NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans held their nerve in a tense finish to register a four-wicket victory over Punjab Kings as they raced to 164 for the loss of a single ball in a thrilling IPL 2026 encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.With 11 needed in the final over, Washington Sundar finished coolly and sealed the game in style when he scooped Marcus Stoinis for a six over deep backward square leg. Sundar remained unbeaten on 40 off 23 balls to guide Gujarat to victory in a pressure chase.The win sparked wild celebrations in the Gujarat Titans dugout. Cameras also caught head coach Ashish Nehra’s wife Rushma joining the jubilant scenes.Earlier, Punjab Kings recovered well after losing two wickets in the first three balls to post 163/9. Gujarat Titans completed the chase with the ball remaining in a tight contest.Despite the defeat, Punjab Kings remain in a strong position in the points table, even after defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat. They still hold a one-point lead over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. Punjab have played nine games, won six and have 13 points with a net rate of +0.855.“I think in chases like these we would like to not take it as deep as we can but two vital points. This is not the type of wicket where we will be chasing in 15-16 overs. So we were thinking maybe one or a couple of overs before that. That was the talk,” GT captain Shubman Gill said after the match.“If someone is set, they should go deep because it’s not easy to bat from ball 1. The length balls didn’t come like they did on other wickets. It was important for the batsman who is set up… fortunately we had Washi and he finished the game for us. He just bowled the best batting we thought of in that situation (about sending left-handers one at a time),” he added.Gujarat Titans will next face Rajasthan Royals on May 9.
