Credit: BCCI/IPL

Credit: BCCI/IPL

Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2023. Gujarat also ensured a top-2 spot for them in the points table, which meant they would play Qualifier-1 of the IPL 2023 on 23rd May at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. 

A loss for SRH also ensured they became the second team after Delhi Capitals to get knocked out from the playoffs race in IPL 2023. SRH's batting collapse in the second innings faltered their side to a 34-run loss against GT, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's effort of picking a five-wicket haul in the first innings ended in vain. Among GT bowlers, both Shami and Mohit Sharma took four wickets.

In the first innings, GT posted a total of 188/9 with the help of a stunning century from Shubman Gill.

Numbers and Stats from GT vs SRH game:

1 -
Shubman Gill registered his maiden hundred in the IPL.

Highest Score for GT in the IPL:
Shubman Gill - 101 vs SRH in Ahmedabad, 2023
Shubman Gill - 96 vs PBKS in Mumbai (BS), 2022
David Miller - 94* vs CSK in Pune, 2022
Shubman Gill - 94* vs LSG in Ahmedabad, 2023
Hardik Pandya - 87* vs RR in Navi Mumbai, 2022

Shubman Gill became the first batsman to smash a century for GT in the IPL.

Most runs for GT in the IPL:
Shubman Gill - 1059
Hardik Pandya - 776
David Miller - 730

Shubman Gill became the first batsman to complete 1000 runs for GT in the IPL.

1 -
Shubman Gill smashed only one six in his innings.

Batters to score a century in an IPL inning with only one six:
Virat Kohli vs GL in Rajkot, 2016
Shikhar Dhawan vs CSK in Sharjah, 2020
Shubman Gill vs SRH in Ahmedabad, 2023

3 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the third bowler to pick two five-wicket hauls in the IPL.

Bowlers to pick two five-wicket hauls in IPL:
James Faulkner
Jaydev Unadkat
Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's five-wicket haul in IPL:
5/19 vs PBKS in Hyderabad, 2017
5/30 vs GT in Ahmedabad, 2023

Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the second player after Ravindra Jadeja to score 25 runs and pick 5 wickets in an IPL match.


3 - Mohit Sharma recorded his third four-wicket haul in the IPL. 

Mohit Sharma's four-wicket haul in the IPL:
4/14 vs MI in Dubai, 2014 
4/29 vs LSG in Ahmedabad, 2023
4/28 vs SRH in Ahmedabad, 2023

4/21 - Mohammed Shami recorded a bowling figure of 4/21 in the IPL.

Mohammed Shami's best bowling figures in the IPL:
4/11 vs DC in Ahmedabad, 2023
4/21 vs SRH in Ahmedabad, 2023
3/15 vs DC in Dubai, 2020
3/21 vs MI in Mumbai (WS), 2019
3/21 vs RR in Dubai, 2021

5 - For the first time in an IPL season, five Indian batters scored a century.

Most Indian batters scoring Century in an IPL season: 
5 in 2023
4 in 2019
3 in 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021

Indian Batters to Score a Century in the IPL 2023: 
Venkatesh Iyer
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Suryakumar Yadav
Prabhsimran Singh
Shubman Gill

17 -
In GT vs SRH game, overall a total of 17 wickets was picked by pace bowlers alone in this game.

Most wickets picked by pace bowlers alone in an IPL match:
17 in GT vs SRH in Ahmedabad, 2023

15 in KTK vs Dec in Kochi, 2011
15 in CSK vs RCB in Chennai, 2015
15 in SRH vs DC in Hyderabad, 2019
15 in KKR vs GT in Navi Mumbai, 2022

64 - Heinrich Klaasen has recorded his highest score (64) in the IPL.

Highest Score for Heinrich Klaasen in the IPL:
64 vs GT in Ahmedabad, 2023
53* vs DC in Delhi, 2023
47 vs LSG in Hyderabad, 2023

68 - Heinrich Klaasen and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had a 68-run partnership for the 8th wicket in this game.

Highest 8th wicket partnership in the IPL:
James Faulkner-Brad Hodge: 69 vs MI in Ahmedabad, 2014
Heinrich Klaasen-Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 68 vs GT in Ahmedabad, 2023
Harbhajan Singh-Ryan McLaren: 53* vs Dec in Navi Mumbai, 2010

147 - Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have stitched a partnership of 147 runs for the second wicket in this match.

Highest partnership for GT in the IPL:
Shubman Gill-Sai Sudharsan: 147 vs SRH in Ahmedabad, 2023

Wriddhiman Saha-Shubman Gill: 142 vs LSG in Ahmedabad, 2023
Wriddhiman Saha-Shubman Gill: 106 vs MI in Mumbai(BS), 2022
Hardik Pandya-David Miller: 106* vs RR in Kolkata, 2022