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![Suryansh Shedge: Should have stayed longer because I was set Spending time in the middle was the mantra for Suryansh Shedge, whose 57 off 29 balls had temporarily seemed to have dragged Punjab Kings out of the woods on Sunday.The visitor eventually lost by four wickets against the Gujarat Titans, but Shedge, having waited for long to pounce on an opportunity, got much-needed gametime.“I wouldn’t say I was waiting. I was preparing. So, I look at it from that perspective that whenever I’m thrown into a situation, I should be ready for that. I’ve been speaking to Ricky [Ponting] sir a lot. I’ve been speaking to our captain a lot because I know him. The only thing they tell me is whenever the opportunity knocks, you have to be ready and take it with both hands. So that’s what I tried to do,” Shedge said.“It’s just sometimes some batters get good balls and they get out. But my only intention was to spend as much time as I could. And that, I think, made things easier as I progressed through the innings.”Despite being his side’s best batter and getting it to a competitive 163 on a two-paced wicket, Shedge took responsibility for the loss.“That 7.5-metre length was difficult to play. I think it was a bit two-paced because of the grass and the black soil. And I think at the end of the day, if we would have saved some runs here and there, we would have ended up winning the game. But I put my hand up. I think I should have stayed there because I was set. And if I would have let that ball go [from Kagiso Rabada], things would have been different,” Shedge said.Published on May 04, 2026 #Suryansh #Shedge #stayed #longer #set](https://i0.wp.com/ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/s7dydp/article70937916.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/VIS_2885.JPG?ssl=1 "Suryansh Shedge: Should have stayed longer because I was set Spending time in the middle was the mantra for Suryansh Shedge, whose 57 off 29 balls had temporarily seemed to have dragged Punjab Kings out of the woods on Sunday.The visitor eventually lost by four wickets against the Gujarat Titans, but Shedge, having waited for long to pounce on an opportunity, got much-needed gametime.“I wouldn’t say I was waiting. I was preparing. So, I look at it from that perspective that whenever I’m thrown into a situation, I should be ready for that. I’ve been speaking to Ricky [Ponting] sir a lot. I’ve been speaking to our captain a lot because I know him. The only thing they tell me is whenever the opportunity knocks, you have to be ready and take it with both hands. So that’s what I tried to do,” Shedge said.“It’s just sometimes some batters get good balls and they get out. But my only intention was to spend as much time as I could. And that, I think, made things easier as I progressed through the innings.”Despite being his side’s best batter and getting it to a competitive 163 on a two-paced wicket, Shedge took responsibility for the loss.“That 7.5-metre length was difficult to play. I think it was a bit two-paced because of the grass and the black soil. And I think at the end of the day, if we would have saved some runs here and there, we would have ended up winning the game. But I put my hand up. I think I should have stayed there because I was set. And if I would have let that ball go [from Kagiso Rabada], things would have been different,” Shedge said.Published on May 04, 2026 #Suryansh #Shedge #stayed #longer #set")
Spending time in the middle was the mantra for Suryansh Shedge, whose 57 off 29 balls had temporarily seemed to have dragged Punjab Kings out of the woods on Sunday.
The visitor eventually lost by four wickets against the Gujarat Titans, but Shedge, having waited for long to pounce on an opportunity, got much-needed gametime.
“I wouldn’t say I was waiting. I was preparing. So, I look at it from that perspective that whenever I’m thrown into a situation, I should be ready for that. I’ve been speaking to Ricky [Ponting] sir a lot. I’ve been speaking to our captain a lot because I know him. The only thing they tell me is whenever the opportunity knocks, you have to be ready and take it with both hands. So that’s what I tried to do,” Shedge said.
“It’s just sometimes some batters get good balls and they get out. But my only intention was to spend as much time as I could. And that, I think, made things easier as I progressed through the innings.”
Despite being his side’s best batter and getting it to a competitive 163 on a two-paced wicket, Shedge took responsibility for the loss.
“That 7.5-metre length was difficult to play. I think it was a bit two-paced because of the grass and the black soil. And I think at the end of the day, if we would have saved some runs here and there, we would have ended up winning the game. But I put my hand up. I think I should have stayed there because I was set. And if I would have let that ball go [from Kagiso Rabada], things would have been different,” Shedge said.
Published on May 04, 2026
Spending time in the middle was the mantra for Suryansh Shedge, whose 57 off 29 balls had temporarily seemed to have dragged Punjab Kings out of the woods on Sunday.
The visitor eventually lost by four wickets against the Gujarat Titans, but Shedge, having waited for long to pounce on an opportunity, got much-needed gametime.
“I wouldn’t say I was waiting. I was preparing. So, I look at it from that perspective that whenever I’m thrown into a situation, I should be ready for that. I’ve been speaking to Ricky [Ponting] sir a lot. I’ve been speaking to our captain a lot because I know him. The only thing they tell me is whenever the opportunity knocks, you have to be ready and take it with both hands. So that’s what I tried to do,” Shedge said.
“It’s just sometimes some batters get good balls and they get out. But my only intention was to spend as much time as I could. And that, I think, made things easier as I progressed through the innings.”
Despite being his side’s best batter and getting it to a competitive 163 on a two-paced wicket, Shedge took responsibility for the loss.
“That 7.5-metre length was difficult to play. I think it was a bit two-paced because of the grass and the black soil. And I think at the end of the day, if we would have saved some runs here and there, we would have ended up winning the game. But I put my hand up. I think I should have stayed there because I was set. And if I would have let that ball go [from Kagiso Rabada], things would have been different,” Shedge said.
Published on May 04, 2026
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A resurgent Gujarat Titans (GT) will be keen on extending its winning run and solidifying its Playoffs bid when it hosts Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Two consecutive wins have nudged GT to the brink of top four, and in toppling defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday, it got the tailwind it needed before facing the table topper.
Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj’s incisive opening burst was vital in sapping the momentum out of RCB’s innings. In fact, the pair has disrupted teams consistently in the early overs. Rabada is the most successful bowler in the PowerPlay this year with 10 wickets. Siraj has six wickets but his economy of 6.95 is the second-best by any bowler (min. 60 balls bowled) in this phase.
Punjab deploys a batting template similar to RCB and can be thrown off track by the pair. Prabhsimran Singh, PBKS’ in-form batter at the top, has been nabbed twice in three innings by Rabada and averages just 10.
That the game will be played on Pitch No. 5, where Rabada had reduced Mumbai Indians to 44 for three in the PowerPlay earlier this season, only adds to the home team’s advantage.
Arshad Khan has pulled his weight in the absence of Prasidh Krishna, and has five wickets from two games. Arshad and Jason Holder shared five wickets between them against RCB. If Rabada accounts for the top-order, this duo will be cherishing the prospect of bowling to a still untested middle-order. Barring Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten fifty in the last match, the highest a batter outside PBKS’ top-four has scored is 29.
Two wickets for 19 runs in the last match would instil enough confidence in Rashid Khan to take on the daunting task of tying down Shreyas Iyer. The PBKS captain picked 17 runs off Rashid in just nine balls the last time the two faced off at this venue. However, across the IPL, Iyer’s strike rate hovers below 120 against the leg-spinner.
Punjab Kings’ batting has been dominant this season. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
Punjab Kings’ batting has been dominant this season. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
GT’s batting, still unable to find a fix for its long-standing middle-order snag, does not look as well-rounded as its bowling.
Last season, the top three of Shubman Gill, B. Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler had contributed more than 70 per cent of the side’s runs. This year, their combined haul is nearly 68 per cent.
Four of GT’s five wins have come while chasing, and in three of those one of them had struck a fifty. In the fourth, against RCB, the early ransacking by Gill and Buttler had all but ensured the result in the 156-run chase.
The addition of Holder has shored up the order but the middle-order is yet to make a contribution of note.
Against PBKS, though, Titans would be more than happy for its top-three to accumulate. The league leader’s batting dominance has veiled its bowling frailties. PBKS concedes at 10.86 during the field restrictions and has just nine wickets in this phase, both among the bottom four in the league.
Its showing isn’t great at the death either, with its economy rate of 11.25 being the second-worst among the 10 teams.
Conceding totals in excess of 220, like its last two games, is unlikely on Pitch No. 5, and PBKS would hope to put on a better show before its bowling lapses snowball into a bigger crisis.
Published on May 02, 2026
A resurgent Gujarat Titans (GT) will be keen on extending its winning run and solidifying its Playoffs bid when it hosts Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Two consecutive wins have nudged GT to the brink of top four, and in toppling defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday, it got the tailwind it needed before facing the table topper.
Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj’s incisive opening burst was vital in sapping the momentum out of RCB’s innings. In fact, the pair has disrupted teams consistently in the early overs. Rabada is the most successful bowler in the PowerPlay this year with 10 wickets. Siraj has six wickets but his economy of 6.95 is the second-best by any bowler (min. 60 balls bowled) in this phase.
Punjab deploys a batting template similar to RCB and can be thrown off track by the pair. Prabhsimran Singh, PBKS’ in-form batter at the top, has been nabbed twice in three innings by Rabada and averages just 10.
That the game will be played on Pitch No. 5, where Rabada had reduced Mumbai Indians to 44 for three in the PowerPlay earlier this season, only adds to the home team’s advantage.
Arshad Khan has pulled his weight in the absence of Prasidh Krishna, and has five wickets from two games. Arshad and Jason Holder shared five wickets between them against RCB. If Rabada accounts for the top-order, this duo will be cherishing the prospect of bowling to a still untested middle-order. Barring Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten fifty in the last match, the highest a batter outside PBKS’ top-four has scored is 29.
Two wickets for 19 runs in the last match would instil enough confidence in Rashid Khan to take on the daunting task of tying down Shreyas Iyer. The PBKS captain picked 17 runs off Rashid in just nine balls the last time the two faced off at this venue. However, across the IPL, Iyer’s strike rate hovers below 120 against the leg-spinner.
Punjab Kings’ batting has been dominant this season. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
Punjab Kings’ batting has been dominant this season. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
GT’s batting, still unable to find a fix for its long-standing middle-order snag, does not look as well-rounded as its bowling.
Last season, the top three of Shubman Gill, B. Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler had contributed more than 70 per cent of the side’s runs. This year, their combined haul is nearly 68 per cent.
Four of GT’s five wins have come while chasing, and in three of those one of them had struck a fifty. In the fourth, against RCB, the early ransacking by Gill and Buttler had all but ensured the result in the 156-run chase.
The addition of Holder has shored up the order but the middle-order is yet to make a contribution of note.
Against PBKS, though, Titans would be more than happy for its top-three to accumulate. The league leader’s batting dominance has veiled its bowling frailties. PBKS concedes at 10.86 during the field restrictions and has just nine wickets in this phase, both among the bottom four in the league.
Its showing isn’t great at the death either, with its economy rate of 11.25 being the second-worst among the 10 teams.
Conceding totals in excess of 220, like its last two games, is unlikely on Pitch No. 5, and PBKS would hope to put on a better show before its bowling lapses snowball into a bigger crisis.
Published on May 02, 2026
A resurgent Gujarat Titans (GT) will be keen on extending its winning run and solidifying…
Virat Kohli described the Chinnaswamy Stadium as a “special place to play cricket” as defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended its home campaign on a high after a controversy-ridden build-up to the season because of last year’s tragic stampede.
RCB on Friday rode on an explosive 115-run second-wicket stand between Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal to overhaul Gujarat Titans’ challenging 206-run target in 18.5 overs with five wickets in hand, finishing its home leg with four wins from five games.
RCB’s two remaining ‘home’ games will be played in Raipur due to prior arrangements.
“Firstly, we were quite happy we were able to play five games here and the fans get to see the team again,” said Kohli, who made a 44-ball 81 and was adjudged the player-of-the-match.
The Chinnaswamy was cleared to host seven IPL 2026 matches, including the final, after a successful safety review by government agencies days before the tournament.
READ | Kohli, Padikkal fifties trump Sudharsan century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins again
The venue is next scheduled to host one playoff and the summit clash in May.
“We were happy to play here, it’s a special place to play cricket. It’s been brilliant to play at home and win four games. Hopefully, we’ll be able to come back and play here again later in the season,” said Kohli in the post-match presentation.
Kohli was also effusive in his praise for Devdutt’s 27-ball 55, calling it the “difference” in the first half of the chase.
“To be honest, we had to assess the wicket early on because they (GT) have a quality bowling attack and chasing 200 in the Chinnaswamy, we were just one partnership away.
“This is the second time Dev (Padikkal) has come and done this. You never see him slogging the ball yet he’s playing so freely. His innings was the difference in the first half and then I was trying to stay in the game so he won’t feel the pressure,” said Kohli, who is now the Orange Cap holder with 328 runs from seven innings.
Put in to bat, Gujarat Titans had a strong 128-run opening stand in 12.4 overs, but its middle order failed to maintain momentum as RCB pulled things back, denying it an additional 10-20 runs.
“Even in our bowling innings, we did well to pull things back. We were looking at 230-235 at one stage,” said Kohli.
On the pitch, he added: “Best batting conditions we’ve had this season. So if we stayed in the game long enough it would get tougher and tougher for bowlers.
“Dev was going great guns and the idea was to keep the pressure on the bowlers. There was intent, clarity and feedback from the other and we didn’t have any doubts in the partnership and that’s what worked for us.”
We had our moments: Gill
GT skipper Shubman Gill rued the dropped chance of Kohli on zero by Washington Sundar off Mohammed Siraj.
“When a batsman gets dropped on nought, it’s always tough on the fielder but it’s important how you come back into the game,” said Gill.
“We had our moments but we were not consistently able to hit the length balls. And I think they batted beautifully in the middle overs.”
Gill also pointed out GT’s middle-overs slowdown as a key factor.
“Definitely, I think from 16th to 19th overs, we couldn’t get any boundaries and couldn’t get as many runs as we would have liked. Those were crucial overs for us.
“At the end of the powerplay, we were in a good position and it was about taking wickets in the middle overs and were not able to after the powerplay got over.”
Published on Apr 25, 2026
Virat Kohli described the Chinnaswamy Stadium as a “special place to play cricket” as defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended its home campaign on a high after a controversy-ridden build-up to the season because of last year’s tragic stampede.
RCB on Friday rode on an explosive 115-run second-wicket stand between Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal to overhaul Gujarat Titans’ challenging 206-run target in 18.5 overs with five wickets in hand, finishing its home leg with four wins from five games.
RCB’s two remaining ‘home’ games will be played in Raipur due to prior arrangements.
“Firstly, we were quite happy we were able to play five games here and the fans get to see the team again,” said Kohli, who made a 44-ball 81 and was adjudged the player-of-the-match.
The Chinnaswamy was cleared to host seven IPL 2026 matches, including the final, after a successful safety review by government agencies days before the tournament.
READ | Kohli, Padikkal fifties trump Sudharsan century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins again
The venue is next scheduled to host one playoff and the summit clash in May.
“We were happy to play here, it’s a special place to play cricket. It’s been brilliant to play at home and win four games. Hopefully, we’ll be able to come back and play here again later in the season,” said Kohli in the post-match presentation.
Kohli was also effusive in his praise for Devdutt’s 27-ball 55, calling it the “difference” in the first half of the chase.
“To be honest, we had to assess the wicket early on because they (GT) have a quality bowling attack and chasing 200 in the Chinnaswamy, we were just one partnership away.
“This is the second time Dev (Padikkal) has come and done this. You never see him slogging the ball yet he’s playing so freely. His innings was the difference in the first half and then I was trying to stay in the game so he won’t feel the pressure,” said Kohli, who is now the Orange Cap holder with 328 runs from seven innings.
Put in to bat, Gujarat Titans had a strong 128-run opening stand in 12.4 overs, but its middle order failed to maintain momentum as RCB pulled things back, denying it an additional 10-20 runs.
“Even in our bowling innings, we did well to pull things back. We were looking at 230-235 at one stage,” said Kohli.
On the pitch, he added: “Best batting conditions we’ve had this season. So if we stayed in the game long enough it would get tougher and tougher for bowlers.
“Dev was going great guns and the idea was to keep the pressure on the bowlers. There was intent, clarity and feedback from the other and we didn’t have any doubts in the partnership and that’s what worked for us.”
We had our moments: Gill
GT skipper Shubman Gill rued the dropped chance of Kohli on zero by Washington Sundar off Mohammed Siraj.
“When a batsman gets dropped on nought, it’s always tough on the fielder but it’s important how you come back into the game,” said Gill.
“We had our moments but we were not consistently able to hit the length balls. And I think they batted beautifully in the middle overs.”
Gill also pointed out GT’s middle-overs slowdown as a key factor.
“Definitely, I think from 16th to 19th overs, we couldn’t get any boundaries and couldn’t get as many runs as we would have liked. Those were crucial overs for us.
“At the end of the powerplay, we were in a good position and it was about taking wickets in the middle overs and were not able to after the powerplay got over.”
Published on Apr 25, 2026
Virat Kohli described the Chinnaswamy Stadium as a “special place to play cricket” as defending…
Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan brought up his third century in the IPL against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
Sudharsan scored his first century in the IPL against CSK in 2024, before he scored his second century against DC in 2025.
Sudharsan brought up his century in 57 balls, smashing the RCB bowlers to all parts of the park. It was a typical innings from the 24-year-old, starting his innings cautiously and consolidating, before unleashing his shots and upping the ante after he settled.
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Sudharsan hit 11 fours and five sixes in his innings, and was dismissed on 100 immediately after bringing up his century by Josh Hazlewood. With Jos Buttler still at the crease and having lost just two wickets, GT are in a good position to post a big total on the board.
Published on Apr 24, 2026
Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan brought up his third century in the IPL against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
Sudharsan scored his first century in the IPL against CSK in 2024, before he scored his second century against DC in 2025.
Sudharsan brought up his century in 57 balls, smashing the RCB bowlers to all parts of the park. It was a typical innings from the 24-year-old, starting his innings cautiously and consolidating, before unleashing his shots and upping the ante after he settled.
FOLLOW THE IPL 2026 LIVE: RCB VS GT
Sudharsan hit 11 fours and five sixes in his innings, and was dismissed on 100 immediately after bringing up his century by Josh Hazlewood. With Jos Buttler still at the crease and having lost just two wickets, GT are in a good position to post a big total on the board.
Published on Apr 24, 2026
Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan brought up his third century in the IPL against Royal…
