Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill kept the spotlight on himself off the field as well, firing another social-media dig at a rival franchise. On Sunday in Ahmedabad, Gill’s GT dealt Punjab Kings a major blow in IPL 2026, knocking them out of a brilliant run with a tense chase that ended with a winning six from Washington Sundar. Punjab managed 163/9, but their bowlers could only push the contest to the last over before Sundar finished it.
After the match, Gill posted a playful image for his followers, taking aim at PBKS in the process. In the picture, Gill is joined by Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar as the trio recreates Punjab Kings’ signature on-field pose. The caption read: “Bas jeetna hai. Aava de,” adding to the light-hearted rivalry.
This was not Gill’s first time using humour to stir up competition. His first jab came after GT’s game against Chennai Super Kings, when he shared a photo with a yellow whistle in hand—an item closely associated with CSK’s familiar celebrations. Later, he turned his attention to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, posting an image with Virat Kohli and the caption “Play Bold @jaseholder98.”
Back in the match against Punjab Kings, GT had an early edge with the ball. Mohammed Siraj struck quickly, removing Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly in the opening over. Kagiso Rabada then made another breakthrough in the sixth over, dismissing Prabhsimran Singh. Although Punjab had a recovery moment, including a 79-run partnership between Suryansh Shedge (57 off 29) and Marcus Stoinis (40 off 31), they were held to 163/9.
GT’s pursuit also began under pressure, but Sai Sudharsan steadied the innings with a knock of 57 off 41. Washington Sundar then took over in the closing stages, remaining 40 not out off 23 balls, and sealed the result with a six in the final over.
The win moved Gujarat Titans to sixth place, collecting 12 points in the process, while Punjab Kings stayed at the top with 13 points.
Gill summed up the chase strategy after the game, saying, “I think in chases like these, we would have liked to not take it as deep as it went but two crucial points. This is not the kind of wicket where we’ll chase in 15-16 overs. So we thought maybe one over before or a couple of overs before. That was the talk. If someone is set they should go deep because it’s not easy to hit from ball 1.”
