Gujarat Titans (GT) added two extra factors to their identify within the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) factors desk by defeating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 19 of the event. The competition was performed on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday, April 6.
Batting first, SRH may put up solely a median rating of 152/8 on board, courtesy of a superb spell by Mohammed Siraj. The pacer’s four-wicket haul, adopted by a few scalps every by Prasidh Krishna and Sai Kishore, made certain that SRH batters couldn’t discover momentum at their residence floor.
In reply, SRH began their protection properly. Mohammed Shami and Pat Cummins made early inroads by dismissing Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler, respectively, contained in the powerplay.
What adopted subsequent was absolute dominance by Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Sherfane Rutherford because the three batters saved the runs coming in. Rutherford’s power-packed 16-ball 35*, Sundar’s fast 29-ball 49, and Gill’s composed 61*(43) made certain that GT sailed via.
On that be aware, listed here are three milestones achieved through the recreation:
#4 Washington Sundar accomplished 150 T20 matches
GT all-rounder Washington Sundar proved his value with the bat and got here up with a game-changing knock in opposition to SRH as his crew clinched a win. His look for GT was his a hundred and fiftieth recreation of T20 cricket, and he made it memorable.
Strolling in to bat at quantity 4, when GT have been 16/2 in 3.5 overs, Sundar modified the face of the sport along with his highly effective pictures throughout the bottom. He didn’t let the early wickets have an effect on his recreation plan and notched up 49 off 29 deliveries, falling only one run wanting a deserved fifty.
#3 Jaydev Unadkat completes 200 T20 matches
Jaydev Unadkat performed his first recreation of the IPL 2025 after being benched in SRH’s earlier three outings. His outing for SRH in opposition to GT marked his 2 hundredth T20 recreation, of which 106 appearances have been within the IPL.
The Saurashtra cricketer has 234 wickets from 200 T20 matches. His most up-to-date outing for SRH was one to overlook. He conceded 16 runs off simply two overs with out selecting any wickets as his crew did not defend their complete.
#2 Mohammed Siraj completes 100 IPL wickets
GT pacer Mohammed Siraj was simply two wickets away from finishing 100 IPL scalps. Throughout his day out on the sphere in opposition to SRH, Siraj wreaked havoc with the ball and achieved the spectacular milestone within the fifth over of the primary innings.
Siraj dismissed the harmful Travis Head within the opening over of the sport, and saved the celebration going by selecting Abhishek Sharma’s wicket within the fifth over. Together with his first two wickets within the recreation, the India pacer accomplished 100 wickets within the cash-rich occasion.
#1 Mohammed Siraj registers his finest bowling figures in IPL
Siraj stood as much as the crew’s expectations in opposition to SRH and put up a superb efficiency with the ball. After getting the harmful Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma out within the powerplay, he went on to dismiss Aniket Verma and Simarjeet Singh to finish a four-wicket haul.
Siraj registered figures of 4/17, his IPL career-best. Because of his spell, SRH have been restricted to a low complete within the first innings, making it simpler for the in-form GT batters to chase it down 20 balls to spare. The pacer was rightfully adjudged the Participant of the Match for his match-winning spell.
