IPL 2026: Holder’s impact performance lifts GT to crucial win
Updated On: 02 May, 2026 09:56 AM IST | Ahmedabad | Sunil K Vaidya
Jason Holder starred with both bat and ball, picking up two wickets and taking three catches to guide Gujarat Titans to a comfortable win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The all-rounder’s impact has added momentum to GT’s campaign after a slow start

GT’s Jason Holder is ecstatic after dismissing RCB’s Jitesh Sharma in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Pic/PTI
West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder, 34, had to spend time on the bench in the first six matches of the 19th edition of the IPL, but after being included in the playing XI, he has turned Gujarat Titans’s otherwise ordinary run into one extra-ordinary one.
In only his third match for GT this season, Holder turned in a Player of the Match-winning performance, picking up two vital wickets (2-29) and holding on to three crucial catches, as GT beat in-form defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets on Thursday.
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