Skipper Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan hit brilliant hundreds in a record two-hundred-plus opening stand to take Gujarat Titans to a comfortable 35-run win over Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match on Friday. With this victory, Gujarat theoretically remains alive for a place in the play-offs. Sudharsan hit 103 off 51 balls with five fours and seven sixes, while Gill scored the first ton of the season – a sublime 104 off 55 balls with half a dozen sixes to help GT post a daunting 231 for 3 after being in the bat was sent. The two batters scored 210 runs for the first wicket and equaled the record set by Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul in 2022.
Chasing the stiff target, CSK witnessed a torrid start before Daryl Mitchell (63 off 34) and Moeen Ali (56 off 36) shared 109 runs for the fourth wicket to keep their team in the hunt.
But the target was too tight as CSK were eventually restricted to 196 for 8 in 20 overs.
Towards the end, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a cameo of 11 balls and 26 runs, but in vain.
For GT, Mohit Sharma (3/31) was the pick of the bowlers while Rashid Khan (2/38) took two wickets.
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