Sai Sudharsan, IPL history of Shubman Gill scripts, broke several records in demolishing CSK

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Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill continued their extraordinary IPL 2026 season by rewriting the record books during Gujarat Titans’ crushing win over Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad on Thursday.GT’s opening pair once again dominated the action at the Narendra Modi Stadium and put together an impressive 125-run stand that laid the foundation for Gujarat’s mammoth total of 229/4. Gill smashed 64 off just 37 deliveries while Sudharsan followed it up with a brilliant 84 off 53 balls.But beyond the boundary, the night turned into another landmark for the two batsmen as they shattered and equaled a number of IPL and T20 records. 600 seasons driven for both GT starsSudharsan and Gill crossed the 600-run mark this season, becoming only the sixth pair in IPL history for two batsmen from the same team to score more than 600 runs in a single edition.They have already done it in IPL 2025, making them the first pair to do so in two seasons.Over 600 runs by two different batsmen for a team in an IPL edition

  • Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli (RCB, 2013)
  • Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers (RCB, 2016)
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad & Faf du Plessis (CSK, 2021)
  • Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis (RCB, 2023)
  • Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT, 2025)
  • Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT, 2026)

Sudharsan also made his mark in the list of elite test runs with consecutive 600+ IPL campaigns. Before him, only Chris Gayle, David Warner, KL Rahul and Kohli achieved the feat.Gill joins the same list with his second consecutive 600+ season, underscoring the consistency of GT’s starting lineup.Over 600 aggregates in consecutive editions of IPL

  • 3 – Chris Gayle (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • 3 – David Warner (2016, 2017, 2019)
  • 3 – KL Rahul (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 3 – Virat Kohli (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • 2 – Shubman Gill (2025, 2026)
  • 2 – Sai Sudharsan (2025, 2026)

Sudharsan equals a rare IPL milestoneSudharsan’s 84 was also his fifth consecutive 50+ score in IPL 2026, equaling the all-time IPL record jointly held by Virender Sehwag, Jos Buttler and Warner.The stylish left-hander now has 638 runs from 14 matches this season and remains one of the pioneers of the Orange Cap.Most consecutive 50 plus scores in IPL

  • 5 – Virender Sehwag in 2012
  • 5 – Jos Buttler in 2018
  • 5 – David Warner in 2019
  • 5 – Sai Sudharsan in 2026

Gill reaches 6000 T20 runs in elite companyGill achieved another massive milestone during the innings as he became the seventh fastest batsman in men’s T20 cricket to complete 6000 runs.The GT skipper reached the milestone in just 185 innings, making him the second fastest Indian after Rahul and placing him alongside some of the greatest T20 batsmen in history.Remarkably, only three other cricketers – Babar Azam, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Will Jacks – have crossed 6,000 T20 runs before turning 27.GT’s opening pair are now among the best in T20sGill and Sudharsan’s partnership numbers are now entering historic territory.The duo now have their 10th century together in men’s T20 cricket, equaling legendary pairs like Gayle-Kohli, Kohli-AB de Villiers and Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan for 100-plus partnerships in the format.Most centuries in men’s T20 cricket (any wicket)

  • 10 – Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan (46 Inns)
  • 10 – Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli (63 inns)
  • 10 – Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (75 Inns)
  • 10 – AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (77 inns)

They have also moved into second place in the list of highest opener partnerships in IPL history with 1,898 runs combined, behind only the iconic duo of Warner-Shikhar Dhawan.Another milestone followed as Gill and Sudharsan registered their 15th fifty-plus opening stand in just 31 innings – jointly the second-highest in IPL history.

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With the playoffs looming, Gujarat Titans’ destructive opening duo seems to be peaking at just the right time – and the records just keep coming.Highest opening partnership aggregate in IPL

  • 2220 – David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan (Avg: 47.23, RR: 8.59)
  • 1898 – Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan (Avg: 67.78, RR: 9.87)
  • 1890 – Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (Avg: 51.08, RR: 9)
  • 1755 – Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head (Avg: 47.43, RR: 12.41)
  • 1547 – Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (Avg: 35.97, RR: 9.02)