GUJARAT QUALIFY; SRH EXIT
GT wore a special kit for cancer awareness © IPL
SRH 154/9, lost by 34 runs
That's it, Gujarat Titans become the first team to qualify for the playoffs this season and SRH become the second team to be eliminated. The chase was effectively over when Mohammed Shami picked up his fourth wicket, in the the 17th over, as Klaasen holed out to long off for 64. SRH eventually finished with just 154 to bring an end to a disappointing match. They still have two more games left in the season, with only pride to play for.
Overs 11-15: SRH 111/7
This has been the best phase for SRH with the bat, thanks mainly to Heinrich Klaasen. He's had some decent company in Bhuvneshwar Kumar so far but Klaasen's striking against the spinners has been pronounced, including one lofted six over cover against Rashid. The equation is still in the zone where SRH would need a miracle but this has been a fighting knock nevertheless.
Overs 6-10: SRH 66/7
Nothing at all going right for SRH. Mohit Sharma struck thrice soon after coming into the attack as the middle order too fell prey to a collapse. Sanvir Singh, Abdul Samad and Marco Jansen all mishit their attempted big hits to give Mohit a neat wicket-haul as SRH spiraled down.
Powerplay: SRH 45/4
Shami has stunned SRH in the chase with a three-wicket haul. First Anmolpreet ended up slicing to deep point, while Tripathi ended up edging to slip and Markram getting a leading edge on the offside. In between Yash Dayal got Abhishek Sharma caught behind as SRH's chase began on the wrong note.
INNINGS BREAK: GT stumble at the finish, end with 188/9
Gill fell soon after his ton and the end was quite a far way off from what GT would have liked. They stuttered their way to 188 after Bhuvneshwar picked up a five-wicket haul, including three wickets in the final over. He also effected a run out in the same over to effectively get a team hat-trick. They were 147/1 at one point and were well set for a big finish but SRH have pulled things back spectacularly at the end. Bhuvneshwar finished with 5/30, his second five-fer in the IPL. Can SRH's batters keep them in the tournament now?
TON FOR GILL: He gets it off 55 balls, and it is also his maiden IPL ton. It's the first hundred by any Gujarat Titans player as well.
Overs 10-15: GT 154/2
Gill is nearing a century but Sudharshan falls three short of a half century himself slicing Marco Jansen. But not before putting on a 147-run stand for the second wicket. This innings is neatly set up for a big finish now.
Overs 6-10: GT 103/1
Gill has gone from strength to strength here and raced to a 22-ball fifty but has shown no signs of slowing down. Giving him good company is Sai Sudharshan who has been content playing a good second fiddle.
Powerplay: GT 65/1
Shubman Gill got the innings going with four consecutive boundaries from Farooqui. Until then, it was SRH's bowlers that called the shots after Bhuvneshwar had Saha caught at slip for a duck. Although there were a few close shaves, both Sai Sudharshan and Gill have thereafter managed to be brisk and taken them to a good start right in the powerplay.
TOSS: SRH opt to bowl; Shanaka makes IPL debut
Sunrisers Hyderabad Subs: Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips, Akeal Hosein, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Reddy
Gujarat Titans Subs: Yash Dayal, Srikar Bharat, Darshan Nalkande, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi
Teams:
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Markande, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan
Welcome...
Before you start getting into today's game, the points table makes for mandatory viewing. Into the last week of the league stages, Gujarat Titans are on top of the table with 16 points and Sunrisers Hyderabad are last but one with 8 points. But technically, neither team has qualified yet nor been eliminated.
But their fates could be sealed tonight. A win will seal Gujarat's spot in the playoffs while SRH will then stand eliminated. A reverse result though will keep the group wide open. So everything to play for in this special encounter, with Gujarat also playing this with a special jersey for cancer awareness. Stay tuned as we bring you the toss and updates soon...