Everyone was shocked when Sai Sudharsan was dismissed through a hit-wicket during the second qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026between the Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur, in New Chandigarh.
It was the same situation for him a couple of days ago when he chopped his bat onto the stumps during the first qualifier against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Dharamsala and left the field with disappointment.
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On the fifth delivery of the 13th over of the innings, Brijesh Sharma went for a low full toss outside the off stump as the left-handed opening batter opened his bat face and sliced it behind the square on the off-side. The ball raced away to the fence just like it did in the previous game, but the accident had already occurred.
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In this evening, unlike Dharmsala, the ball didn't bounce or spin onto the stumps. It directly fell onto the sticks as it seemed to be an issue with the Chennai-born, who also had the bat slipping out of his hands when he opened the bat face to play the shot.
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The Gujarat Titans opener seemed to be having an issue with the gloves or perhaps the sweat. Shubman Gill, on the other hand, was on his haunches looking at the unfortunate dismissal in consecutive games. He was dismissed for 58 runs off 32 balls with eight boundaries and one six to now have 710 runs in IPL 2026.
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His wicket didn't change the process of the game as Gill continued his aggressive approach from the other end and celebrated a fine century off just 47 balls. It was his fifth century of the league, as he equaled Sanju Samson in the race and became the fourth leading century-maker of the event.
The GT captain was dismissed for 104 as he also crossed the 700-run mark during this campaign. RR bowlers were off the mark on most occasions of the game as GT claimed the vital victory by six wickets with eight balls to spare and qualfied to their third final of the league.
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GT- 219/3 (S Gill 104, Nandre Burger 1/35) beat RR- 214/6 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 96, Jason Holder 2/27) by 7-wickets.