The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has reached a crucial juncture, with all ten teams fighting for a berth in the playoffs, scheduled later this month.
With only a few more games left in the league stage of this edition, Punjab Kings (PBKS) suffered only their second defeat on Saturday, May 3, when they went down against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium. After being restricted to 163/9 in 20 overs, courtesy a four-fer from Jason Holder, GT chased the total with ease with a ball to spare.
Sai Sudharsan breaks Gayle's record
A well-made 41-ball 57 from Sai Sudharsan and a crucial unbeaten 40 from Washington Sundar guided the home side to their sixth win. Furthermore, during their chase, opening batter Sai Sudharsan also went on to etch his name in history books. The 24-year-old went on to break Chris Gayle's 13-year-old record of scoring most runs after 50 IPL matches. The Chennai-born played a composed innings of 41-ball 57, which was laced with 5 fours and one six, striking at the rate of 139.02.
With this knock, his run tally now boasts of 2178 runs across 50 IPL matches, thus surpassing Gayle's record of 2061 runs, which came 13 years ago. The duo is followed by Mitchell Marsh, who sits in third place with 1933 runs after first 50 IPL innings.
Fastest to 200 IPL runs by innings
| Player | Team/s | Innings |
|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 47 (IPL 2026) |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kings XI Punjab | 48 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Kings XI Punjab | 52 |
GT edges past PBKS to register 4-wicket win in IPL 2026
Speaking of the game between GT and PBKS, the bowlers set up an easy win for the home team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Winning the toss, GT invited PBKS to bat first. After a quick fall of wickets early in the innings, the Punjab middle order got them back in the game, with Suryansh Shedge (57 off 29), Marcus Stoinis (40 off 31) playing key knocks to help put 163/9 in their 20 overs.
Jason Holder starred with the ball for GT, picking a four-wicket haul, whereas Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada also had two each under their name. In reply, the Titans chased the total with ease with only one ball to spare, courtesy of 57 off 41 from Sai Sudharsan and an unbeaten 40 off Washington Sundar's bat, thus registering a 4-wicket win.