Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill continued his sensational IPL 2026 campaign with another classy half-century against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday, May 21. The stylish right-hander reached the milestone in emphatic fashion, smashing Noor Ahmad for a six on the final ball of the seventh over.
Noor tossed one up on the middle stump, and Gill instantly capitalised, launching the delivery over deep mid-wicket to bring up his fifty in just 23 balls. The knock once again highlighted the GT skipper’s incredible consistency and aggressive intent at the top of the order this season.
This was Gill’s sixth half-century of IPL 2026 and the 31st fifty of his IPL career, to go along with his four centuries in the tournament. His fluent innings also ensured Gujarat maintained complete control after being asked to bat first by CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.
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GT openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan gave the hosts a flying start, powering the team to 62 without loss in the powerplay. The duo continued to dominate the CSK bowling attack and brought up the 100-run partnership milestone on the very first ball of the 10th over.
6️⃣th fifty in TATA IPL 2026 for Shubman Gill! 👏
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Sai Sudharsan also extended his brilliant form by reaching a well-made fifty off 35 deliveries. At the time of writing, Gujarat Titans were cruising at 201/1 after 18 overs, with Sai Sudharsan batting on 78.
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Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh
Impact Subs: Kartik Sharma, Macneil Noronha, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldip Yadav, Aman Khan
