Keep aside the batting massacre; the Sunrisers Hyderabad has been awful on the field, dropping catches and letting go of the ball to the boundary. Baring Aniket Verma, no one's effort was a spectacle for a do-or-die match for the southern giant! On the other side of the coin, Gujarat Titans were top notch on the field. With the bat, unfortunately, it was Abhishek Sharma who kept the fight alive despite Hyderabad suffering from dot balls in the middle. With Gujarat Titans defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad by 38 runs, the guests become the second team to get eliminated from the playoff race after Chennai Super Kings. 

Gujarat Titans posted a formidable total of 224/6 in their 20 overs, powered by explosive contributions from the top order. Captain Shubman Gill led the charge with a blistering 76 off 38 balls, hitting 10 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 200. He was well-supported by Jos Buttler, who smashed 64 off 37 with 3 fours and 4 sixes. Sai Sudharsan set the tone early with a rapid 48 off 23 deliveries, including 9 boundaries.

Despite the strong start, Gujarat lost quick wickets at the death. Jaydev Unadkat was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 35 runs in his 4 overs, including key scalps of Tewatia, Rashid Khan, and Washington Sundar. His final over saw three wickets fall, helping to curb Gujarat's momentum. Pat Cummins and Zeeshan Ansari chipped in with one wicket each.

The Titans struck at 11.20 runs per over, with 18 fours and 10 sixes in total. Gujarat's innings featured a strong opening partnership of 87 runs and a 62-run stand between Gill and Buttler. The team looked on track for 240+, but Unadkat’s composed death bowling restricted the total in the final over.

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Sunrisers started mid, mainly powered by Abhishek Sharma. That bloke fired 74 runs off 41 balls, but a stunning catch from Mohammad Siraj ended his innings in the fifth over. Well, chasing 224 needs big scores, but the Hyderabad batters did not show up with big runs except for some 20s coming from a few.

One such is Travis Head, who was the first man to go, scored just 20! The terror Head established for the last few months looked to have dried out. Back of the length delivery from Prasidh Krishna provoked him to go over the midwicket, and Rashid Khan took a stunner. He ran down a long way and finally caught it, gliding over the field to balance the inertia of motion. Ishan Kishan, the centurion for the first match for SRH, scored 13, and Henrich Klassen added 23. Nitisha Reddy (21*) continued fighting alongside captain Pat Cummins (19*) but could not save the match.

Prasidh Krishna led GT’s bowling with 2/19 at 4.75 economy, supported by Siraj’s 2/33. Coetzee and Ishant took a wicket each. leaked 50 in 3 overs, going wicketless.