In a moment of misfortune, Gill attempted to swat a full toss from Vaibhav Arora but ended up picking out Rinku Singh at deep square leg, cutting short what looked like a potential match-winning innings

This marked the second occasion in Gill's IPL career where he was dismissed in the 90s, the first being a 96-run effort against Punjab Kings in 2022. With this latest near-miss, Gill has now joined an elite but unfortunate club, becoming only the fourth Indian batter in IPL history to be dismissed in the 90s two or more times. The others on the list include Ruturaj Gaikwad (3 times), Virat Kohli (2), and KL Rahul (2).

At the other end, Sai Sudharsan continued his remarkable run of form, scoring a composed 52 off 36 deliveries

The left-hander matched Gill stroke for stroke in a solid 114-run opening partnership, the duo’s fourth century stand as openers in IPL. With Monday’s effort, Sudharsan climbed to the top of the Orange Cap leaderboard with 417 runs from eight innings, striking at 152.18

Gill’s innings on Monday was both fluent and authoritative, laced with 10 boundaries and three sixes. His performance also took his season tally past the 300-run mark, pushing him to seventh in the Orange Cap standings with 305 runs from eight innings at a strike rate of 153.26

Despite a relatively subdued powerplay, Gujarat Titans accelerated well through the middle overs. The innings received a final flourish from Jos Buttler, who remained unbeaten on 41 off 23 balls. Buttler’s late surge, featuring crisp boundaries and clever placement, ensured GT finished on a commanding 198 for 3