Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 38 runs to register their seventh win of the 18th season. With 14 points, GT have reached the second spot in the standings. Chasing 225 runs, the visitors were restricted to 186/6 in 20 overs. Hyderabad had a chance when Abhishek Sharma was in the middle, but his dismissal on the 15th over ended their hopes. He scored 74 runs off 41 balls, laced with 6 sixes and 4 fours.

Sunrisers have been eliminated from the playoff race and joined Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in the unwanted list. For GT, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took two wickets each.

Earlier, Pat Cummins’s decision to invite the Titans’ top bat first backfired. Shubman Gill played a captain’s knock, scoring 76 runs off 38 balls, with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes. Jos Buttler, their 15.75 crore signing, hit another fifty in the ongoing edition. He amassed 64 runs off 37 deliveries, including 4 sixes and 3 fours.

Sai Sudharsan dethroned Suryakumar Yadav from the top spot in the Orange Cap standings. His 48-run knock took him over the 500-run mark. Jaydev Unadkat claimed three wickets for the visiting team.