Gujarat Titans Register Their Biggest IPL Win, Sunrisers Hyderabad Hit New Low

Gujarat Titans outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 82 runs to move to the top of the Indian Premier League points table with a commanding all-round display here on Tuesday.

Half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan (61) and Washington Sundar (50) lifted the Titans to 168 for seven in a scratchy batting effort, before Kagiso Rabada (3/28) ripped through SRH’s top order and Jason Holder (3/20) delivered an incisive spell to secure a fifth consecutive win for the IPL 2022 champions.

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Chasing 169, SRH crashed to 60 for seven, undone by Rabada’s new-ball burst and Holder’s strikes after the powerplay, and were eventually bowled out for 86 in 14.5 overs to suffer a heavy defeat.

A two-paced pitch had made run-scoring

tricky early in the match, but in the second innings it was Rabada’s skill that dominated the aggressive SRH batters. The South African pacer claimed three wickets in his four overs, all in his opening spell.

The collapse began with Mohammed Siraj (3-1-11-1), who opened with a wicket-maiden. He first cut impact sub Travis Head in half with a jaffa, then induced a leading edge that flew to deep backward point.

Head, trying to fetch a ball angled down the leg side, went hard at it, and the ball ballooned to third man, where Nishant Sindhu completed a simple catch.

Abhishek Sharma (6) lofted Rabada over the infield for a six down the ground, but when he tried to make room, the bowler followed him. Abhishek’s attempted shot ended tamely as the ball hit the bat and then crashed into the stumps.

Rabada was all over the SRH batters, who had no answers to his probing, classical line and length.

In the fourth over, Ishan Kishan (11) edged one behind when the ball nipped away, leaving SRH tottering at 23 for three.

Rabada did not manage a fourth wicket, but he picked up his third in the final over of the powerplay, when R Smaran hit one straight to Shubman Gill at mid-on, with SRH limping to 32 for four.

The slide continued even after Rabada had completed his spell, and Siraj was taken off.

Having batted with restraint, Heinrich Klaasen (14) tried to attack Holder, but the ball stuck in the surface slightly and bounced more than expected, taking a leading edge which Jos Buttler pouched behind the stumps.

SRH’s hopes of taking the game deep suffered another major setback when Holder had Nitish Kumar Reddy (2) playing at one that also bounced extra and went straight to Washington Sundar at point, reducing the visitors to 60 for seven.

Amid this, Prasidh Krishna also struck, returning figures of 2/23 from three overs.

SRH skipper Pat Cummins’ 19 was the highest individual score in their innings.

Earlier, Sai Sudharsan compiled a dogged half-century, while Washington Sundar produced a fluent fifty to anchor and then accelerate Gujarat Titans’ innings.

Sudharsan hit five fours and two sixes in a crucial 61 off 44 balls to hold the innings together, while Washington’s 33-ball 50, featuring seven fours and a six, provided vital late runs on a surface that demanded application from the batters.

Praful Hinge (3-0-17-2) was the most effective bowler for SRH, while Cummins delivered a tight spell of 4-0-20-1.

The SRH pacers maintained a tight grip on the Titans batters, who found it difficult to score freely on the two-paced pitch where they had previously been bowled out for 100 by Mumbai Indians.

Sai Sudharsan was rewarded for his patience, cashing in on scoring opportunities and stitching together key partnerships, including a vital 60-run fourth-wicket stand with Washington Sundar.

Hinge capitalised on a disciplined start with the ball for SRH, taking two wickets in the powerplay as Titans slumped to their lowest powerplay total of the season, reaching 34 for two after six overs.

Gill (5) survived when Reddy could not cling on to a return catch off his own bowling in the second over. However, in the next over, Gill flicked one off his pads towards mid-on, where Heinrich Klaasen took a sharp low catch.

Hinge and SRH did not have to wait long for another breakthrough. Jos Buttler (7), attempting a scoop after moving across his stumps, got a thick edge that was safely taken by Ishan Kishan behind the wickets.

(With PTI Inputs)