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Jason Holder’s 4 wickets and Sai Sudarshan’s brilliant innings got fans excited as GT won against PBKS in IPL 2026.

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Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad witnessed a spectacular cricket spectacle on Sunday. Gujarat Titans (GT) achieved a thrilling victory by 4 wickets Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 46th match of ipl 2026 Season. In a contest that swung like a pendulum, GT maintained its composure till the end of the game and successfully chased the target of 164 to consolidate its position in the points table.

Jason Holder’s 4-fer dismantles PBKS batting line-up in first innings

Decision to bowl after winning the toss Shubman GillHis decision was immediately proved correct by his pace battery. Punjab Kings had a bad start and had to face defeat. Priyansh Arya And cooper connolly For a duck in the first three balls of the match, courtesy a blistering opening spell. Mohammad Siraj (2/28). When? Prabhsimran Singh has fallen so far Kagiso Rabada In the powerplay, PBKS were wobbly at 35/3.

However, the middle overs were entirely his name. jason holder. The legendary West Indies all-rounder gave a masterclass in disciplined seam bowling and took 4 wickets for 24 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Holder breaks first resistance Shreyas Iyer (19) and Nehal Vadhera (0) In quick succession, PBKS’s middle order disintegrated at 47/5.

A spirited counter-attack by Suryansh ShedgeWho scored a quick 57 runs (including 4 fours and 4 sixes) in 29 balls, and scored 40 runs in a row. marcus stoinisBriefly threatened to take the game away from GT. Nevertheless, Holder returned to remove the dangerous Stoinis Xavier Bartlett In the 18th over, the momentum was effectively halted. Despite a late cameo from Marco Jensen (20), PBKS finished on 163/9, a total that looked competitive but was probably 15 runs short given the conditions.

Sai Sudarshan’s steady innings leads GT to emphatic win over PBKS

Chasing the target was far from a walk in the park for Gujarat Titans. Captain Gill was out early after scoring just 5 runs, but the innings got support. Sai Sudarshan. The young left-hander played a mature and calculated innings of 57 runs in 41 balls with the help of five fours and a sky-scraping six.

Sudarshan finds suitable partners jos buttler (26) and Nishant Sindhu (15), creating a partnership that keeps the required run rate within reach. After Sudarshan was out in the 15th over. Vijaykumar Vaishya, The match entered a tense final phase. With the score at 124/4, the veteran washington beautiful took charge. Sundar’s unbeaten inning of 40 runs in 23 balls proved to be the clinical edge required for GT.

The drama was at its peak in the last over bowled by Stoinis. 12 runs were needed from the last six balls and after the defeat jason holdeFrom (5) Arshdeep Singh Before the final over, the pressure was immense. Arshad Khan (8*) And Sundar rotated the strike brilliantly, bringing the equation down to 3 runs required from 2 balls. Sundar maintained his composure and found the shot to seal victory at 167/6 with one ball to spare.

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