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Gujarat Titans held their nerves in a modest chase as they clinched a narrow 4-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a Tata IPL 2026 encounter at the Narendra Modi, stadium, Ahmedabad. Earliet GT Skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first .
Punjab Kings were roccked early in the first over losing opener Priyansh Arya 2 and Cooper Connolly 0 , both to a fiery Mohammed Siraj. Prabhsimran Singh was out for 15 . Skipper Shreyas Iyer 19, Nehal Wadhera 0. Punjab were tottering at 47-5, 8.4 overs. GT seamers were on top – Siraj, Rabada, Holder.
A wicket-maiden in the powerplay 🫡
Kagiso Rabada 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 in that sixth over 💥
Glimpses of his brilliance ▶️ https://t.co/wDkt8Rpsox#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #GTvPBKS | @KagisoRabada25 pic.twitter.com/DP1M1D7GWm
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2026
But thanks to Suryansh Shedge , who scored his maiden fifty 57 ( 29 balls 3 fours, 5 sixes) and Marcus Stoinis 40 ( 31 balls , 5 fours, 1 six), Marco Jansen 20, Xavier Bartlett 0 , Vijaykumar Vyshak not out 1 , Arshdeep Singh not out 1 . Punjab could reach a a decent total 163/9 in their 20 overs.
GT Bowling : Mohammed Siraj 2/28 ( 4 overs), Kagiso Rabada 2/22 ( 4 overs), Jason Holder 4/24 ( 4 overs), Arshad Khan 0/29 ( 3 overs), Rashid Khan 1/32 ( 4 overs), Manav Suthar 0/27 ( 1 over)
In reply GT lost Skipper Shubman Gill cheaply for 5 . Fellow opener Sai Sudharsan kept the chase on track with 57 ( 41 balls 5 fours, 1 six), Jos Buttler 26 ( 22 balls , 2 fours, 1 six), Nishant Sindhu 15 . Rahul Tewatia 2, Jason Holder 5 . Flurry of wickets put GT chase in trouble.
However, Washington Sundar not out 40 ( 23 balls , 5 fours 1 six) and Arshad Khan not ou8 saw GT home by 1 ball to spare . Reaching 167/6 in 19.5 overs
Punjab Kings Bowling : Xavier Bartlett 0/38 ( 4 overs), Arshdeep Singh 2/24 ( 4 overs), Marco Jansen 1/33 ( 4 overs), Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/31 ( 4 overs), Marcus Stoinis 1/26 ( 2.5 overs), 0/13 ( 1 over)
Match: IPL 2026, 46th Match
Venue: Ahmedabad | Date: May 03, 2026
