GT vs PBKS Match 46 Commentary - Ahmedabad (03 May 2026)

WIDE! Reload! Way, way too short into the pitch, takes pace off on middle. Arshad Khan lets it fly over his head. Wide called.

 FOUR! Gets it away! Stoinis aims the toes and nails the yorker in, on the leg stump line. Arshad Khan gets the front foot across, his head falls over, but he jams it out. Gets it more off the inner half to the long leg fence for a boundary. GT need 6 runs from 5 balls now.

 Just short! But an excellent piece of fielding by Suryansh in the deep! Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length. Arshad Khan again gets a good piece of wood on it. He flicks it aerially to the left of deep square leg. Suryansh Shedge runs and dives to his left, and half stops it on the bounce, parrying the ball away from him. Gets up and recovers very quickly. The batters cross over for the second run. Stoinis, by his expressions, wanted the fielder to be a bit finer than he was.

Play and a miss! Short ball, banged into the surface, angling across from off stump. Arshad swings hard, looking to slice it over point, but is beaten on the outside edge by a fair bit.

Well bowled! Good execution from Stoinis. Pinpoint yorker at the stumps from Marcus, Arshad Khan loses his balance to flick it away to the leg side, and inside edges on the boot. The ball rolls in front of the bowler and the batters decide to charge through for a single. Stoinis rushes forward, collects the ball and releases the throw to the bowling end, but misses his shy and Khan gets home with the dive.

 SIX! Sundar stays calm under pressure and hits the winning runs! Stoinis tries the yorker once more but lobs up a juicy full toss on the stumps. Washington gets inside the line and drops to one knee and whips it over the deep fine leg fence for a six. Relieved faces in the GT camp as this is an important victory for them, having beaten the table toppers. GT BEAT PBKS BY 4 WICKETS!

On a good length, just outside off, Sundar punches it on the rise to long off for a single.

 Had to really hurry there! From around the wicket, this is on a length, on off. Jason walks across and tucks it with soft hands into the mid-wicket region, and the call is for two straight away. Cooper Connolly from deep mid-wicket charges in off the ropes, picks the ball and throws it on the bounce to the keeper with Holder sprinting to complete the second run. Prabhsimran Singh collects the ball and whips the bails off, but Holder is in by then.

On a back of a length, closer to the body. Holder dabs it late and wide of backward point for a single. 13 needed off 9 balls.

Still a single! Length ball, on off, skidding through. Sundar is rushed on the back foot and pulls it off the toe end to long on for only a run.

OUT! SUPERB CATCH! Great pair of hands from Cooper Connolly and this game is far from being over. Good length, angling from middle to off. Jason Holder clears the front leg to heave it over the deep mid-wicket fence, but hits it off the inner half and hence, does not get the distance. Cooper Connolly charges to his left from deep mid-wicket, watches the ball like a hawk and takes a good diving catch. The big man cannot get the job done for his team. GT still need 12 from 7 balls.

Excellent penultimate over from Arshdeep Singh. Just what you expect from your best bowler. Back of a length, wide outside off, Arshad Khan stands tall and swats it on the bounce to long on for a single. 4-0-24-2 for Arshdeep Singh. Gujarat Titans need 11 runs from 6 balls.

 FOUR! Oh, that's hit right into the gap! Short of a good length over middle. Washington Sundar rises with the bounce, plays the pull shot along the ground and bisects the deep mid-wicket and long on fielders for a boundary.

A rib-tickler from Bartlett, short on leg. Sundar gets inside the line and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Not too full and not too short either, outside off. Jason Holder leans forward and drives it crisply to the left of the cover fielder. Suryansh Shedge sprints to his right from deep point and cuts it off. Two taken. That was timed really well by Holder.

Back of a length, around off, Jason drives on the up again, but finds the mid off fielder this time.

Much fuller than the previous ball, outside off, Holder leans across and presents the full face of the bat, driving it to cover. The fielder swiftly moves to his left and stops it.

Some elegant drives from Holder this over, but he does not get much. Pitched up, full on off, Jason plays the straight drive, but Bartlett stops it to his left on the follow-through. GT need 17 runs from 12 balls.

Bashed on a length, angling on the leg stump. Rahul Tewatia presses forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Off the edge! GT get closer and closer. Back of a length, nipping in from around off. Washington Sundar tries to hoick across the line but misreads the line and gets a leading edge and the ball goes to the left of the keeper, racing to the fence behind.

FOUR! Vijaykumar Vyshak's effort goes in vain. On a back of a length, on off. Washington Sundar walks inside the line and gets low to get under the ball. He plays the scoop and gets just enough bat on it to clear Vijaykumar at short fine leg. Vyshak goes after it and puts in a dive. He pulls it back but the ball threatens to trickle into the ropes. He tries to push it away again but at that moment, he was in contact with the ropes, and it has been given as a boundary.

Overpitched delivery, on middle. Sundar flicks it to the left of deep mid-wicket and they hurry for the second run. Priyansh Arya gets across and throws it to the bowler, which forces Tewatia to dive to get back home. He does so before Jansen collects and breaks the stumps.

Back of a length, this is clipped into the deep square leg region for a single.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Jansen keeps PBKS very much alive. Rahul cannot quite believe it. Marco hits the hard length, keeping the line of attack around middle and off. Rahul Tewatia crouches a bit and tries to pull it over the deep square leg fielder, but ends up hitting it flat and straight into the safe hands of Xavier Bartlett stationed in the deep. Xavier does not have to move much and takes a watchful catch. The Titans are 140/5, needing 24 runs from 18 balls.

Hard length, around off, punched off the back foot to the mid off region for a single.

Short on the leg stump. Rahul pulls it behind to deep fine leg for a single.

Full and outside off, Sundar looks to drive it away, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball rolls through wide mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, on top of middle. Rahul plays it very late and chops it from the crease to short third. Tewatia is keen to pinch in a single and charges forward but is sent back in time by Sundar.

Spears it full and on the pads, pitching seemingly outside leg. Tewatia tries to play the pick-up shot, but misses, and the ball lobs off the front pad and drops in the short fine leg region. A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. They get a leg bye.

Slower short ball, angled across the batter. Sundar gets way across to play the pull shot, only to miss.

Across off, on a back of a length, that is punched off the back foot wide of cover for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and wider on off. Washington Sundar is allowed to free his arms and he launches it over wide mid off. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear the in-field and pick up a boundary.

The length is pulled back now, on off, Sundar pats it in front of mid off and hurries to the other end. 

Lands it on a hard length, on off. Sai hops to get on top of the bounce and he cuts it late to beat backward point to his left. Suryansh Shedge sprints to his right in the deep and gets rid of the ball quickly but can't prevent the batters from coming back for the second run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sai Sudharsan holes out. He throws his head back in disappointment at not finishing the game himself. A well-directed short ball by Vyshak, around the left shoulder, Sudharsan pivots on the back foot for the pull but is rushed and he can't get the desired power on the shot. Xavier Bartlett hangs back on the ropes at deep mid-wicket. Bartlett gets his hands high and times the jump to perfection to take the catch over his head.

Goes past the bat! Nipping away off a good length. Rahul Tewatia is beaten on the block as the ball leaves him. Prabhsimran Singh fails to gather it cleanly and the ball pops out of his grasp and rolls to his right.

A bit of turn into the pads, slightly short on leg. Sudharsan presses back and plays it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket. He takes the first one hard and comes charging back for the second.

FOUR! Gets it through! Very full, attempted googly by Chahal, on leg. Sai Sudharsan sinks to a knee for the sweep. Gets an under edge on it and the ball goes wide of short fine leg. Arshdeep Singh moves to his left and puts in a dive but the ball goes past him and trickles into the fence.

Shorter and on middle. Sudharsan whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

On the pads, and the length stays short, Sundar clips it through square leg and crosses over.

FOUR! Put away, and that brings up the FIFTY for Sai Sudharsan. Full and down leg by Chahal, Sudharsan brings out the broom and he plays it all along the ground. Hits it fine of the man at deep backward square leg and picks up a boundary. 3rd fifty-plus score in the last 4 innings for Sai.

Serves the googly, shorter and on off. Sudharsan wrists it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

 Arshdeep rolls his fingers over the ball and delivers it on a back of a length, on off. Washington punches it to long on for a single. 100 UP FOR THE TITANS!

At 132.1 kph, slanting in on middle and leg, on a short of a length. Sudharsan works it off the pads to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

In the channel on off, on a good length. Washington angles it straight to backward point with an open bat face.

Over off, on the shorter side. Sundar rides the bounce and taps it to the man at a catching cover.

Pushes the length up now, on off. Washington stays leg side of the ball and plays a punchy drive but he can't get it past the cover fielder.

Fuller and angled into the pads. Sundar brings his wrists into play and works it wide of deep square leg. Xavier Bartlett mops it up by moving to his right in the deep. Two runs taken.

On any other day, that would have crashed back into the stumps. Just outside the off stump, on a good length. Sindhu gets the front leg out of the way and looks to thrash it through the off side. Gets an inside edge onto the back leg and he is called through for a single by Sai as the ball drops beside him.

  Sudharsan backs away and Stoinis follows him with a short ball. Sai gets his hands high and pulls it firmly behind square leg. Arshdeep Singh is quick across the turf to his right and slides to parry it towards the converging Suryansh Shedge. Just a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Not the best of balls, but Marcus Stoinis won't mind it one bit. Dug in a bit too short and wide on off. Sindhu hops to flay it away but fails to get hold of it. Ends up slicing it off the lower half of the blade towards deep third. He gets the height but not the distance. Vijaykumar Vyshak moves to his left in the deep and takes a good running catch around his knee.

Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Sundar is up and running! Pace off and going across the left-hander. Sundar hops and is airborne while playing the shot. He frees his arms and slaps it over backward point for a boundary to get going.

Around leg, on a back of a length. Washington nurdles it off the hips in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Full and wide on off. Sai drives it to deep cover for a single.

From around the wicket for Sindhu, this is on a length, on off. Nishant swings at it. The bat turns in his hand and he miscues it off the inner half past mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

SIX! Sindhu goes big! Vyshak bangs it in short, on middle and leg. Nishant is quick to pick up the length and he swivels to pull it over square leg for a biggie. A boundary after 27 balls for GT.

Back to over the wicket, on a good length, on off. Sindhu punches it on the up in front of mid off and pinches a quick single.

Flirting with the tramline, on a good length. Sai hangs low and flashes but misses.

FOUR! Flayed away! Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Sudharsan stands tall on his toes and slaps it over backward point to pick up a boundary. A much-needed over for GT. 14 runs off it. 72 needed off 54 balls.

On a length, on middle and leg, flicked off the pads to short mid-wicket.

Good length, outside off, Sudharsan uses the pace to guide it to deep third for a run.

In-between length, just outside off. Sindhu hangs back and crisply punches it through the cover-point gap. Vijaykumar Vyshak runs and dives to his left from deep backward point and cuts it off in the outfield. Two taken.

Keeps it on the stumps, a touch fuller at 133.4 kph, Nishant watchfully blocks it back to the bowler.

 Straight up but lands safely! A well-directed short ball, on off and it keeps climbing. Nishant Sindhu is taken by surprise and gets in two minds whether to sway away or pull, and keeps his bat hanging up. The ball goes off the toe end and flies over to the deep fine leg region, landing safely in the deep. Arshdeep Singh collects the ball to his left on several bounces. They cross.

Much fuller on off, Sai opens the bat face and dabs it to the right of short third for a quick single. At halfway, GT are 78/2.

OUT! CAUGHT! A massive wicket for PBKS. Iyer is charged up, and so is Vyshak, who fishes out Buttler. Vijaykumar hits the hard length, around the top of off, Jos Buttler backs away a bit to create room, trying to lift it over the cover region, but the ball holds on slightly and arrives a fraction later than the Englishman expected. He shimmies down the track a bit but hits it off the toe end. It balloons over extra cover, where Shreyas Iyer moves to his left and takes the catch. Buttler knew it straight away. Gujarat Titans are 69/2, needing 95 more runs.

First run for Nishant in IPL. Fuller in length, angled away outside off. Sindhu drives it to deep cover to get a single. 

Fuller one, on off, Sai cracks the drive to pierce the cover gap, but the fielder dives to his left and parries the ball to mid off. One taken.

Nips in a long way from outside off, on a length. Nishant hangs back and stabs it to cover.

Hard length, in the channel of off. Sindhu fends it into the ground and picks up a single to the point region.

Back of a length, on the leg stump. Sai stays back and guides it to short fine leg for a single.

At a gentle pace, on a length, Jos blocks it off the back foot.

In front of the stumps, full in length now. Buttler flicks it to long on for a single

Good length, just outside off, Sai presses back and cuts it to backward point. Priyansh Arya dives to his left and makes a half stop, but the ball stays in his vicinity. A single taken. It brings up the 50-run stand between this pair.

Fuller in length, on middle and leg, eased down to long on for an easy run.

Onto the pads, Sai flicks the full ball through backward square leg for another single.

Spotting Buttler shuffling outside leg, Stoinis bashes the length hard and follows the batter to cramp him for room. Jos tries to hit it to the off side, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls through mid-wicket for a single. Just 5 singles off the over.

Pitched slightly outside leg, on a good length. Sai plays off the back foot and steers it to deep backward square leg for a run.

At 131.1 kph, on a length, nipping away slightly on off. Jos lets the ball arrive and dabs it through short third for an easy single.

Sharp short ball on leg, Sai Sudharsan hangs back and pulls it along the ground to the right of deep square leg for a single.

Jags back in sharply with extra bounce, on middle. Jos is cramped for space and plays all over it, getting a thin inside edge on the back thigh. The ball rolls away to the point region and they scamper through for one.

Back of a length, outside off, Sai scythes it away to deep point for a single.

PBKS burn a review! Gets the ball to cut back into the batter, full in length on the leg stump line. Buttler gets a bit across to flick, but misses as the ball passes very close to the inside edge before being hit on the front pad. It deflects to the leg side. They cross for a leg bye. Vyshak looks very interested and appeals for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. He convinces Iyer to take the review. UltraEdge comes up and shows a flat line, but the Ball Tracking projects the ball to miss the leg stump. Punjab have lost both their reviews.

 Beaten! Fuller one, on the leg stump line. Jos Buttler shuffles far across the stumps to play the scoop shot but misses to connect.

This one jags back in from a length, on middle. Jos Buttler hops on the toes and nudges it to backward square leg for a single. 50 UP FOR GUJARAT TITANS. They need 114 more runs.

Sharp short delivery, slanted on the leg stump line. Sai Sudharsan gets a bit inside the line and tries to pull, but misses. Called a wide.

An absolute peach from Jansen! Pitched on a fractionally fuller length, straightening off the surface, on off. Sai Sudharsan tries to work it away, but plays down the wrong line and it whistles past the outside edge.

Nips in a touch, on a length, on off. Sai Sudharsan is taken aback but manages to bunt it down the pitch.

SIX! Gets hold of that one! That's gone deep into the stands. Short from Jansen, angled into the bodyline. Sai Sudharsan picks the length nicely, pivots on the back foot before nailing the pull shot behind deep fine leg for a six.

Fuller and around off, Sai glides it through short third for a run. 9 runs from the over. GT end their Powerplay with 58/1 on the board.

Not much help through the air for Xavier Bartlett. This is on a good length, on off and middle. Buttler works it to mid-wicket.

SIX! A Jos Buttler special. Bartlett hits the back of a length, around off. Buttler shuffles across the stumps and watches the ball all the way onto the bat. He uses the pace of the bowler and plays the scoop over the deep fine leg fence for a six.

Nearly sneaked through! Seam-up ball, full and straight, attacking the sticks. Buttler tries to repeat the dose and play the scoop again. The ball is a bit too full for the shot and he toe-ends it to mid-wicket.

FIVE WIDES! That has beaten everyone! Bowled with an upright seam and it tails back into the right-hander but it starts too straight and keeps drifting down leg. Buttler misses out on the glance. Prabhsimran Singh flings himself to his left, but the ball evades him.

FOUR! Lovely shot! A bit wide, on a short of a length. Buttler lets the ball come to him and punches it neatly through the vacant point region. The man in the deep runs to his right but can't cut it off.

Into the surface, over middle. Buttler hops to deal with it. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes away on the off side. They cross.

Strangled down leg? Xavier Bartlett is the only one to appeal. No reaction from Prabhsimran Singh behind the sticks. Punjab do not go for the review. Down leg on a back of a length, Sudharsan looks to glance it fine but misses. Wide not given by the umpire, so it might have brushed the thigh on the way to the keeper.

Oh, that kept a bit low. At 131.4 kph, on a good length, outside off. Sai rises on his toes to force it away on the off side, but it goes under the blade. Prabhsimran Singh gathers it on the bounce.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Sudharsan pats it in front of mid on and hurries to the other end.

Angled away, on a short of a good length. Buttler gets on top of the bounce and knocks it to the right of cover for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Arshdeep hurls it on a hard length, over off. The ball climbs onto Sudharsan, who gets on his toes and gets under the ball to glide it with an open bat face over the man at short third. One bounce and over the ropes.

Attacking the front pad with a good-length delivery. Sai turns it to mid-wicket.

In and around the off pole, on the shorter side. Sai stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it square on the off side. Priyansh Arya moves to his left in the deep and cuts it off. A couple of runs for Sudharsan.

Angled in on the off stump, full in length. Sai brings his bat out in front and blocks it off watchfully.

Lands it on a good length and keeps the line on the off pole. Sudharsan covers the line and stabs it beside the strip on the leg side.

Fractionally short and equally wide, fast hands from Sai as he cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Rapped on the pads! A confident shout from Marco Jansen, but it is turned down. Height seems to be an issue but Shreyas Iyer takes the review. From around the wicket to the right-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. Buttler is rooted to the crease and presents a straight bat for the block. The ball goes past the inside edge and catches Jos on the flap of the front pad. No bat involved on the UltraEdge. The Ball Tracking has the ball going over the leg stump. PBKS lose their review.

SIX! Effortless hit! Fuller this time by Jansen, on off, Buttler keeps a still head and lets his hands flow into the shot. He swings through the line and tonks it over mid off for a biggie.

Corrects his length by pulling it back, on off. Jos stays back and defends it out.

Good effort! Serves it on a length, slanting across. Gill leans into the drive but can't beat Marcus Stoinis at a catching cover. Stoinis dives to his left and parries it towards Cooper Connolly.

FOUR! Put away! Arshdeep goes short but this sits up to be hit, at waist height. Gill picks up the length early and plays the short-arm jab through mid-wicket for a boundary.

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Arshdeep is off on a celebratory run. He goes full now, seam-up ball, leaving the right-hander with the angle. Gill plants his front foot towards the pitch of the ball but swings across the line of the ball. It is skied off a leading edge towards point. Cooper Connolly moves across to his left, settles under it and takes a safe catch close to his chest. GT lose their skipper early. The Titans are now 16/1 in pursuit of 164.

Swinging back into the pads, on the fuller side. Buttler glances it off the pads to the right of the man at deep fine leg. Jos is underway with a brace.

Drags the length back and pushes it across off, Jos shoulders arms.

Sticks to that back of a length, on off, Jos gets on top of the bounce and punches it to point.

Sudharsan and the Titans are on the board. Shaping back into the pads, on a length. Sai's head falls over a bit towards the off side but manages to flick it wide of mid-wicket. Vijaykumar Vyshak goes after it and slides, but the ball pops out of his grasp, allowing the batters to take the second run.

FOUR! Majestic from the southpaw! Going across the left-hander, on a length. Sai presses onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive between cover and extra cover for the first boundary of the chase.

Running across again, on a good length. Sai hangs back and uses the angle to steer it to the right of deep third for a couple of runs.

Short and wide on off, Sai frees his arms and slaps it all along the ground through the point region. Suryansh Shedge sprints to his left in the deep and tidies up with a slide. Another couple of runs for Sudharsan.

Pushes the length up now, on off. Sai dabs it with an angled bat face behind point and crosses over.

Edgy! Honing in on the off stump, on a length. Gill shapes up to work it away on the leg side with a closed bat face. The ball straightens off the deck to catch a leading edge. It is in the air for a brief moment but it goes through the vacant backward point area. Single taken and Shubman is off the mark.