Sudharsan-Gill 54 runs away from best IPL season by batting pair
Sudharsan and Gill’s calculated aggression and assured presence at the top will be crucial to GT’s chances in the final. The team, which made a century against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Second Qualifier, already holds the record for most centuries in T20 cricket with 11.
In 15 innings this season, Sudharsan and Gill have amassed 886 runs at an average of 63.28, including four centuries and two fifty-run stands. They have been the Titans’ bulk savers this season.
Meanwhile, in the 2016 season, AB and Virat amassed 939 runs at an average of 78.25 along with five centuries and two fifty-run stands.
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Sudharsan and Gill became the first pair in IPL history to score 700 runs for their team in a single series. Gill was this season’s second-highest run-getter with 722 runs at an average of 48.13 and a strike rate of over 163, with a century and six fifties and a best score of 104. Sudharsan stands third with his 710 runs in 16 innings at an average of 47.33 and a strike rate of 159.55, with a century and eight fifties and his best score. 100.
The GT, in particular, had taken six of seven wins this season when the opening pair moved beyond fifth. Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Kanishk Chouhan, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox, Philip Salt, Richard Gleeson, Swapnil Singh, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Satvik Deswal
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Gujarat Titans Squad: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Luke Wood, Connor Esterhuizen, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma.
