A brilliant strike from SRH bowler Praful Hinge has put the Gujarat Titans in back foot during the IPL 2026 game played on May 13 at Ahmedabad.
He picked the wickets of Shubman Gill (5) and Jos Buttler (7) cheaply, leaking only 10 runs in the two overs he bowled in the power play.
After being invited to bat first, Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill opened the innings while Pat Cummins opened the bowling attack.
The openers did not get a required start as Praful Hinge bagged the wicket of Shubman Gill for 5 runs. He got dismissed on a catch from Heinrich Klaasen at mid-on putting Gujarat Titans on back foot.
Jos Buttler who came to bat at no.3 couldn’t make impact as Praful Hinge bagged his for 7 runs. He got dismissed while attempting sweep shot as the ball edged and went to Ishan Kishan behind the wickets.
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With losing two top order batters, Gujarat Titans were in trouble as they lost two wickets for 26 runs.
However, Nishant Sindhu who came to bat at No.4, joined Sai Sudharsan and showed early glimpse with delicate shots.
With Sai Sudharsan and Nishant Sindhu at crease, Gujarat Titans scored only 34 runs in the powerplay.
The duo forged a mini partnership as they 30-run partnership before a break by the end of 8th over. However, Pat Cummins bagged the wicket of Nishant Sindhu for 22 runs.
He got dismissed on a catch from Heinrich Klaasen after hitting the ball in long-off. With his dismissal, Gujarat Titans lost three wickets for 64 runs.
Gujarat Titans Playing 11: B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge.
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