Gujarat Titans’ Jason Holder celebrates with Kagiso Rabada taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Might 12, 2026.
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The Gujarat Titans’ irrepressible new-ball assault outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s marauding high order in a much-anticipated IPL 2026 conflict as the house staff stormed to a convincing 82-run win on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (Might 12, 2026).
Titans pacers Kagiso Rabada (three for 28) and Mohammed Siraj (one for 11) ripped by SRH’s batting backbone, decreasing the away aspect to 32 for 4 within the PowerPlay in its ill-fated 169-run chase on a sluggish black-soil floor.
Prasidh Krishna (two for 23) and Jason Holder (three for 20) continued the chokehold into the center overs to arrange the Titans’ sixth consecutive win in opposition to SRH, a outcome which additionally lifted the aspect to the highest of the standings.
Taking part in an equally vital function as the house quicks had been B. Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar, who scored battling half-centuries to assemble Titans’ successful complete.
The southpaws placed on 60 runs for the fourth wicket to wrest management of the sport after the SRH pacers dominated the PowerPlay, proscribing the Titans to 34 for 2.
The Titans’ opener had kick-started issues with a cultured cowl drive in opposition to Nitish Kumar within the second over. His first six got here solely within the eleventh over – a full-blooded slash over backward level in opposition to Eshan Malinga.
Sai Sudharsan quickly received to his fifty with a thumping sweep shot in opposition to left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar that rocketed to the square-leg fence.
In the meantime, Washington had began with clear, textbook photographs for boundaries. However he switched it up within the demise overs, bringing out acrobatic scoops and off-balance slog hits to make sure a powerful end.
Then, GT pacers outdid their SRH counterparts in extracting one of the best out of the sticky bounce on supply.
Rabada and Siraj teed issues off by suffocating SRH’s high order with a constricting line and a menacing whisper of away motion.
Whereas Siraj had Travis Head caught at deep-third off a forefront, Rabada cramped Abhishek Sharma into chopping on. Ishan Kishan was the subsequent to depart, fending a Rabada outswinger to the keeper.
Holder and Prasidh smothered the remainder of SRH’s resistance to log off on a large win, placing their aspect getting ready to play-off qualification.
Printed – Might 12, 2026 11:56 pm IST
