Washington Sundar arrived at the crease only to give the middle order boost GT needed with a blistering start.
In the IPL 2026 match against the Delhi Capitals, Washington Sundar played a crucial middle-order
innings for the Gujarat Titans, having scored 41 runs off 23 balls at a strike rate of 178.26. As of the 15th over, the Gujarat Titans are 161/2, with Sundar and Shubman Gill (51*) building a steady partnership. Sundar's knock has provided much-needed stability and aggression to a middle order that has struggled in recent games.
Fans on X (formerly Twitter) praised Sundar for breaking GT's "top-heavy" curse. After Shubman Gill (24 off 28) and Sai Sudharsan (12) struggled, Sundar’s counter-attacking strike rate of 178.26 was seen as the game-changer that kept GT competitive.Many users noted this as a "statement innings" following a 2025 season where his exclusion from playing XIs was a major talking point—famously even drawing a comment from Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Analysts on social media highlighted his ability to handle both spin and pace, especially his aggression against Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav after the powerplay carnage had slowed down. fans compared his high-impact 41 to the match-winning knocks of DC's Sameer Rizvi, noting that GT finally found their own "Impact" finisher.
#DCvsGT Is this really Washington Sundar?? 👀 Bhai aggressive shots khel raha hai like never before! First time seeing this side of him & honestly… I'm HERE for it 🔥 W. Sundar with the bat tonight is a different beast altogether 🏏#DCvGT #IPL2026 #GTvDC #ipltickets2026
— CricketDecoded (@UnfilteredBoiX) April 8, 2026
1️⃣4️⃣4️⃣(NB)6️⃣1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ 23 runs from the over by GT to Vipraj Nigham 🔥🔥#IPL2026 #DCvGT #GTvDC #GTvsDC #DCvsGT pic.twitter.com/Al3yR4cTI3
— Sohaib Posts (@Sohaib66634213) April 8, 2026
Washington Sundar 🔥🔥31*(14) 4s ➡️ 4 6s ➡️ 1 SR ➡️ 222#DCvGT #IPL2026
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) April 8, 2026
Oh Washi wow #IPL2026
— Ramki (@YoungTgrNTR) April 8, 2026
Young players stabilise innings for GT
The Gujarat Titans reached 168/2 after 15.3 overs in their innings against the Delhi Capitals. After being put in to bat, the Titans got off to a rapid start during the powerplay but were later stabilized by a strong middle-order partnership between captain Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar. Jos Buttler provided a high-intensity start, smashing 52 runs off 27 balls with 5 sixes before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.
Kumar claimed the early wicket of Sai Sudharsan (12), but the rest of the Delhi attack, including Axar Patel (0/32), has struggled to contain the flow of runs on a high-scoring pitch.
