New Delhi. The 56th match of IPL 2024 is being played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. Which seems to be weighing heavily on them. Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill, who came to open for Gujarat Titans, batted brilliantly. He started hitting fours and sixes from the very beginning. Both the batsmen played century innings. A brilliant century was seen in the match with the bat of Sai Sudarshan. At the same time, Gill also scored a century. They have become the first pair to score a century while opening in this IPL.
Sai Sudarshan batted dangerously for Gujarat Titans and scored an inning of 103 runs in 51 balls. He hit 5 fours and 7 sixes during his innings. Sai Sudarshan, who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, is a top order batsman. Sudarshan came into limelight for the first time during IPL in the year 2022. When he showcased his talent on a big stage like IPL while playing for Gujarat Titans.
Shubman Gill also appeared in excellent form. He also scored a brilliant century. Gill was seen playing a captaincy innings. Gill played an innings of 104 runs in 55 balls. Gill was caught by Ravindra Jadeja while playing a big shot on the ball of Tushar Deshpande. This was Gill’s fourth century in IPL.
Before this, this has happened only twice when two batsmen have scored centuries in one inning of IPL. In the year 2016, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers played century innings against Gujarat Lions. At the same time, in the year 2019, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow scored centuries while opening for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 10, 2024, 21:03 IST