Gujarat's Titans captain Shubman Gill was once again influential with the bat, but was rejected through a controversial runout during his IPL 2025 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Ahmedabad on Friday. Gill, who saw on the road for a large hundred, fell to 76 off 38 balls after a difficult third umpire call.
The playoff race with SRH requires a win to survive, Pat Cummins opted for bowling first. Meanwhile, Gujarat was sitting comfortably in the top half of the table with 12 points and finishing a top-two. The GT openers registered the best powerplay score of 82 without any loss, blazing all guns. Gill and his early companions, B Sai Reformson, made a solid start with the later scripting history by becoming the fastest Indian to reach 2,000 T20 runs. The 23 balls included nine limitations in the cameo of 48 out of 48.
After reforming the seventh over, Gill continued to anchor the innings, reaching half a century in only 25 balls. Meanwhile, the controversial incident occurred in the 13th over, when Jose Butler pushed to the single after hitting a short fine leg. However, Harshal Patel displayed talent with a straight throw at the end of the keeper, where Heinrich Klassen extended his glove to complete the run-out, which reduced his crease.
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After consulting with the third umpire, Repley brushed the ball to Chlesen's glove before disliked the stump. The third umpire took several angles and frames before confirming that the ball deflection indicated that the stumps were killed before any glove contact, causing the bell to fall. Gill was angry with the call made and was engaged in a hot exchange with the fourth umpire after returning to the dugout. By the 19th over, GT's scorecard read at 212/3, at the crease with Shah Rukh Khan and Washington Sundar.
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