6 overs. Kishan: 15* (10), Nitish: 2* (5)
Gujarat Titans after winning the toss was right on the money in the powerplay. Mohammed Siraj bowled with immaculate control and was rewarded for his efforts. Bowling in front of his home crowd, Siraj picked up two wickets dismissing Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
The only negative from the powerplay for the visitors was that substitute fielder, Glenn Phillips seemed to have injured himself in the sixth over. The Kiwi fielder is like a superman on the field generally but while attempting a quick pick-up and throw, he injured himself.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 38/2 after 5 overs. Kishan: 12* (7), Nitish: 0* (2)
Mohammed Siraj has dismissed both of the SRH openers cheaply. He picked Travis Head in the first over and has now dismissed Abhishek Sharma in his third over. The two openers made only 26 runs.
An exceptional spell from Siraj came to an end. The local hero claimed a wicket in his first over dismissing Head. He then followed it up with another beauty of an over conceding only four runs. His captain, Shubman Gill rewarded his disciplined bowling with another over and Siraj did not disappoint. The pacer dismissed Abhishek in the over to pick up his second wicket.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 37/1 after 4 overs. Abhishek: 18* (13), Kishan: 11* (6)
Once again Ishant Sharma bowls a mixed over. The veteran pacer conceded 11 runs in his first over. He started his following over with a couple of dot balls but erred with his lines on the next two deliveries and was once again smashed for two fours by Ishan Kishan.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 24/1 after 3 overs. Abhishek: 14* (12), Kishan: 2* (1)
Mohammed Siraj is looking in great rhythm early on and Shubman Gill will be tempted to give his lead pacer a third over in the powerplay itself. After picking up a wicket in his first over, Siraj bowled a four-run over. He bowled five dots but could not finish on a similar note as he was smashed for a boundary by Abhishek.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 20/1 after 2 overs. Abhishek: 10* (6), Kishan: 2* (1)
Ishant Sharma for the first time this season bowled with the new ball. The veteran Indian pacer was off-color on a couple of deliveries and was punished rightly so by Abhishek Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 9/1 after 1 over. Abhishek: 1* (1)
Mohammed Siraj picks up the most dangerous batter of current times, Travis Head in his first over. Playing in front of his home crowd, the right-arm pacer dismissed the Australian batter on the last ball of the first over.
GT won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (C), Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad started this tournament similarly to how they had played in most of the previous season. However, their performance in the next three games has been reminiscent of that from the IPL 2024 final. The players in the Orange Army are pretty much the same, especially the batting unit. The two new additions to their team are Ishan Kishan who scored a century in the first game and Aniket Verma who has been a consistent run-scorer in their losses.
Gujarat Titans are pretty opposite to SRH when it comes to the form of individual players. Their players have come to the party at the best possible time in the tournament. While Sai Sudharsan has been in great form with the bat in hand since the start of the tournament, he has received great support from the likes of Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill. In the bowling department, Sai Kishore has been great while Rashid Khan is struggling. In the fast bowling department, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj have formed a decent bowling partnership while Ishant Sharma too is showing his experience and skills.
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Simarjeet Singh, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma
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