Kagiso Rabada put in a brilliant spell, picking three crucial wickets in SRH’s 169-run chase against the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 on May 12 at Ahmedabad.
He picked the wickets of Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Smaran Ravichandran in the power play, putting the Gujarat Titans on top in the game. He also conceded only 28 runs in four overs.
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 second wicket. He got dismissed while attempting sweep shot as the ball edged and went to Ishan Kishan behind the wickets.
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.
However, Sai Sudharsan made a solid fifty and scored 61 runs off 44 deliveries before being dismissed by Sakib Hussain. He got dismissed after attempting a scoop shot but mistimes, where Praful Hinge picked the catch at short third man.
Washington Sundar smashed his fifty off 32 deliveries setting up the side to post a decent score in their innings.
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Sakib Hussain bagged the wicket of Washington Sundar for 50 runs. He got dismissed on deceived slower delivery
With Rahul Tewatia and Jason Holder on crease, Gujarat Titans scored 168/5 with Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar being the highest scorers for the side.
Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge bagged two wickets each while Pat Cummins completed his spell with 1 wicket.
Chasing 169 run target, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the innings while Mohammed Siraj opened the bowling attack.
Siraj bagged the wicket of Travis Head for duck after the ball went in the air towards Nishant Sindhu in third man.
Meanwhile Abhishek Sharma got bowled out for six runs. With the dismissal of Ishan Ishan and Smaran Ravichandran for 11 and 9 runs respectively by Kagiso Rabada, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost four wickets for 32 runs.
Prasidh Krishna bagged the wicket of Salil Arora for 16 runs while Jason Holder bagged the wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy for 14 and 2 runs as SRH lost 7 wickets for 60 runs.
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