IPL 2026 | 'We were just playing, taking ball by ball': Sai Sudharsan on securing seven-wicket win over RR

GT’s Sai Sudharsan during his 58 against RR on Friday. Pics/IPL

Gujarat Titans (GT) opener B Sai Sudharsan credited captain Shubman Gill for producing a remarkable innings in their seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 2, saying the team never focused on the target and instead stuck to a simple ball-by-ball approach during the record chase.

Chasing 215 at the PCA New Chandigarh Stadium on Friday, GT rode on Gill's magnificent 104 off 53 balls and Sudharsan's 58 off 32 deliveries to reach 219-3 with eight balls to spare and book a place in the IPL final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The opening pair added a match-defining 167 runs, Gujarat's highest opening partnership in the Playoffs, effectively taking the game away from RR after they had posted 214-6, thanks largely to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 96 and late fireworks from Donovan Ferreira.

Reflecting on the chase, Sudharsan said they never allowed the scoreboard pressure to affect their approach. "We were not looking at the score. We were just playing, taking ball by ball. And we kept it very simple, to be honest. We just had every-ball process, and we kept on doing that, and to be honest, Shubman just took the game away. The way he played was just unbelievable," Sudharsan said in a video released by IPL on X.

Gill's fifth IPL century was the centrepiece of GT's chase as he struck 15 boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of nearly 200. Sudharsan complemented him perfectly before being dismissed in bizarre fashion - hit wicket for the second successive match.

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