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During the clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Wednesday, Gujarat Titans (GT) opener Sai Sudharsan became the second-highest scorer (after thirty innings) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sudharsan delivered a commanding performance with the bat, smashing 82 off just 53 balls as GT posted a formidable 217\/6 against RR at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. His innings, laced with eight fours and three sixes, provided the backbone of GT’s innings and set up a massive target for the Royals to chase under lights.<\/p>\n
With that knock, he is at the second spot with 1307 runs, behind Shaun Marsh<\/a>, who has 1338 runs. After Sai, there are some heavyweights like Chris Gayle<\/a> (1141), Kane Williamson<\/a> (1096), and Matthew Hayden<\/a> (1082).<\/p>\n Sudharsan is also the only Indian in IPL’s history to score five back-to-back 50+ scores at a venue. In GT’s last two IPL 2024 matches at the venue, Sudharsan hit an unbeaten 84 and a century.<\/p>\n Reflecting on his knock and the conditions, Sai said the pitch was initially challenging but eventually turned out to be ideal for stroke play.<\/p>\n “The surface was swinging a bit at the start, but the wicket was good to bat on,” he explained.<\/p>\n “He (Archer) started well, but we consolidated after. We understood the wicket was really good, so we wanted to push a bit more,” he added.<\/p>\n GT’s innings had the foundation of smart planning, especially in terms of pacing the innings.<\/p>\n “The way we were going, we felt we could get 15 more, but this is still a great score,” he added.<\/p>\n When asked about his personal approach and whether he aims for consistency, the left-hander replied modestly, “I’m not trying to be consistent in any way, just reacting to the situation and doing the best out of it.”<\/p>\n