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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Could 13 (ANI): Gujarat Titans surged to the highest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 factors desk with a dominant 82-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Talking on Star Sports activities ‘Amul Cricket Reside’, Gujarat Titans all-rounder Washington Sundar mirrored on the workforce’s consistency, his partnership with Sai Sudharsan, and GT’s title ambitions transferring ahead because the race to the playoffs heats up.
Speaking about GT’s fifth consecutive victory of the season, Sundar mentioned, “It means so much. This season has been extraordinarily aggressive, with each workforce coming exhausting at us. To win 5 video games on the trot speaks volumes concerning the consistency we have proven as a unit. On the identical time, sticking to what has labored for us can also be a problem. You possibly can generally lose rhythm by attempting to do too many issues, however I feel we have performed properly to keep away from that. A number of credit score has to go to the workforce for sustaining that readability and consistency.”
The 26-year-old all-rounder made 50 runs off 33 balls with the assistance of seven fours and a six, which helped GT submit 168/5 on the board after placing to bat first in Ahmedabad. He was concerned in a 60-run partnership for the fourth wicket with opener Sai Sudharsan (61 off 44 balls).
On his partnership with Sudharsan, he mentioned, “It is at all times pleasing batting with Sai as a result of we continually talk within the center. It was necessary for me to know each the scenario and the character of the wicket, particularly because it was doing a bit greater than common. Early on, I wasn’t discovering boundaries, whereas Sai was in a position to get them with out taking many dangers. That steadiness actually helped each of us and allowed the partnership to settle in properly.”
Whereas defending the 168-run whole, GT’s Mohammed Siraj (1/11 in three overs) began robust by eradicating Travis Head for a duck. Kagiso Rabada (3/28 in 4 overs) dismantled the top-order consisting of Abhishek Sharma (6), Ishan Kishan (11) and Smaran Ravichandran (9), lowering SRH to 32/4 in 5.5 overs.
Later, it was Jason Holder (3/20 in 4 overs) and Prasidh Krishna (2/23 in three overs) who skittled out SRH for simply 86 runs, with SRH skipper Cummins (19) being the highest scorer. Rabada was adjudged the ‘Participant of the Match’ for his sensational powerplay spell.
On GT’s general strategy and focus going ahead, Sundar mentioned, “It is extraordinarily necessary for us to remain current and perceive what has labored properly for us to date. We have been enjoying some actually good cricket, however there’s nonetheless a protracted technique to go within the match. Hopefully, we are able to proceed this momentum and finally go on to win the championship.”
With eight wins and 4 losses, GT stays on the prime of the desk with 16 factors, and SRH has slid down to 3rd with seven wins and 5 losses, with 14 factors. (ANI)