The 26th IPL 2025 match pits Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) against Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans (GT). The Ekana Stadium in Lucknow is the venue for the match. In the away game, Shubman and Sai Sudharsan gave GT a fantastic start by scoring 120 runs for the first wicket in 12.1 overs. Before being removed, Shubman hit 60 off just 38 balls after playing a captain's knock. After making a solid 56 from 37 balls, Sudharsan left. During his knock, Shubman struck six sixes and six fours. Shubman's 60-run thumping of LSG made history and left his mark in the record books.
As the first batter to reach 2000 runs for the Gujarat Titans in the IPL, Shubman Gill made history. During the IPL 2022 pre-auction draft, the ODI vice-captain of India joined GT. Before the auction, GT also selected Rashid Khan and Hardik Pandya. In IPL 2022, Shubman amassed 483 runs in 16 games. Since making his IPL debut in 2018, it was his greatest performance to date. In the IPL 2022 final, GT defeated the Rajasthan Royals to make their IPL debut.
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Batters with most runs for GT
- Shubman Gill - 2007
- Sai Sudharsan - 1363
- David Miller - 950
- Hardik Pandya - 833
- Wriddhiman Saha - 824
Sai Sudharsan, who has amassed 1363 runs in 31 games, comes after Shubman. Along with Shubman, Sudharsan has emerged as GT's top batsman due to his steady scoring. Sai Sudharsan, who has amassed 1363 runs in 31 games, comes after Shubman. Along with Shubman, Sudharsan has emerged as GT's top batsman due to his steady scoring.