Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill and his fellow opener Sai Sudharsan on Saturday, April 9, became the third pair in the history of the Indian Premier League to bring up their sixth century partnership for the opening wicket, matching the feats of David Warner-Shikhar Dhawan and Abhishek Sharma-Travis Head.
The Gujarat Titans‘ opening duo once again provided a rock-solid start, piling further misery on the Rajasthan Royals bowlers with another hundred-run partnership.
The pair raced to a 100-run stand in under nine overs, dominating the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack.
With that partnership, Gill and Sudharsan equalled the record for the most 100-run stands for the opening wicket in IPL history.
The Gujarat Titans duo now have six 100-plus opening
partnerships together, equalling the record set by iconic Sunrisers Hyderabad pairs David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan, as well as Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.
Only a handful of iconic IPL opening pairs feature on that elite list.
David Warner and Jonny Bairstow recorded five 100-run opening stands for Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli also notched up five 100-run opening partnerships for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Most century stands for the opening wicket in the IPL
6: David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan, Sunrisers Hyderabad
6: Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, Sunrisers Hyderabad
6: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, Gujarat Titans
5: David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, Sunrisers Hyderabad
5: Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and elected to bowl against the Gujarat Titans in an IPL game in Jaipur on Saturday, May 9.
Jaiswal is leading the team against GT after regular captain Riyan Parag pulled his hamstring in the Rajasthan Royals’ previous game.
GT made one change, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Manav Suthar, while Rajasthan Royals brought in Shimron Hetmyer and Yash Raj Punja.
