Sai Sudharsan has become the first player to get dismissed hit wicket in back-to-back IPL matches as he suffered a cruel fate against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 encounter.
At the personal score of 58, Sai lost his wicket in the most bizarre fashion in the bowling of Brijesh Sharma.
GT's Chase and Sai Sudharsan's Bizarre Hit-Wicket
Faced with a daunting target, the Gujarat Titans needed a strong, stable start from their prolific opening partnership. And after a fantastic start, Sudharsan and Gill stitched a huge partnership, before the former's wicket.
While attempting to negotiate a delivery, Sudharsan accidentally disturbed his own stumps, bringing his crucial knock to an abrupt end. A low full toss from Brijesh Sharma was met superbly and got a boundary, but the bat directly
fell onto the stumps.
First Player to get Hit Wicket Twice in IPL
Sai Sudharsan has now become the first player to be hit wicket twice in IPL, that also in same season and also in back-to-back matches. The southpaw was dismissed in the last match against RCB in Qualifier 1, and now has got dismissed again in the same fashion.
Most Hit Wickets in T20 Cricket
Sai Sudharsan has now also equalled most hit wicket dismissals in T20 cricket as it was his 3rd dismissal in the fashion, all in IPL. Along with Sai, Andre Russell and Shoaib Malik have also been dismissed thrice in the same fashion.
Full List of Hit Wickets in IPL
With Sudharsan's dismissal in the 2026 Qualifier 1, the exclusive list of IPL hit-wickets has expanded. Here is the chronological history of all hit-wicket dismissals in the tournament:
Musavir Khote (Mumbai Indians) vs Kings XI Punjab (2008)
Misbah-ul-Haq (Royal Challengers Bangalore) vs Kings XI Punjab (2008)
Swapnil Asnodkar (Rajasthan Royals) vs Chennai Super Kings (2009)
Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings) vs Deccan Chargers (2012)
Saurabh Tiwary (Royal Challengers Bangalore) vs Mumbai Indians (2012)
Yuvraj Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad) vs Mumbai Indians (2016)
Deepak Hooda (Sunrisers Hyderabad) vs Delhi Daredevils (2016)
David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) vs Kings XI Punjab (2016)
Sheldon Jackson (Kolkata Knight Riders) vs Rising Pune Supergiant (2017)
Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2019)
Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2020)
Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) vs Chennai Super Kings (2020)
Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad) vs Mumbai Indians (2021)
Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) vs Mumbai Indians (2022)
Ayush Badoni (Lucknow Super Giants) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (2023)
Abhinav Manohar (Gujarat Titans) vs Mumbai Indians (2025)
Krunal Pandya (Lucknow Super Giants) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (2025)
Kusal Mendis (Gujarat Titans) vs Mumbai Indians (2025 Playoff Eliminator)
Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2026 Qualifier 1)
Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) vs Rajasthan Royals (2026 Qualifier 2)
