Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan kept their electrifying IPL 2026 momentum going with another commanding start against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. With the season already secured for a playoff berth, Gujarat still delivered with the same intensity, as the pair combined for a brilliant 125-run opening stand that left the CSK bowlers struggling to find a consistent plan.
Gill and Sudharsan have been central to Gujarat Titans’ top-order success throughout the campaign. Their ability to bat through the early overs and build strong platforms has repeatedly set the tone for the innings, and in this match they once again did exactly that—turning the powerplay into a springboard and forcing CSK to chase from an uncomfortable position.
Both batters have now cleared the 600-run milestone in IPL 2026, a remarkable achievement that makes them the only same-franchise pairing in IPL history to produce two players with 600-plus runs in back-to-back seasons. They also managed the same feat in IPL 2025, underlining how consistently this particular opening combination has delivered across multiple years.
While several teams have previously managed to field two 600-plus run scorers within a single IPL edition, no franchise had repeated that mark using the same two batters across different seasons—until Gujarat’s Gill and Sudharsan made it happen. The numbers reflect more than just a one-off hot streak; it is the kind of sustained run of form that becomes a franchise hallmark.
There is also a wider historical angle to the milestone. Virat Kohli has crossed the 600-run mark three separate times in IPL history, doing so in 2013, 2016 and 2023—but each occasion came with a different batting partner. Kohli reached the threshold alongside Chris Gayle in 2013, with AB de Villiers in 2016 and alongside Faf du Plessis in 2023.
When it comes to two different batters reaching 600-plus runs for a team in the same IPL season, the list includes Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli for RCB in 2013, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for RCB in 2016, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis for CSK in 2021, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis for RCB in 2023, plus Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan for Gujarat Titans in 2025 and again in 2026.
In this particular contest, Gill struck early and effectively, scoring 64 off just 37 deliveries before being dismissed by Spencer Johnson. Sudharsan, meanwhile, continued his impressive run with another smooth half-century, reaching his fifty in only 35 balls and keeping the pressure firmly on CSK. The innings also extended Sudharsan’s streak to five straight 50-plus scores in IPL 2026, placing him level with some of the tournament’s most prolific performers.
Most consecutive 50-plus scores in IPL history stands at five, achieved by Virender Sehwag (2012), Jos Buttler (2018), David Warner (2019), and Sai Sudharsan (2026). Sudharsan’s current form has therefore not only powered Gujarat Titans’ innings in match after match, but also written itself into the record books.
