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2 min readJun 1, 2026 07:03 PM IST Gujarat Titans slightly changed their batting order during the final against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Jos Buttler, who batted at number three for the franchise, was demoted to number four, and Nishant Sindhu came in to bat at three. “Buttler batted at 3 throughout the tournament. And then came the final, batting first, he moved down to bat at 4. I can’t get my head around why you changed the role in the final. Even AB de Villiers said it was a defensive move,” Broad said on the for the love of cricket YouTube channel. Analysing the move, Broad predicted that the change might have come because GT felt the wicket could improve for batting in the second innings. “Buttler dropping down was surprising as it’s not like he’s not exposed to the new ball, having opened so much for England. It does seem slightly curious. The only rationale behind the move was the think tank feeling the pitch was going to get better and have the …
3 min readMay 30, 2026 11:14 PM IST Even in an IPL season defined by unprecedented scoring rates, stability remains a premium. Consistency that lasts two months can punch a ticket to the final. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans embody contrasting run-making philosophies, yet arrive at the same endpoint: clarity over chaos. It is the relative calm within their batting units that has driven success, albeit through different personnel structures. While the defending champions utilise their entire top seven, Gujarat’s batting is visibly pinned on Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler. The efficiency of both units through the first two phases, with minimal drop-offs in intent, has allowed them to outpace the more explosive top orders of Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings. Interestingly, RCB are the only side among the top-five teams to increase their scoring rate as the innings progress. Their Powerplay strike rate of 9.75 runs per over (rpo) has transitioned smoothly into 9.9 rpo in the middle overs (7–16). While the average dips from 41 to 31, RCB …
5 min readMay 25, 2026 07:58 PM IST Kagiso Rabada runs in with the new ball, seam held upright, presenting it at an angle that belongs in a Test match. The length is fuller than T20 batsmen expect, the line tighter, and when the ball pitches it moves either way off the surface. The bounce arrives chest-high. Modern T20 batting is built for pace and yorkers. Rabada offers seam and length. Seventeen of his twenty-four wickets this season have come in the first six overs. The batsmen cannot find rhythm against something they were not prepared to face. In IPL 2026, the powerplay scoring rate has reached 10.47 runs per over. Teams chase sixes. Gujarat Titans chose something else. Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan open together but don’t slog and do not provide high-flying starts. Gill was dropped from India’s T20 World Cup squad at the eleventh hour because his approach did not fit the current era. Sudharsan, a bright batting prospect in Tests, has not replicated that form in the shortest format. Most …
Synopsis: Top-heavy Titans crush CSK bowling before their bowling class put an end to their season in an emphatic manner. Gujarat Titans seem to be getting into the groove at the perfect time. An all-round awesome performance put the Chennai Super Kings out of their misery as the five-time champions were thrashed by 89 runs. A target of 230 was always going to be too high against a bowling attack of GT’s class, and CSK’s sorry season ended with being bowled out inside 14 overs. They or their strokeplay are unlike anything expected of a typical T20 opening partnership these days. But Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill continue to get the job done, while being easy on the eye. Thursday brought their seventh century partnership in the IPL, as they set up Gujarat Titans’ impressive victory over Chennai Super Kings, that put the latter finally out of playoff contention. It’s not that Sai and Gill didn’t improvise or play around with the bowlers’ lines and length. But there was no slogging – in fact, on the …
A solid knock from Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler has set up the Gujarat Titans to post 229 runs against the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2026 game played at Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans’ top order smashed fifties each as the side posted a massive total against the five-time champions in Thursday’s clash. After being invited to bat first, Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill opened the innings while Mukesh Choudhary opened the bowling attack. Shubman Gill made a brilliant start, while Sai Sudharsan made a slow but steady start. The duo forged a partnership as the Gujarat Titans scored 62 runs in the power play. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings used four bowling options in the power play as they are in the hunt for wickets. Shubman Gill smashed a 23-ball fifty, and soon the duo forged a 100-run partnership. On the other hand, Sai Sudharsan brought his fifty off 35 deliveries. Spencer Johnson brought the first breakthrough, dismissing Shubman Gill for 64 runs. He got dismissed on a catch from Shivam Dubey, breaking …
Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler have been anchoring the Gujarat Titans’ innings in the 248-run chase against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2026 game played at Kolkata. After being invited to bat first, Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen will open the innings while Mohammed Siraj opened the bowling attack. Mohammed Siraj bagged the wicket of Rahane for 14 runs. He got bowled out on an inswinger as Siraj bagged his 200th T20 wicket. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who came to bat at No.3, joined Finn Allen as KKR scored 56 runs in the powerplay. In the meantime, Finn Allen smashed his fifty off 21 deliveries as the duo stabilised the innings. Allen went on to deal with maximums scoring 93 runs off 34 deliveries before being dismissed by Sai Kishore. He got dismissed on a catch at wide long-on where Rashid Khan picks the safe catch. By his dismissal, Kolkata Knight Riders lost two wickets for 144 runs. Cameron Green who came to bat at No.4, joined Raghuvanshi to trouble Titans’ bowlers. Angkrish Raghuvanshi went …
3 min readMay 7, 2026 04:06 PM IST Jos Buttler has backed Kyle Jamieson’s fiery send-off to teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the reaction was understandable given the fearless way the 15-year-old has batted in the IPL this season. Speaking on the For the Love of Cricket podcast, the Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper-batsman said the controversy around the incident was mainly because of Sooryavanshi’s age. The incident took place during the Rajasthan Royals’ defeat to Delhi Capitals last week. After dismissing Sooryavanshi for four runs, Jamieson celebrated aggressively in the youngster’s face and was later handed a demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. “I don’t know if it’s been big news. It’s not something I’ve seen a lot of,” Buttler said. “I saw him get him out and, you know, I think the fact that he is 15 is probably the thing that makes it so big, doesn’t it?” Buttler said Sooryavanshi’s batting this season has forced bowlers to treat him like any other dangerous batter, irrespective of his age. “But I would …
3 min readMay 4, 2026 08:54 AM IST Gujarat Titans are into their fifth IPL season and have already built a strong record – title winners in 2022, runners-up in 2023 and Playoff qualifiers last year. All-rounder Jason Holder, who won his second Player of the Match award for taking 4/24 against PBKS, cited calmness as one of the reasons behind GT doing well in the IPL. “When you look at the history of this franchise, they’ve got a pretty good record. They’ve done well consistently over the five years that they’ve been in this competition. So we must be doing something well. Whether we’ve got enough to win the competition, I think the best teams hold their nerve deep in the tournament. This franchise has won the competition in its first year. So it’s not to say we haven’t won or we can’t win playing the way that we play.” “Clearly, that shows you that what we’re doing makes sense. And we’re well supported by the support staff. Ashish has been outstanding, and his …
3 min readMay 1, 2026 12:19 PM IST With their fifth win of this IPL season in the form of a four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday night, the Gujarat Titans have now climbed to the fifth spot in the points table. In the match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Bengaluru side had made a fine start with Virat Kohli hitting Kagiso Rabada for 21 runs in the second over of the innings before the Proteas removed Kohli in the fourth over. GT restricted RCB to a total of 155 in 19.2 overs before Gill and Jos Buttler set the platform early in the Titans’ innings. When asked about what led to the win apart from the bowling, Gill shared how the team came back after Kohli hit them for some runs and how it was crucial for the team in the win. “I think our fielding was one of the things. At phases, we have not fielded that well in the game. And I think today was one of …
