Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard-IPL 2026 Match 56

Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 82 runs in IPL 2026 Match 56 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on May 12, 2026. GT posted 168/5 in 20 overs before dismissing SRH for 86 in 14.5 overs-their lowest-ever IPL total. Kagiso Rabada (3/28) and Jason Holder (3/20) led the bowling attack as GT climbed to No.1 on the IPL 2026 points table with 16 points. This Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match scorecard tells the story of a disciplined GT performance that combined a composed batting recovery with a ferocious powerplay bowling display to produce their biggest-ever IPL win.

Quick Stats-GT vs SRH IPL 2026 Match 56

Before diving into the full Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match scorecard, here are the numbers that define this contest at a glance.

• GT’s biggest-ever win in IPL history-82-run margin
• SRH’s lowest-ever total in IPL history-86 all out
• GT’s fifth consecutive win-joint-longest winning streak in franchise history
• Rabada and Holder combined: 6 wickets for 48 runs in 8 overs
• Sai Sudharsan: sixth half-century of IPL 2026-61 off 44 balls
• Travis Head dismissed for a golden duck-chase undone inside one over
• SRH lost 4 wickets inside the powerplay while chasing 169

Match Summary

Gujarat Titans won by 82 runs in a dominant all-round performance. GT recovered from an early powerplay wobble-26/2 after 6 overs-through a composed middle-order rebuild led by Sudharsan and Washington Sundar. SRH’s chase never started, their top four contributed just 26 runs combined before the sixth over, and the innings folded in 14.5 overs.

Detail	Info
Match	56th Match, IPL 2026
Date	May 12, 2026
Venue	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss	SRH won, elected to field
GT Score	168/5 (20 overs)
SRH Score	86/10 (14.5 overs)
Result	Gujarat Titans won by 82 runs
Player of the Match	Kagiso Rabada (3/28)

Gujarat Titans Batting Scorecard-First Innings

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GT’s first innings was built on one core partnership. After losing Gill and Buttler inside the powerplay, Sudharsan and Sindhu steadied the innings before Washington Sundar took over in the death overs to push GT to a competitive 168/5.

Full Batting Card

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Shubman Gill (c)	c Klaasen b Hinge	5	7	1	0	71.43
Sai Sudharsan	c Hinge b S Hussain	61	44	5	2	138.64
Jos Buttler (wk)	c & b S Hussain	7	11	0	0	63.64
Nishant Sindhu	c Klaasen b Cummins	22	14	3	1	157.14
Washington Sundar	c Shivang b Malinga	50	33	7	1	151.52
Rahul Tewatia	not out	4	1	1	0	400.00
Extras	(nb 1, w 13, lb 5)	19	—	—	—	—
Total	168/5 (20 overs)

Powerplay Score: 26/2 (6 overs)

Fall of Wickets-GT First Innings

Wicket	Batter	Score	Over
1st	Shubman Gill	15-1	2.2
2nd	Jos Buttler	26-2	5.1
3rd	Nishant Sindhu	64-3	9.3
4th	Sai Sudharsan	124-4	16.2
5th	Washington Sundar	164-5	19.5

Key Partnerships-GT First Innings

The 4th wicket partnership between Sudharsan and Washington Sundar was the match-defining passage of GT’s innings. Their 60-run stand took GT from 64/3 to 124/4, laying the foundation for the death-over acceleration.

Partnership	Batters	Runs
3rd wicket	Sudharsan & Sindhu	38
4th wicket	Sudharsan & Washington	60
5th wicket	Washington & Tewatia	40

What Decided GT’s Batting Innings

Sai Sudharsan’s sixth half-century of IPL 2026 was the innings anchor. After GT slipped to 26/2, Sudharsan and Sindhu chose to play straight, rotate strike, and avoid risk while the ball moved. Their measured 38-run stand through overs 6–9 reset the innings without further loss. Once Sudharsan was out for 61, Washington Sundar-with a strike rate of 151.52-carried GT to a total that proved well above par on the slow Ahmedabad surface.

SRH Bowling Figures-First Innings

Praful Hinge was SRH’s most economical bowler, taking 2 wickets at an economy of 4.25. Eshan Malinga was the most expensive, conceding 55 runs from his 4 overs at an economy of 13.75-a spell that gifted GT valuable runs in the final five overs.

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Praful Hinge	4.0	0	17	2	4.25
Pat Cummins (c)	4.0	0	20	1	5.00
Sakib Hussain	4.0	0	37	2	9.25
Shivang Kumar	4.0	0	34	0	8.50
Eshan Malinga	4.0	0	55	1	13.75

Sunrisers Hyderabad Batting Scorecard-Second Innings

The Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match scorecard tells a brutal story in the second innings. SRH lost four wickets inside the powerplay, never recovered, and were dismissed for their lowest-ever IPL total of 86. No batter crossed 20 runs.

Full Batting Card

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head (Impact)	b Rabada	0	4	0	0	0.00
Abhishek Sharma	c Tewatia b Rabada	6	4	0	1	150.00
Ishan Kishan (wk)	c Buttler b Siraj	11	7	1	1	157.14
R Smaran	lbw b Holder	9	15	1	0	60.00
Heinrich Klaasen	c Sudharsan b Holder	14	16	2	0	87.50
Salil Arora	c Buttler b Prasidh	16	13	3	0	123.08
Nitish Kumar Reddy	c Sindhu b Holder	2	4	0	0	50.00
Pat Cummins (c)	c Siraj b Prasidh	19	9	1	2	211.11
Shivang Kumar	b Rabada	4	6	0	0	66.67
Praful Hinge	st Buttler b Rashid	3	8	0	0	37.50
Eshan Malinga	not out	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2	—	—	—	—
Total	86/10 (14.5 overs)

Powerplay Score: 34/4 (6 overs)

Fall of Wickets-SRH Second Innings

Wicket	Batter	Score	Over
1st	Travis Head	0-1	0.4
2nd	Abhishek Sharma	6-2	1.4
3rd	Ishan Kishan	23-3	3.1
4th	R Smaran	32-4	5.5
5th	Salil Arora	56-5	9.4
6th	Heinrich Klaasen	56-6	10.1
7th	Nitish Kumar Reddy	60-7	10.4
8th	Shivang Kumar	72-8	12.2
9th	Pat Cummins	82-9	13.4
10th	Praful Hinge	86-10	14.5

SRH Over-by-Over Collapse Snapshot

The collapse was systematic, not sudden. Four wickets inside the powerplay removed any possibility of recovery.

Over	SRH Score
1	0/1
3	23/3
6	34/4
10	56/6
14.5	86/10

GT Bowling Figures-Second Innings

GT’s bowling attack had no weak link in the second innings. Siraj controlled the powerplay, Rabada and Holder dismantled the middle order, Prasidh applied late pressure, and Rashid finished the innings. Every bowler contributed a wicket.

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammed Siraj	3.0	1	11	1	3.67
Kagiso Rabada	4.0	0	28	3	7.00
Jason Holder	4.0	0	20	3	5.00
Prasidh Krishna (Impact)	3.0	0	23	2	7.67
Rashid Khan	0.5	0	3	1	3.60

Why SRH Lost-3 Clear Reasons

The Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match scorecard reveals three specific phases where SRH’s chase collapsed beyond repair.

Powerplay Collapse Ended the Chase Early

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SRH’s top four-Head (0), Abhishek (6), Kishan (11), Smaran (9)contributed just 26 runs combined. Four wickets down inside 6 overs while chasing 169 on a slow surface left the middle order with an impossible task. Travis Head, SRH’s most destructive opener, was bowled by Rabada for a golden duck in just the 5th delivery of the innings. That single moment shifted the entire momentum of the match.

No Recovery Partnership in the Middle Overs

Klaasen (14) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (2) fell to consecutive Jason Holder deliveries at 56/5 and 56/6. Two wickets for zero runs inside two balls at over 10 ended any realistic recovery. SRH went from 56/5 to 60/7 in four deliveries-the match was effectively over at that point.

Malinga’s Expensive First-Innings Spell Raised the Target

Eshan Malinga conceded 55 runs in 4 overs at 13.75 economy-the costliest spell of the match. That generosity in the death overs pushed GT to 168/5 on a surface where 150 was considered competitive. SRH effectively gave away an extra 15–18 runs through loose bowling at the death, making their own chase significantly harder.

Best Performers

Player	Team	Performance	Impact
Kagiso Rabada	GT	3/28 in 4 overs	Removed Head, Abhishek, Shivang, dismantled chase in powerplay
Jason Holder	GT	3/20 in 4 overs	Dismissed Smaran, Klaasen, Nitish back-to-back, ended recovery
Sai Sudharsan	GT	61 off 44 balls	Rebuilt innings from 26/2, platform for death acceleration
Washington Sundar	GT	50 off 33 balls	Took GT from 124 to 168 in final overs
Prasidh Krishna	GT	2/23 in 3 overs	Impact player, maintained pressure in middle overs

Match Timeline-Pure Chronology

• Over 2.2: Gill out for 5-GT 15/1
• Over 5.1: Buttler out for 7-GT 26/2, powerplay wobble complete
• Over 9.3: Sindhu out for 22-GT 64/3, platform rebuilt
• Over 16.2: Sudharsan out for 61-GT 124/4, job done
• Over 19.5: Washington out for 50-GT 164/5, total set
• Over 0.4: Head golden duck-SRH 0/1, chase unravels immediately
• Over 1.4: Abhishek out for 6-SRH 6/2, top two gone inside 10 balls
• Over 5.5: Four down in powerplay-SRH 34/4, no path back
• Over 10.1: Klaasen and Nitish in successive deliveries-SRH 56/6
• Over 14.5: Rashid removes Hinge-SRH 86 all out, lowest-ever IPL total

Tactical Analysis-Advanced Cricket Insights

This section covers what the Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match scorecard does not show directly.

Rabada’s Left-Hand Powerplay Plan

SRH’s top three-Head, Abhishek, and Kishan-all bat left-handed. Rabada exploited this by angling deliveries into their bodies at pace, limiting their scoring options on a surface that offered seam movement early. Siraj held the line from the other end while Rabada attacked. All three left-handers failed inside the powerplay, and the combined dismissals of Head, Abhishek, and Shivang Kumar gave Rabada his Player of the Match award for 3/28.

Holder’s Middle-Over Wicket-Taking Role

Jason Holder has solved GT’s longstanding middle-overs wicket problem in IPL 2026. He bowled cutters and back-of-length deliveries on a worn Ahmedabad track, exploiting inconsistent bounce. Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy-both attacking players-fell trying to force deliveries they could not time. Holder’s 3/20 at economy 5.00 from 4 overs is one of the most efficient middle-over spells by any GT bowler this season.

Sudharsan and Sindhu’s Innings Reset

After losing two wickets in the powerplay, GT needed a period of stability-not acceleration. Sudharsan and Sindhu read the situation correctly: play straight, rotate strike, and punish only the genuinely full ball. Their 38-run partnership through overs 6–9 removed pressure without adding risk, giving Washington Sundar a stable platform to attack in the back end.

GT vs SRH Head-to-Head in IPL

GT dominates this fixture. They have won 6 of 8 completed matches against SRH, losing only once-in 2022. The 86 all out SRH posted in this match is the lowest they have ever scored against GT, and indeed in any IPL game.

Stat	Detail
Total IPL Matches	8
GT Wins	6
SRH Wins	1
No Result	1
SRH’s Lowest vs GT	86-May 12, 2026
SRH’s Only Win vs GT	2022-by 8 wickets

Last 5 GT vs SRH Results

Date	Winner	Margin
May 12, 2026	GT	82 runs
May 5, 2025	GT	38 runs
Apr 6, 2025	GT	7 wickets
2024	GT	7 wickets
2023	GT	34 runs

GT have now won their last four consecutive completed matches against SRH-a streak that underlines their dominance in this fixture across recent IPL seasons.

IPL 2026 Points Table After GT vs SRH Match 56

GT moved to the top of the IPL 2026 standings with this win, becoming the first team to reach 16 points this season.

Team	M	W	L	Pts	NRR
Gujarat Titans	12	8	4	16	+0.551
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	11	7	4	14	+1.103
Sunrisers Hyderabad	12	7	5	14	+0.331
Punjab Kings	11	6	4	13	+0.428
Chennai Super Kings	11	6	5	12	+0.185

GT needed one win from their remaining matches to confirm a playoff berth. SRH remained in contention on 14 points, but their NRR took a significant hit from being bowled out for 86-a factor that could become decisive if teams finish level on points.

Key Records From This Match

The Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match scorecard is notable for several IPL records broken in a single game.

• SRH’s 86 all out is their lowest-ever total in IPL history
• GT’s 82-run margin of victory is their biggest-ever IPL win
• Sai Sudharsan’s 61 was his sixth half-century of IPL 2026-the most by any GT batter this season
• GT won their fifth consecutive IPL match-joint-longest winning streak in franchise history
• Travis Head’s golden duck was only his second in IPL 2026
• Rabada and Holder took 6 combined wickets for 48 runs in 8 overs-the most dominant dual bowling performance by GT this season

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