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Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans face off against Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 51 of the Indian Premier League 2025 on Friday evening at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hyderabad were one of the pre-season favourites heading into this season. But they are currently one game away from being out of the IPL playoffs race.
Going into the contest at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, both teams have contrasting targets. Though the Gujarat Titans have yet to make the playoffs, they definitely can see the finish line, and they hope to get into the top two, which provides an easier path into the IPL final under the playoffs system. The defeat in their previous game against the Rajasthan Royals would be a little dent in their bowling group, but still, one would expect it to be a speed breaker more than a car crash in what has been a brilliant campaign.
Conversely, SRH’s win against Chennai Super Kings came at a time of the season that can give them a bit of inspiration. Will it be enough to salvage their entire campaign is something to be seen. Nevertheless, the side has all the ingredients to upset and go on a run and surprise a few teams in the back end of the competition.
Rashid Khan to Nitish Reddy, SIX, another biggie! But these are coming too late for SRH. Dragged short and Reddy does not miss out, he rocks back and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket. One of the bigger sixes of the night..
Siraj to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Buttler!! Two in two for Siraj. He's on a hat-trick. Superb catch by Buttler! Kamindu departs without troubling the scorers. Short ball around leg, Kamindu has no option but to take it on, the ball gets big on him and he gloves it behind, Buttler flies to his right and hangs onto a terrific catch.
Siraj to Aniket Verma, out Caught by Shahrukh Khan!! Wickets tumbling now. Siraj picks up his first of the game. Bangs it into short of length and rushes Aniket on the cross-batted shot
Ishant to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Siraj!! Is that the game? The home crowd certainly believe so as the blue flags are being waved around the ground. A fine knock comes to an end and the partnership is also broken. Once again back of a length delivery and Abhishek can't quite get under the pull, gets it high on the bat and the ball goes straight up into the leg-side field, Siraj runs in and slides forward to take a good catch. Not an easy one but he managed to hold on.
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, once again excellent use of the feet. He comes down the track, takes it on the full and smacks it straight down the ground. Plenty of power behind the shot to beat the fielders in the deep
Gerald Coetzee to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, fifty for Abhishek. He points his bat to the dugout and thumps it with his glove. This is the partnership for SRH. Fullish delivery angled in from round the wicket, Abhishek moves inside the line and laps it over long leg. He used the pace of Coetzee there and picked up the maximum
Gerald Coetzee to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Prasidh!! First wicket for Coetzee. Kishan's struggles come to an end. It was a very peculiar innings. There was never any intent from him - not while batting nor while running between the wickets. He escaped a run-out early in his stay and just nurdled around. He did try to take on Sundar and Coetzee this over, but failed in the process. Good length ball angled across, Kishan tries to heave it across the line and the top-edge flies to third man, Prasidh moves to his right and takes a well-judged catch just inside the rope.
Gerald Coetzee to Abhishek Sharma, 3 runs, in the air and safe again. Very similar to a couple of balls ago. Coetzee hits the splice of the bat with his hard length and Abhishek miscues the flat-batted hit over mid-off. Siraj runs back and does not get a hand but Gill helps him out, dives head first and flicks the ball in play, saving a run in the process
Siraj to Head, FOUR, and flayed away for four more. Was a short of length delivery, angled in, not much room, Head stayed back and flat-batted it wide of the man at mid-on. Was all muscles from Head. Not the prettiest but effective for sure
Ishant to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, and over long-off. Flat hit. Second sixer for Abhishek Sharma. Was a slower delivery angled across, first ball in this over he got room and he slapped it hard and flat over long-off. Ishant is miffed. He knew he did an error by bowling it full and wide. Abhishek Sharma feasts on room outside off and that's exactly what he did
Siraj to Head, FOUR, and thwacked! Fuller, wider, Head gets on top of the bounce and slaps it through the covers for a four. Very well timed
Cummins to Buttler, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Shovelled down to the man at long-on. Was a very full and wide ball, Buttler sat down low to play it down the ground and found the man at long-on. The batter got too close to the ball to get the elevation. He hit it flat and the shot lacked power to be caught at long-on. Cummins gets his first wicket. That was an excellent delivery as Buttler was thinking of a scoop but was too and too wide. Buttler was forced to hit it down the ground and failed to clear the man at long-on
Zeeshan Ansari to Buttler, FOUR, another fifty for Buttler! He has been imperious. Was a flatter one, Buttler sat down and reverse lapped it wide of the man at short third man for a four. He has to carry on like this if GT are looking to breach the 220 mark. Has gotten this fifty off 31 balls
Zeeshan Ansari to Buttler, SIX, to long-on
Since 2022, just three players have batted in the top three 20 times, with an average of 40-plus and an SR of 140-plus in IPL:Sai SudharsanShubman GillJos Buttler
Zeeshan Ansari to Buttler, out Shubman Gill Run Out!! Quick and flat, Buttler looks to turn it into the leg-side and gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. The throw comes to the keeper's end. Gill is definitely short of his ground but is it the ball dislodging the bails or the keeper's glove? The TV umpire takes his time. It's touch and go. He is looking at it frame by frame. From a different angle, it looks like the ball is very close to the stumps. There's a clear deviation of the ball after passing the stumps. Tough call but Michael Gough probably makes the right call. Klaasen got a glove on it as well as he tried to deflect it onto the stumps. His hand was close to the stumps as well and that's why the TV umpire took his time to make the call.
Zeeshan Ansari to Shubman Gill, FOUR, too full on middle and leg, Gill whips it away between long-on and deep midwicket. Unadkat dives from long-on and should have stopped it, doesn't and it's another boundary for Gill
Zeeshan Ansari to Shubman Gill, FOUR, to long-on
Shami to Shubman Gill, FOUR, fifty for captain Gill! His 25th in IPL. Jogs down the pitch, converts the full ball into a half-volley, moves leg-side to access the off-side and squeeze-drives it through extra cover.
Shami to Buttler, SIX, wow! 137.8kph, length ball marginally outside off, Buttler
Zeeshan Ansari to Buttler, SIX, tossed up and overpitched,
Zeeshan Ansari to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Klaasen!! Zeeshan Ansari strikes! SRH badly needed this wicket. Quick googly wide of off, Sai Sudharsan spots it and goes back to late-dab it. Almost off the bat-face and Klaasen doesn't err.
Harshal Patel to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, it's raining boundaries here in Ahmedabad! From round the wicket, Harshal starts with an overpitched delivery and Sai Sudharsan plays a glorious on-drive. No need to run for that as the timing is spot-on
Shami to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, wow! This is smart bowling. Deep backward point came in. So, Sai Sudharsan waits for this length ball and opens the bat-face to expertly steer it between short third man and backward point. The man at short third man
Shami to Shubman Gill, SIX, big roar from the crowd! Full and straying onto the pads, hint of inswing as well, Gill brings his wrists into play to flick it aerially over backward square leg for a 69m six
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