With this result, Gujarat Titans move to fifth place with two wins and two losses, accumulating four points, while Lucknow Super Giants slip to sixth position with an identical record.

After winning the toss, Gujarat Titans opted to field, with Lucknow Super Giants posting a total of 164 for eight wickets. Aiden Markram was the only batsman to surpass 20 runs, scoring 30 from 21 balls, including five boundaries and a six. Krishna was the standout bowler for Gujarat, taking four wickets for 28 runs.

During the chase, Gill contributed 56 runs from 40 balls with six fours and a six, while Buttler struck 60 from 37 balls with 11 fours, ensuring a comfortable win with seven wickets remaining and eight balls to spare. Sai Sudarshan began aggressively, hitting two fours off Mohammed Shami in the first over. He and Gill initially adopted a cautious approach before Gill accelerated, striking Shami for 20 runs in a sequence of boundaries.

Digvesh Rathi then dismissed Sudarshan for 15 runs off 14 balls. Gujarat reached 45 for one wicket after 5.1 overs. Buttler helped push the total beyond 50 runs with a backfoot punch, and both batsmen dominated left-arm spinner George Linde, scoring 21 runs in his first two overs. At the halfway point, Gujarat stood at 86 for one wicket, with Buttler unbeaten on 22 and Gill on 48. Gill, who reached 4,000 IPL runs during the innings, completed his second successive half-century in 34 balls.

Buttler ended the 12th over bowled by Avesh Khan with three consecutive fours, bringing up the 100-run partnership in 11.4 overs. He also achieved the milestone of 14,000 T20 runs and recorded his second successive fifty in the tournament, scoring nine fours in 29 balls. Prince Yadav broke the 84-run partnership by dismissing Gill, caught behind by Rishabh Pant, for 56 runs. Gujarat were 129 for two wickets after 14.5 overs. Shami then dismissed Buttler for 60 runs off 37 balls with 11 fours, caught by Markram.

Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia finished the innings with a 36-run unbeaten partnership, closing the chase at 165 for three wickets in 18.4 overs. Sundar was not out on 21 from 13 balls, including two fours and a six, and Tewatia remained unbeaten on 10. Shami, Prince Yadav, and Digvesh Rathi claimed one wicket each for Lucknow Super Giants.

Krishna's bowling was instrumental in restricting the hosts to 164 for eight wickets. He removed openers Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, and Mukul Choudhary, preventing Lucknow from gaining momentum. Despite contributions from Markram and the lower order, Lucknow could only set a modest target.

Lucknow's innings got off to an aggressive start, with Mitchell Marsh scoring 11 runs in four balls, including a six and a four, before Kagiso Rabada dismissed him in the second over. Rishabh Pant (18 runs off 11 balls) and Markram briefly appeared to threaten Gujarat's position before Pant was caught while attempting a shot off Mohammed Siraj. Lucknow reached 60 for two wickets in six overs.

Prasidh Krishna's entrance proved decisive; he dismissed Markram on the final ball of the seventh over and later removed Badoni and Pooran, the latter having hit consecutive sixes off Rashid Khan. Lucknow were 109 for five wickets in 14.3 overs. Krishna finished with figures of 4 for 28 after also dismissing Mukul Choudhary. Lucknow stood at 131 for seven wickets in 18.1 overs before George Linde and Mohammed Shami added valuable late runs, the latter hitting a six in the final over. Ashok Sharma bowled economically for Gujarat, taking two wickets for 32 runs in four overs.