Gill, Sudharsan Rewrite Record Books in Gujarat Titans' Dominant IPL Win

Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill continued their extraordinary IPL 2026 season by rewriting record books during Gujarat Titans’ crushing 89-run win over Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The GT opening pair once again dominated proceedings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, stitching together a commanding 125-run stand that laid the foundation for Gujarat’s massive total of 229/4. Gill smashed 64 off just 37 deliveries, while Sudharsan followed it up with a brilliant 84 off 53 balls. But beyond the runs and boundaries, the night turned into another landmark occasion for the two batters as they shattered and matched a host of IPL and T20 records. Back-to-back 600-run seasons for both GT stars Sudharsan and Gill both crossed the 600-run mark this season, becoming only the sixth pair in IPL history to have two batters from the same team score 600-plus runs in a single edition. They had already achieved the feat in IPL 2025, making them the first pair to do it in two seasons. 600-plus runs by two different batters for a team in an IPL edition Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli (RCB, 2013) Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers (RCB, 2016) Ruturaj Gaikwad & Faf du Plessis (CSK, 2021) Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis (RCB, 2023) Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT, 2025) Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT, 2026) Sudharsan also entered an elite list of batters with consecutive 600-plus IPL campaigns. Only Chris Gayle, David Warner, KL Rahul and Kohli had achieved the feat before him. Gill joined the same list with his second straight 600-plus season, underlining the consistency of GT’s opening combination. 600-plus aggregates in consecutive IPL editions 3 - Chris Gayle (2011, 2012, 2013) 3 - David Warner (2016, 2017, 2019) 3 - KL Rahul (2020, 2021, 2022) 3 - Virat Kohli (2023, 2024, 2025) 2 - Shubman Gill (2025, 2026) 2 - Sai Sudharsan (2025, 2026) Sudharsan equals rare IPL milestone Sudharsan’s 84 was also his fifth consecutive 50-plus score in IPL 2026, equalling the all-time IPL record jointly held by Virender Sehwag, Jos Buttler and Warner. The stylish left-hander now has 638 runs from 14 matches this season and remains one of the frontrunners for the Orange Cap. Most consecutive 50-plus scores in the IPL 5 - Virender Sehwag in 2012 5 - Jos Buttler in 2018 5 - David Warner in 2019 5 - Sai Sudharsan in 2026 Gill reaches 6000 T20 runs in elite company Gill achieved another massive milestone during the innings by becoming the seventh-fastest batter in men’s T20 cricket to complete 6000 runs. The GT captain reached the landmark in just 185 innings, making him the second-fastest Indian after Rahul and placing him alongside some of the greatest T20 batters in history. Remarkably, only three other cricketers — Babar Azam, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Will Jacks — had crossed 6000 T20 runs before turning 27. GT opening pair now among T20’s greatest Gill and Sudharsan’s partnership numbers are now entering historic territory. The duo now have 10 century stands together in men’s T20 cricket, equalling legendary pairs like Gayle-Kohli, Kohli-AB de Villiers and Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan for the most 100-plus partnerships in the format. Most century stands Men’s T20 cricket (any wicket) 10 - Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan (46 inns) 10 - Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli (63 inns) 10 - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (75 inns) 10 - AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (77 inns) They also moved to second place in the list of highest opening partnership aggregates in IPL history with 1898 runs together, behind only the iconic Warner-Shikhar Dhawan pair. Another milestone followed as Gill and Sudharsan registered their 15th fifty-plus opening stand in just 31 innings — the joint second-most in IPL history. With playoffs approaching, Gujarat Titans’ destructive opening duo seem to be peaking at exactly the right time — and the records just keep coming.