Sai Sudharsan has been dismissed in one of the most heartbreaking fashions possible as Gujarat Titans lost their first wicket in their 255-run chase against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 at Dharamsala.<\/p>\n
Jacob Duffy bowled a short of a good length delivery angling across the left-hander. Sudharsan stayed back and played a rasping cut past point, but as he completed the shot the bat slipped out of his hands, fell behind him and bounced onto the stumps. He was already setting off for the run when he turned back to see the ball crash into the stumps. Sai Sudharsan hit wkt b Duffy 14 (9) [4s: 3].<\/p>\n
The dismissal is only the second hit wicket in IPL playoff history, after Kusal Mendis was dismissed the same way for GT against MI in New Chandigarh last year. On that occasion it was GT who benefited. This time it is GT who are on the wrong end of the rarest of dismissals, and at the worst possible time in a high-stakes Qualifier 1.<\/p>\n
GT now need 241 more runs with 19 wickets in hand as the chase gets underway under pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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