A solid fifties from Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill has put the Gujarat Titans on momentum in the IPL 2026 game against Chennai Super Kings played at Ahmedabad.
Shubman Gill (64) and Sai Sudharsan (51) forged a 125-run partnership for the first wicket.
After being invited to bat first, Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill opened the innings while Mukesh Choudhary opened the bowling attack.
Shubman Gill made a brilliant start, while Sai Sudharsan made a slow but steady start. The duo forged a partnership as the Gujarat Titans scored 62 runs in the power play.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings used four bowling options in the power play as they are in the hunt for wickets.
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Shubman Gill smashed a 23-ball fifty, and soon the duo forged a 100-run partnership. On the other hand, Sai Sudharsan brought his fifty off 35 deliveries.
Spencer Johnson brought the first break through dismissing Shubman Gill for 64 runs. He got dismissed on a catch from Shivam Dubey breaking the 125-run partnership.
Jos Buttler came in to bat at No.3 joining Sai Sudharsan aiming to post a massive total against five times champions.
Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh
