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

Xavier Bartlett to Washington Sundar, Hard length, around off, punched off the back foot to the mid off region for a single.

5 overs to go. GT need 40 runs from those. Xavier Bartlett is back on. 2-0-28-0 so far, and he replaces Yuzvendra Chahal.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rahul Tewatia, Goes past the bat! Nipping away off a good length. Rahul Tewatia is beaten on the block as the ball leaves him. Prabhsimran Singh fails to gather it cleanly and the ball pops out of his grasp and rolls to his right.

Mohammed Siraj is substituted by Rahul Tewatia

Big blow for the Titans as they lose the in-form Sai Sudharsan. It is now a big test for their middle and lower middle order to get the job done. GT use their impact sub. Rahul Tewatia is in at number 6, while Mohammed Siraj is subbed out.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! CAUGHT! Sai Sudharsan holes out. He throws his head back in disappointment at not finishing the game himself. A well-directed short ball by Vyshak, around the left shoulder, Sudharsan pivots on the back foot for the pull but is rushed and he can't get the desired power on the shot. Xavier Bartlett hangs back on the ropes at deep mid-wicket. Bartlett gets his hands high and times the jump to perfection to take the catch over his head.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, Lands it on a hard length, on off. Sai hops to get on top of the bounce and he cuts it late to beat backward point to his left. Suryansh Shedge sprints to his right in the deep and gets rid of the ball quickly but can't prevent the batters from coming back for the second run.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Washington Sundar, The length is pulled back now, on off, Sundar pats it in front of mid off and hurries to the other end. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and wider on off. Washington Sundar is allowed to free his arms and he launches it over wide mid off. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear the in-field and pick up a boundary.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, Across off, on a back of a length, that is punched off the back foot wide of cover for a single.

Gujarat Titans need 48 runs from 36 balls. And Vijaykumar Vyshak (3-0-23-1) is back into the attack, replacing Arshdeep Singh.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Sai Sudharsan, Serves the googly, shorter and on off. Sudharsan wrists it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Put away, and that brings up the FIFTY for Sai Sudharsan. Full and down leg by Chahal, Sudharsan brings out the broom and he plays it all along the ground. Hits it fine of the man at deep backward square leg and picks up a boundary. 3rd fifty-plus score in the last 4 innings for Sai.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Washington Sundar, On the pads, and the length stays short, Sundar clips it through square leg and crosses over.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Sai Sudharsan, Shorter and on middle. Sudharsan whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Gets it through! Very full, attempted googly by Chahal, on leg. Sai Sudharsan sinks to a knee for the sweep. Gets an under edge on it and the ball goes wide of short fine leg. Arshdeep Singh moves to his left and puts in a dive but the ball goes past him and trickles into the fence.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Sai Sudharsan, A bit of turn into the pads, slightly short on leg. Sudharsan presses back and plays it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket. He takes the first one hard and comes charging back for the second.

STRATEGIC BREAK! This game is nicely hanging in balance right now as the Punjab Kings have done really well to pull things back in this middle phase. And that too, despite Yuzvendra Chahal not having bowled a single over yet. Shreyas has trusted his pacers as there is a fair bit of nip and bounce and it's not been easy to go aggressive for the new batters. Gujarat Titans need 61 runs from 42 balls and they will bank their hopes on Sai Sudharsan to get the job done. But he will need solid support from the middle order. The Kings know that a couple of more wickets here will really tighten things further. And finally, Yuzvendra Chahal is introduced into the attack.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, Fuller and angled into the pads. Sundar brings his wrists into play and works it wide of deep square leg. Xavier Bartlett mops it up by moving to his right in the deep. Two runs taken.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, Pushes the length up now, on off. Washington stays leg side of the ball and plays a punchy drive but he can't get it past the cover fielder.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, Over off, on the shorter side. Sundar rides the bounce and taps it to the man at a catching cover.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, In the channel on off, on a good length. Washington angles it straight to backward point with an open bat face.

Arshdeep Singh to Sai Sudharsan, At 132.1 kph, slanting in on middle and leg, on a short of a length. Sudharsan works it off the pads to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Arshdeep Singh to Washington Sundar, Arshdeep rolls his fingers over the ball and delivers it on a back of a length, on off. Washington punches it to long on for a single. 100 UP FOR THE TITANS!

Marcus Stoinis to Washington Sundar, Around leg, on a back of a length. Washington nurdles it off the hips in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Sundar is up and running! Pace off and going across the left-hander. Sundar hops and is airborne while playing the shot. He frees his arms and slaps it over backward point for a boundary to get going.

Marcus Stoinis to Washington Sundar, Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

Stoinis strikes at a very crucial time for the Kings. Washington Sundar is in at number 5.

Marcus Stoinis to Nishant Sindhu, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Not the best of balls, but Marcus Stoinis won't mind it one bit. Dug in a bit too short and wide on off. Sindhu hops to flay it away but fails to get hold of it. Ends up slicing it off the lower half of the blade towards deep third. He gets the height but not the distance. Vijaykumar Vyshak moves to his left in the deep and takes a good running catch around his knee.

Marcus Stoinis to Sai Sudharsan,  Sudharsan backs away and Stoinis follows him with a short ball. Sai gets his hands high and pulls it firmly behind square leg. Arshdeep Singh is quick across the turf to his right and slides to parry it towards the converging Suryansh Shedge. Just a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Nishant Sindhu, On any other day, that would have crashed back into the stumps. Just outside the off stump, on a good length. Sindhu gets the front leg out of the way and looks to thrash it through the off side. Gets an inside edge onto the back leg and he is called through for a single by Sai as the ball drops beside him.

That will ease a lot of pressure for GT. They manage to squeeze out a big over after a long time. Marcus Stoinis is back on.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Flayed away! Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Sudharsan stands tall on his toes and slaps it over backward point to pick up a boundary. A much-needed over for GT. 14 runs off it. 72 needed off 54 balls.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, Flirting with the tramline, on a good length. Sai hangs low and flashes but misses.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nishant Sindhu, Back to over the wicket, on a good length, on off. Sindhu punches it on the up in front of mid off and pinches a quick single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nishant Sindhu, SIX! Sindhu goes big! Vyshak bangs it in short, on middle and leg. Nishant is quick to pick up the length and he swivels to pull it over square leg for a biggie. A boundary after 27 balls for GT.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nishant Sindhu, From around the wicket for Sindhu, this is on a length, on off. Nishant swings at it. The bat turns in his hand and he miscues it off the inner half past mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, Full and wide on off. Sai drives it to deep cover for a single.

Halfway through! After finishing the Powerplay at 58/1, GT have scored just 20 runs in the next 4 overs and also lost Jos Buttler. The last boundary came in the 6th over.

Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Much fuller on off, Sai opens the bat face and dabs it to the right of short third for a quick single. At halfway, GT are 78/2.

Marco Jansen to Nishant Sindhu, Straight up but lands safely! A well-directed short ball, on off and it keeps climbing. Nishant Sindhu is taken by surprise and gets in two minds whether to sway away or pull, and keeps his bat hanging up. The ball goes off the toe end and flies over to the deep fine leg region, landing safely in the deep. Arshdeep Singh collects the ball to his left on several bounces. They cross.

Marco Jansen to Nishant Sindhu, Keeps it on the stumps, a touch fuller at 133.4 kph, Nishant watchfully blocks it back to the bowler.

Marco Jansen to Nishant Sindhu, In-between length, just outside off. Sindhu hangs back and crisply punches it through the cover-point gap. Vijaykumar Vyshak runs and dives to his left from deep backward point and cuts it off in the outfield. Two taken.

Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Good length, outside off, Sudharsan uses the pace to guide it to deep third for a run.

Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, On a length, on middle and leg, flicked off the pads to short mid-wicket.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length, on the leg stump. Sai stays back and guides it to short fine leg for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nishant Sindhu, Hard length, in the channel of off. Sindhu fends it into the ground and picks up a single to the point region.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nishant Sindhu, Nips in a long way from outside off, on a length. Nishant hangs back and stabs it to cover.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sai Sudharsan, Fuller one, on off, Sai cracks the drive to pierce the cover gap, but the fielder dives to his left and parries the ball to mid off. One taken.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nishant Sindhu, First run for Nishant in IPL. Fuller in length, angled away outside off. Sindhu drives it to deep cover to get a single.