GT vs SRH IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 82 runs in Ahmedabad

Prasidh Krishna has picked up the wicket of Pat Cummins. Here, the ball was going away from the Cummins, and he tried to flick the ball. The leading edge carried to third man, SRH has lost their ninth wicket; they just have not been in this chase, have they? Eshan Malinga is the new batter who has walked into the middle.

Jason Holder has picked up the wicket of Klaasen here, and given the form of the South African, that should make things complicated for SRH. Titans should believe they have the two points here unless something dramatic happens. This has been the fast bowling of the highest order here. As we update, Nitish Kumar Reddy has fallen here, and once again, it is Jason Holder who tried to guide one towards the third man, and the top edge went to the point fielder. SRH are seven down here and are under the threat of getting bowled out under 100, and at this stage of the tournament, this will scar them.

Kagiso Rabada is breathing fire here. He has picked up Smaran Ravichandran. It was a length delivery which Ravinchandran hit straight to mid-on fielder Shubman Gill. That is a top-quality spell from Rabada. Unless some miracle happens and SRH get over the line, it does seem like the Player of the Match will be Rabada. Salil Arora is the new man in, and still no signs that Nitish Kumar Reddy looks like he will play the role of finisher coming in late in the innings. As of now, the onus is on Klaasen to bat as long as he can in this chase.

Abhishek Sharma gave his cards away, charging down the track, and Rabada followed him, trying to tap and run. Abhishek chopped one onto the stumps. It was a bit of a nothing dismissal in SRH's perspective, but from GT's perspective, it is smart bowling from Rabada. As we update, Rabada has picked up Ishan Kishan, that is top-notch delivery to Ishan Kishan. That is the line and length that needs to be bowled to him, the delivery outside off-stump, and he tried to play of the back foot and edged it to the keeper. SRH are in deep trouble at the moment.

At the start, the surface was a bit soft and there was moisture in it. It was seaming around, and we also lost two early wickets, so it was my turn to take the game deep and have a decent total on the board. (On score expectations) I think it doesn’t affect us, but probably 10 runs more would have been a cushion for us. But I think our bowlers will give their best and do the job for us. 175 to 180 would be a great score, but I think this is also a very good score for them. (If this is a par total) Yes, it’s par. I think hitting the good length and trying to swing and seam the ball will give the best possible opportunity for us because, even in the 11th, 12th and 13th overs, it was still seaming around. The wicket is still a bit sticky. I feel it suits our bowlers’ abilities, so I think it will be a good game. (A win?) Yeah, for sure.

Well, one does want to believe this is a good knock from Sundar at the pace he was batting, but until SRH is going to bat, it is very hard to judge. We had a similar issue last night when Iyer and Connolly were batting; they just could not assess what a good score was in the middle overs. The wicket has been tricky, but it does seem like the Titans are 15-20 short even though an over is left.

Pat Cummins is done for the evening. He has bowled his four overs, 1/20, which is a pretty decent day for him, but he would like to have picked up one more wicket in those middle overs to make it easier for the other bowlers. The way Titans are batting in the middle, it is increasingly hard to judge if the wicket is tough or the SRH is bowling well. As of now, Sakib has picked up the wicket of Sudharsan, who tried to scoop the ball, which went straight to short third man. Not a good time to lose a set batter like him, but Jason Holder has walked in for the Titans.

It is an innings which is just not getting going here in the middle. Sai Sudharsan is the set batter, but he is not able to get the timing right. It has been a bit of a struggle. Washington Sundar, who has walked into the middle, also has not got in terms with the pace of the surface. SRH has bowled well; they read the wicket well. However, the challenge for them will come in chase if there won't be any dew because the surface will play slowly. If Titans need to get a good score, Sudharsan needs to bat till the end.

We have come to the first strategic time out in this game, and at this point, Sunrisers Hyderabad are ahead in this game. We have not seen Shivang Kumar come into the attack it might have to do with two left-handers in the middle and match-up does not support it however, throwing in an over will not be such a bad ploy last evening the game between Punjab Kings for whatever the reason they kept delaying bringing Chahal in and in the end it was too late and he did not bowl a single over and eventually Punjab went on to loose game.

Well, it is a pretty sedate start for Gujarat Titans; both Sudharsan and Buttler are struggling to get going at the moment. There are a few attempts at some cheeky shots, but things have not worked out. The surface is not exactly slow to start with, but it does seem like two-paced the way it has played so far. As we update, Hinge has picked up the wicket of Jos Buttler. The batter tried to reverse-scoop and got the edge to the keeper. It was not given out, but Pat Cummins took the review, and there was a spike on the ultra-edge. Titans have lost two wickets in the power play here.

We are done with the opening, and Pat Cummins has taken the new ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ahmedabad usually responds to the new ball bowlers in the first few overs, hence Cummins might get some swing and seam movement. Praful Hinge too has come into the attack, who can swing the ball and will be a good addition to this surface. As we update, Nitish Kumar Reddy has come into the attack. Well, this is interesting. Yes, Nitish can swing the ball, but having the option of Praful and not using him seems like a bit of an error in tactics early in the piece.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs: Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Sai Kishore, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips

We're going to have a bowl first. We've not played here before, so have a first look at it with the ball, and then whatever we need to chase, hopefully gets a little bit easier later on. (The influence of data suggesting that teams batting first have won more games on this pitch) A little bit. I mean, there's always different variables as well. I think there's been one or two blowout wins where they've bowled them out pretty cheaply in the first innings. Yeah, you look at it all. It's still a bit of a gut feel. No one can really read pitches perfectly. But this is a crucial game and it's an intense time of the tournament. (On this game feeling like a knockout before a knockout) I mean, no, not really. I think we've kind of earned the right to give ourselves a few chances and make that final. So we've got three games left. We haven't played for a little while. (On GT having a superior record over SRH) Yeah, Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) just mentioned that in the change room. I said perfect, nothing to lose now. All the pressure's all on them. No changes.

Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj

"I'm still keeping up with the pace of the game, and that's kept me at ease. Not to play more cricket because 150 doesn't feel 150 when you're still seeing the ball nicely. When you feel out of sync, 135 feels like 150, and that's not happening," he added.

"I know there's been a lot said about my strike rate this season, but I've been putting the team in good positions, and I'm just doing my job," Klaasen told

"I've been in difficult situations, and then you have to take responsibility and be mature about it. You can't just deal with it, and that's not how the game works. We get paid to do the job, and I don't care about strike rate.You just have to be mature about it and find different ways of scoring ten runs an over and making sure that you still get a good score on the board."

"I'm so crystal clear now on the family's priority. I want to spend as much time as I can with my family. And you just can't keep kicking things down the road. I think a lot of sports people, but maybe me in particular, think — okay, I'll play cricket till I'm 35 or 36, Albie will be seven or six years old, and then life will start, and then we can start hanging out as a family. I've definitely changed my mindset now. It's like, no, I'm going to live life."

"Praful Hinge had a brilliant game, the one before and even the previous one. It's just that with the game's headed, you're going to play horses for courses when it comes to even bowlers. Because we always talk about batsmen. Some batsmen play better on slow tracks, some on fast tracks," Aaron added.

"He didn't have access to long-term coaching. And he's put in a lot of work over the last couple of months. Right from when the World Cup (2026 T20 World Cup) started, we've had camps for him specifically. He's flown down to Bombay for five days. Then we called him to Chennai. There has been a lot of work which has gone on behind the scenes immediately after the auction. And he's responded really well. And he has that will, he has that hunger. That's the most important thing."

Abhishek Sharma, who made many a kulcha places in Amritsar famous India wide tagging his fame, would pick the workman's humble and affordable on-the-go compact food, served with grated garlic and dry coconut chutney usually, over the ubiquitous samosa - all goes vegetables dunked and fried in a triangle batter shell.

"The main thing that Pat [Cummins] brings is obviously the knowledge of the game, but also a calmness and all the guys feed off it. And when you're defending these big totals, there's a lot going on. So to have that cool head really helps the team." -

Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the top contenders between the Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad. There is a high possibility that we are watching one of the finalists or even the winner in action. It is going to be a cracker of a contest, so stay with us to get all the updates.