Gujarat Titans Outplay SRH with Batting Brilliance
The IPL 2025 season keeps tossing up surprises, but Gujarat Titans’ latest clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad showed why they're a team no one wants to mess with right now. In front of a roaring crowd at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, the Titans decided to bat first and made every ball count. You couldn’t ask for a better show from Shubman Gill and his band.
Gill came out all guns blazing, smashing a blazing 76 off just 38 balls. It almost felt like every time he found the middle of his bat, the ball just disappeared. His shot selection kept the bowlers guessing and the fielders sprinting across the grass, but running after the ball seemed pointless with him around. Next up, Sai Sudharsan joined the party, racking up 48 off 23. His timing was so sweet that the ball found the gaps almost by instinct. The real carnage, though, peaked when Jos Buttler strode out to the crease. Buttler enjoyed free-hitting rights, tallying 64 off 37, and made anyone who doubted his T20 credentials eat their words. Together, this top order made the SRH bowlers’ lives miserable—raising the run rate through quick singles and thunderous boundaries.
By the end of the powerplay, Gujarat had already piled on the pressure. SRH cycled through their bowlers, but nothing stuck. The scoreboard read 224/6 at the end of 20 overs—a daunting total that sucked the hope out of even the bravest SRH fans. The Titans’ tail played its role as well, adding those small but vital runs that make the difference in T20 games.
SRH Falter Chasing a Mammoth Total, Playoff Dreams Fade
Chasing a huge target in a crunch game can break even the most confident teams. Sunrisers Hyderabad opened with aggression, hoping for a miracle. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma did their best, swinging for the fences, and early on, their intent seemed to pay off. But the moment the openers tried to take further risks, Gujarat’s pace battery stepped up.
Prasidh Krishna led the charge for the Titans with the ball, bagging 2 for 19. His pace and length threw a wrench in SRH's plans right when they needed stability. Rashid Khan wasn’t going to be left out, pulling off a jaw-dropping catch that turned the tide and left SRH’s middle order scrambling. Even as Abhishek Sharma fought tooth and nail—blasting 74 off just 41 balls—he didn’t get the support needed from the other end.
SRH managed 186/6, but it was always a case of too little, too late. The 38-run defeat was more than just a number; it was a nail in the coffin for their playoff campaign. With only 6 points after 10 outings, they’re left staring up from second last spot in the standings, needing not only wins but also a miracle in their remaining games. The loss leaves questions hanging over their batting depth and bowling under pressure—problems they’ve struggled to shake off this season.
Gujarat, meanwhile, celebrate a double victory: a clinical win and a leap to second on the points table, equaling Mumbai Indians in points but just behind on net run rate. Their consistency with both bat and ball signals they’re hitting form at the right time, while SRH must now regroup and hope for an unlikely turnaround.
