Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face each other in Match No.62 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Monday, May 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Titans, led by Hardik Pandya, are sitting on top of the points table with 16 points and a net run rate of 0.761 thanks to victories in eight out of 12 matches. They lost to Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians (MI) by 27 runs in their previous game on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Rashid Khan put in a stupendous effort with both bat and ball, but to no avail. He picked up four wickets and became only the second bowler after Dwayne Bravo to pick up 550 wickets in T20 cricket. He also hit three fours and 10 sixes on his way to scoring 79 runs off 32 balls while MI were chasing 219.
The Sunrisers, led by Aiden Markram, are placed ninth in the table with eight points and a net run rate of -0.472 thanks to wins in four out of 10 matches. They defeated Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) by four wickets in their previous game and will be pretty high on confidence.
The Orange Army chased down 215 after Abdul Samad hit Sandeep Sharma for a six down the ground. Glenn Phillips became the Player of the Match after he scored 25 runs off seven balls with one four and three sixes.
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GT vs SRH head-to-head record
The Titans and the Sunrisers do not have an overly long history. They have faced only two times back in 2022 and the upcoming game will be their third meeting.
Here is a look at how the current GT vs SRH head-to-head record stands:
| Matches played | 2 |
| GT won | 1 |
| SRH won | 1 |
| N/R | 0 |
GT vs SRH IPL match results
Both the Sunrisers and the Titans have won one match apiece. The last time they met, it was the Titans, who won by five wickets.
Here is a more detailed look at how this rivalry has unfolded:
| Date | Winner | Won By | Venue |
| 11-Apr-2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 wickets | Navi Mumbai |
| 27-Apr-2022 | Gujarat Titans | 5 wickets | Mumbai |
GT vs SRH IPL stats
Most runs
Abhishek Sharma is the leading run-scorer in matches between the two teams. The left-handed batter has racked up 107 runs. Wriddhiman Saha and Aiden Markram have scored 68 runs apiece. Kane Williamson and Hardik Pandya are also in the list. Williamson isn’t a part of the ongoing IPL after he was ruled out due to injury.
| Player name | Runs | |||
| Abhishek Sharma | 107 | |||
| Wriddhiman Saha | 68 | |||
| Aiden Markram | 68 | |||
| Kane Williamson | 62 | |||
| Hardik Pandya | 60 | |||
Most wickets
Umran Malik is the leading wicket-taker in matches between the Titans and the Sunrisers. The right-arm pacer has taken six wickets. Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Yash Dayal are also in the list.
| Player name | Wickets |
| Umran Malik | 6 |
| Mohammed Shami | 3 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2 |
| T Natarajan | 2 |
| Yash Dayal | 1 |
Best match in the Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad head-to-head
Back on April 27, 2022, the Titans and the Sunrisers were involved in an absolute humdinger at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. But in the end, the Titans won by five wickets
Here is how the match unfolded
After being put into bat first, the Sunrisers racked up a decent score of 195 for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Kane Williamson and Rahul Tripathi could not carry for long, but Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram restored sanity to their innings. The duo put on 96 runs for the third wicket and laid the platform for the Orange Army.
Abhishek scored 65 runs off 42 balls with six fours and three sixes before fast bowler Alzarri Joseph rattled his woodwork. Markram, on the other hand, went on to score 56 runs off 40 balls with two fours and three sixes before Yash Dayal accounted for his wicket. Mohammed Shami picked up three wickets while Dayal and Joseph got one wicket apiece.
The Titans got off to a flying start after Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill put on 69 for the opening wicket off 7.4 overs. Saha was the pick of their batters after he racked up 68 runs off 38 balls with 11 fours and a six. Umran Malik picked up five wickets and finished with figures of 4-0-25-5. His spell reduced the Titans to 140 for five in 16 overs.
With 56 runs needed off the last four overs, Rashid Khan came to the party with the bat in hand. He stayed not out on 31 runs off 11 balls with four fours as the Titans chased down the target off the last ball. Rahul Tewatia also contributed by scoring 40 runs off 21 balls with four fours and two sixes.
