PBKS vs GT Highlights, IPL 2026: Washington Sundar smashes six to help Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by four wickets

Done with the double-header Sunday - It was a day where teams outside the top four got the better of those currently in the playoff spots, which certainly makes things interesting. Up next, it is a clash of the bottom dwellers on Monday, 4th May, as the Mumbai Indians lock horns with the Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. It has been all doom and gloom for Mumbai, with just 2 wins from 9 games, while Lucknow come into this on the back of five straight defeats, but are coming off a break and will hope to start afresh. The game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can join us early for the build-up. Take care and goodbye!

Looking ahead - Back-to-back defeats for the Punjab Kings, but they remain at the top of the table. A trip to Hyderabad is up next for Shreyas Iyer and his men, where they will face the Sunrisers on Wednesday, 6th May. As far as the Gujarat Titans are concerned, they have a short break before their next assignment against the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Saturday, 9th May.

The skipper of the Gujarat Titans - Shubman Gill says that they are peaking at the right time, but is quick to admit that in the chases, they would not like to take the game this deep, stressing winning more convincingly. He is happy with the two points. Adds that they always knew this was not the kind of wicket where they could chase it down in 15 or 16 overs, and that if someone is set, they should go deep. He points out that the length balls were not coming well on the bat, and it was important for the batter who was set to stay out there. He says they were lucky that Washington Sundar got the job done for them. On whether sending out left-handers one after another was a conscious effort, Gill denies that and shares that it was all about the situation they were in and wanted to pick the best batter for that moment.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Jason Holder gets the award for his heroics with the ball. He starred for the Titans with figures of 4/24 from his 4 overs. Jason says that Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj were outstanding upfront, which made his job easier in the middle overs. Mentions that his role was still about coming in and executing his plans. Holder mentions that over the last year and a half, he has mostly played T20 cricket and hasn’t featured much in Tests, but says that the chapter is not closed and he would still love to play the longer format. Jason admits he is a little disappointed not to have finished off the last couple of games, but feels things have been going well overall.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Recovered but not enough - After being asked to bat first, Punjab found the Gujarat quicks too hot to handle. Mohammed Siraj set the tone early with a double strike in the opening over, and the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Jason Holder followed suit to reduce Punjab to 47/5. Suryansh Shedge then produced a fine counterpunch with his maiden IPL fifty, with Marcus Stoinis providing support at the other end. A late push from Marco Jansen helped the Kings reach 163.

Partnerships do the job - The Punjab seamers could not replicate the damage done by their counterparts and were a touch too short with the new ball. After losing Shubman Gill early, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler came together to provide GT with a solid start. PBKS did manage to apply the squeeze outside the Powerplay, but Sai held firm for GT, stitching partnerships throughout his stay. That meant the Kings couldn't pick up wickets in clusters. Sai's departure did inject some belief into the Punjab camp, especially given Gujarat's fragile middle order, but Washington Sundar stepped up and took the home side over the line.

GT's man of the moment - Washington Sundar says that they had to be calculative on this surface, and it was tough to score off hard-length deliveries. Adds that he looked to use the field smartly, and it worked out well for him. On the nerves in the last over, Washi mentions that Arshad is a strong hitter of the long ball, and the message was to stay calm and back his strengths. Further says that the boundary he struck early in the over was crucial.

The captain of the Punjab Kings - Shreyas Iyer says that 163 was a good score, especially on the pitch where the new ball was doing a fair bit and there was some help for the seamers as well. Credits the GT bowlers for making the best use of the surface, and highlights that they lost 3-4 wickets in the Powerplay. But mentions that getting to 160-plus from that position was a phenomenal effort by the middle order. Iyer says he thought Punjab would be able to hit line and length, be accurate and take wickets with the new ball but it did not work out. He gives full credit to the attitude and approach of his side but admits they missed on hitting the hard lengths. He adds that hitting over mid-wicket was not easy on this wicket given the variable bounce and that in terms of execution, Punjab fell short. On the table standings, he says Punjab are still top and will take positives from that. He says it shows the character of the bowlers that they wanted to win but it just did not click today. He adds that he is looking forward to their next game against SRH in Hyderabad. Adds that if the character is high and the attitude is right, the results will come eventually.

The Gujarat Titans get the job done - Another one of those middling totals they back themselves to chase, but this one got a bit too close for comfort. They will be relieved not to have botched it up. That's three wins in a row for the Titans now, with two of those coming against the top two teams, first RCB and now PBKS. Punjab Kings suffer their second straight defeat, but will take heart from the way they stretched the game as long as they did.

Marcus Stoinis to Washington Sundar, SIX! Sundar stays calm under pressure and hits the winning runs! Stoinis tries the yorker once more but lobs up a juicy full toss on the stumps. Washington gets inside the line and drops to one knee and whips it over the deep fine leg fence for a six. Relieved faces in the GT camp as this is an important victory for them, having beaten the table toppers. GT BEAT PBKS BY 4 WICKETS!

Marcus Stoinis to Arshad Khan, Well bowled! Good execution from Stoinis. Pinpoint yorker at the stumps from Marcus, Arshad Khan loses his balance to flick it away to the leg side, and inside edges on the boot. The ball rolls in front of the bowler and the batters decide to charge through for a single. Stoinis rushes forward, collects the ball and releases the throw to the bowling end, but misses his shy and Khan gets home with the dive.

Marcus Stoinis to Arshad Khan, Play and a miss! Short ball, banged into the surface, angling across from off stump. Arshad swings hard, looking to slice it over point, but is beaten on the outside edge by a fair bit.

Marcus Stoinis to Arshad Khan, Just short! But an excellent piece of fielding by Suryansh in the deep! Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length. Arshad Khan again gets a good piece of wood on it. He flicks it aerially to the left of deep square leg. Suryansh Shedge runs and dives to his left, and half stops it on the bounce, parrying the ball away from him. Gets up and recovers very quickly. The batters cross over for the second run. Stoinis, by his expressions, wanted the fielder to be a bit finer than he was.

A long conference between Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis regarding the field setting.

Marcus Stoinis to Arshad Khan, FOUR! Gets it away! Stoinis aims the toes and nails the yorker in, on the leg stump line. Arshad Khan gets the front foot across, his head falls over, but he jams it out. Gets it more off the inner half to the long leg fence for a boundary. GT need 6 runs from 5 balls now.

Marcus Stoinis to Arshad Khan, WIDE! Reload! Way, way too short into the pitch, takes pace off on middle. Arshad Khan lets it fly over his head. Wide called.

Right, time for the final over. Not quite sure how it has come down to this, but who's complaining? Punjab's frontline quicks have bowled out. Marcus Stoinis has been trusted to bowl the final over. The Titans need 11 runs from 6 balls.

Arshdeep Singh to Arshad Khan, Excellent penultimate over from Arshdeep Singh. Just what you expect from your best bowler. Back of a length, wide outside off, Arshad Khan stands tall and swats it on the bounce to long on for a single. 4-0-24-2 for Arshdeep Singh. Gujarat Titans need 11 runs from 6 balls.

The Punjab Kings continue to fight. Arshad Khan walks out to the middle. Rashid Khan was also an option, but GT are trusting Arshad to do the job.

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Holder, OUT! SUPERB CATCH! Great pair of hands from Cooper Connolly and this game is far from being over. Good length, angling from middle to off. Jason Holder clears the front leg to heave it over the deep mid-wicket fence, but hits it off the inner half and hence, does not get the distance. Cooper Connolly charges to his left from deep mid-wicket, watches the ball like a hawk and takes a good diving catch. The big man cannot get the job done for his team. GT still need 12 from 7 balls.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, Still a single! Length ball, on off, skidding through. Sundar is rushed on the back foot and pulls it off the toe end to long on for only a run.

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Holder, On a back of a length, closer to the body. Holder dabs it late and wide of backward point for a single. 13 needed off 9 balls.

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Holder, Had to really hurry there! From around the wicket, this is on a length, on off. Jason walks across and tucks it with soft hands into the mid-wicket region, and the call is for two straight away. Cooper Connolly from deep mid-wicket charges in off the ropes, picks the ball and throws it on the bounce to the keeper with Holder sprinting to complete the second run. Prabhsimran Singh collects the ball and whips the bails off, but Holder is in by then.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, On a good length, just outside off, Sundar punches it on the rise to long off for a single.

Arshdeep Singh (3-0-18-1) to bowl the penultimate over. How much can he leave for the final over?

Xavier Bartlett to Jason Holder, Some elegant drives from Holder this over, but he does not get much. Pitched up, full on off, Jason plays the straight drive, but Bartlett stops it to his left on the follow-through. GT need 17 runs from 12 balls.

Xavier Bartlett to Jason Holder, Much fuller than the previous ball, outside off, Holder leans across and presents the full face of the bat, driving it to cover. The fielder swiftly moves to his left and stops it.

Xavier Bartlett to Jason Holder, Back of a length, around off, Jason drives on the up again, but finds the mid off fielder this time.

Xavier Bartlett to Jason Holder, Not too full and not too short either, outside off. Jason Holder leans forward and drives it crisply to the left of the cover fielder. Suryansh Shedge sprints to his right from deep point and cuts it off. Two taken. That was timed really well by Holder.

Xavier Bartlett to Washington Sundar, A rib-tickler from Bartlett, short on leg. Sundar gets inside the line and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Xavier Bartlett to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Oh, that's hit right into the gap! Short of a good length over middle. Washington Sundar rises with the bounce, plays the pull shot along the ground and bisects the deep mid-wicket and long on fielders for a boundary.

Jason Holder walks in next.

Marco Jansen to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Jansen keeps PBKS very much alive. Rahul cannot quite believe it. Marco hits the hard length, keeping the line of attack around middle and off. Rahul Tewatia crouches a bit and tries to pull it over the deep square leg fielder, but ends up hitting it flat and straight into the safe hands of Xavier Bartlett stationed in the deep. Xavier does not have to move much and takes a watchful catch. The Titans are 140/5, needing 24 runs from 18 balls.

Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, this is clipped into the deep square leg region for a single.

Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, Overpitched delivery, on middle. Sundar flicks it to the left of deep mid-wicket and they hurry for the second run. Priyansh Arya gets across and throws it to the bowler, which forces Tewatia to dive to get back home. He does so before Jansen collects and breaks the stumps.

Clean effort? Nope, Vijaykumar Vyshak was in contact with the boundary cushions when he pushed the ball away.

Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Vijaykumar Vyshak's effort goes in vain. On a back of a length, on off. Washington Sundar walks inside the line and gets low to get under the ball. He plays the scoop and gets just enough bat on it to clear Vijaykumar at short fine leg. Vyshak goes after it and puts in a dive. He pulls it back but the ball threatens to trickle into the ropes. He tries to push it away again but at that moment, he was in contact with the ropes, and it has been given as a boundary.

Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Off the edge! GT get closer and closer. Back of a length, nipping in from around off. Washington Sundar tries to hoick across the line but misreads the line and gets a leading edge and the ball goes to the left of the keeper, racing to the fence behind.

Marco Jansen to Rahul Tewatia, Bashed on a length, angling on the leg stump. Rahul Tewatia presses forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Marco Jansen (3-0-21-0) is back, with the Titans needing 36 runs from 24 balls.

Xavier Bartlett to Washington Sundar, Slower short ball, angled across the batter. Sundar gets way across to play the pull shot, only to miss.

Xavier Bartlett to Rahul Tewatia, Spears it full and on the pads, pitching seemingly outside leg. Tewatia tries to play the pick-up shot, but misses, and the ball lobs off the front pad and drops in the short fine leg region. A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. They get a leg bye.

Xavier Bartlett to Rahul Tewatia, Good length, on top of middle. Rahul plays it very late and chops it from the crease to short third. Tewatia is keen to pinch in a single and charges forward but is sent back in time by Sundar.

Xavier Bartlett to Washington Sundar, Full and outside off, Sundar looks to drive it away, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball rolls through wide mid-wicket for a single.

Xavier Bartlett to Rahul Tewatia, Short on the leg stump. Rahul pulls it behind to deep fine leg for a single.