IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans Climb To Second Spot With 38-Run Win Over Sunrisers Hyderabad

Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj grabbed two wickets every as Gujarat Titans registered a 38-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.

With this loss, SRH stand nearly eradicated, having gained solely three of their 10 video games. Hosts, Gujarat Titans, moved previous Royal Challengers Bengaluru, by way of internet run price, into the second spot with 14 factors.

With Sunrisers Hyderabad chasing a large goal of 225 courtesy of half-centuries by Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler for Gujarat Titams, nobody couldn’t rule out the harmful opening pair of Abhishek Sharma (74) and Travis Head (20) who bought off to a powerful begin with a six and 4 respectively off Mohammed Siraj within the first over.

Abhishek, the younger Indian batter, scored at a brisk tempo whereas Head joined in with three boundaries, and the duo may have made a critical dent in GT’s complete if it was not for a screamer of a catch by Rashid Khan. A brief supply by Prasidh Krishna noticed Head pull it in direction of the sq. boundary, the place Rashid coated fairly a ways and took a stable diving catch to go away the Australian in disbelief and in addition noticed Krishna reclaim the Purple Cap.

Whereas Abhishek saved discovering boundaries at common intervals, Ishan Kishan (13) severely struggled on at the present time and didn’t discover a single boundary throughout his 17-ball keep on the crease. The sport at all times creeping away from the guests regardless of Abhishek and Heinrich Klassen (23) dispatching Rashid Khan for a six every within the eleventh over.

Abhishek notched his first half-century of the marketing campaign within the twelfth over with a six off Gerald Coetzee. He went on to attain 74 off 41 at a strike price of 180.49 earlier than shedding his wicket in an effort to additional ramp up the run-rate. A brief ball by Ishant Sharma noticed Abhishek mistime his pull-shot, and Siraj ran in from deep midwicket to take a low catch to utterly drag the sport in GT’s favour.

Krishna added to the guests’ distress by discovering a skinny inside edge off Klassen as he claimed his a hundredth wicket within the format.

The Sunrisers’ innings crumbled from there as power-hitter Aniket Verma (3) holed out to Shahrukh Khan at long-on. Siraj continued the mayhem with a short-ball on the subsequent supply that Kamindu Mendis (0) didn’t latch on to and edged it, Jos Buttler took a stable catch.

The sport was all however performed and dusted from there, SRH wanted 65 runs with 12 balls remaining. A six by Pat Cummins (19*) and two by Nitish Kumar Reddy (21*) off Rashid within the penultimate over noticed SRH transfer nearer to the overall, however their efforts went in useless as they ended the innings at 186/6 in 20 overs.

Earlier, within the first innings, fifties by Gill and Buttler, alongside Sai Sudharsan’s 48-run blitz, noticed Gujarat Titans rating 224/6 in 20 overs. For the bowling aspect, Jaydev Unadkat was the best wicket-taker with three scalps to his identify. Gill’s innings was one in every of aptitude and sophistication. The Indian top-order batter confirmed his deep arsenal of shot choice, discovering the hole and dashing to 76 off simply 38 deliveries with 10 boundaries and two sixes to his identify.

It’s the third innings in a row when the right-handed opener failed to succeed in the century milestone after having appeared set for a giant rating, with scores of 90 and 84 of their final two video games.

After being put to bat first by SRH, Gill let his intentions be recognized from the get-go when he flicked Mohammed Shami over the fielder at deep high-quality leg for six off the third supply. It definitely was not one of the best of days for the veteran Indian pacer as Sudharsan struck him for 5 boundaries within the third over. Gill continued the fireworks by hitting two brilliantly struck fours by way of the covers off Pat Cummins earlier than hitting his second most of the evening in the identical over.

Sudharsan continued the rampage by hitting 4 boundaries off Harshal Patel because the duo raised Gujarat Titans’ highest rating within the energy play by smashing 82/0 within the opening six overs. Nonetheless, the left-handed opener was denied his sixth half-century of the season courtesy of a googly outdoors the off-stump by Zeeshan Ansari, which noticed Sudharsan try to chop it late, however a reactive Klassen took the catch to earn their first breakthrough.

Gill continued to carve boundaries, which included two boundaries every off Shami and Kamindu Mendis, with Buttler becoming a member of the proceedings with a scoop six off the previous earlier than the skipper was dismissed cheaply. A nudge in direction of Patel at brief fine-leg noticed Gill try to steal a fast single however was left simply wanting the crease.

With Buttler holding the scoreboard ticking from one finish, Washington Sundar continued to rotate the strike earlier than the latter took on Zeeshan and conjured an necessary 16-run over within the seventeenth over, which additionally raised the English wicket-keeper batter’s fifth half-century of the season.

Unadkat, who had not picked a scalp on the evening, took three within the remaining over by dismissing Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, and Rashid Khan in fast succession within the final over.