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Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan set the report for probably the most hundred opening partnerships in IPL historical past. They put collectively their seventh 100-plus opening stand for Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan now have seven 100-plus opening partnerships for Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and his opening associate Sai Sudharsan went all weapons blazing on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad throughout their remaining IPL 2026 league match in opposition to Chennai Super Kings on Thursday. Asked to bat first, the duo struck fluent half-centuries and put collectively their seventh 100-plus opening stand for the franchise, creating an IPL report.
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With this, they now maintain the report for probably the most hundred opening partnerships in IPL historical past. They surpassed the earlier better of six, collectively held by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, and Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Most 100-plus Opening Partnerships In IPL
| Partners | staff | Century Stands | Runs | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 7 | 1938 | 2024–2026 |
| Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 1755 | 2024–2026 |
| Shikhar Dhawan & David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 2220 | 2014–2017 |
| Jonny Bairstow & David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 1401 | 2019–2021 |
| Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5 | 1890 | 2022–2024 |
| Mayank Agarwal & KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | 4 | 1363 | 2018–2021 |
| Devon Conway & Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 1208 | 2022–2023 |
| Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 1210 | 2013–2017 |
| Gautam Gambhir & Robin Uthappa | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 1478 | 2014–2016 |
| Chris Gayle & KL Rahul | Punjab Kings/RCB | 3 | 1073 | 2013–2019 |
While Gill scored fifty off simply 23 balls, Sudharsan reached the milestone off 35 deliveries. But simply when their partnership reached 125, Spencer Johnson dismissed the GT skipper on 64.
Shubman Gill’s fluent innings got here to an finish as he fell to Spencer Johnson whereas trying to shift gears. He took on a fullish supply angled into him however mistimed his shot, getting a thick forefront whereas making an attempt to heave it in direction of the leg facet. The ball ballooned over mid-wicket, the place Shivam Dube judged it brilliantly and took a clear catch regardless of tumbling to the bottom.
The wicket not solely ended a vital partnership but in addition offered Chennai Super Kings with a much-needed breakthrough.
Earlier, Chennai Super Kings received the toss and opted to bowl in opposition to the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. CSK made two adjustments, bringing in Matt Short for Prashant Veer and Gurjapneet Singh instead of Akeal Hosein. Gujarat Titans, in the meantime, made one change, with Prasidh Krishna changing Sai Kishore within the taking part in XI.
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