IPL 2024: Miller, Sudarshan combine to help Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad

Home advantage at the Indian Premier League reigned supreme once again as the Gujarat Titans romped home to a seven-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.

Having won the toss and deciding to bat first, the Hyderabad side posted 163/8 on a sweltering hot Ahmedabad afternoon. Travis Head and Mayank Agarwal got things off to a flyer until the Afghan spin duo of Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan along with Azmatullah Omarzai pulled things back in the middle.

Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen, the heroes of the record-breaking innings against Mumbai Indians, made decent contributions, but the pitch that had helped the openers during the Powerplay starting slowing down. In the end, the sixth-wicket partnership between Abdul Samad and Shahbaz Ahmed helped Hyderabad post a competitive total.

The home side began the chase well with captain Shubman Gill striking 36 off 28 balls before departing in an unlikely fashion, mistiming a slice and Samad holding on to the catch. However, impact player Sai Sudarshan along with David Miller put on a brilliant 64-run partnership for the third wicket and ensured that Gujarat pocketed the two points with ease.

Turning point of the match

Until the 15th over, Hyderabad were on course for a win. Pat Cummins had marshalled his troops well enough...

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