Gujarat Titans captain and Player of the Match, Shubman Gill, brushed aside the toss confusion and focused on the result after guiding his side into the IPL 2026 final with a magnificent century.
“There was some confusion there, but happy to get a win.”
Gill credited his successful opening partnership with Sai Sudharsan to the understanding the pair have developed over the past two seasons.
“I think we complement each other very well. We understand each other’s game very well. And when we are batting out there, our communication is very good. We know one of us has to take down one of the bowlers. And I think we are very good in deciding who’s going to take down what bowler.”
The GT skipper also joked about Sudharsan’s unusual dismissal after the opener was out hit-wicket for the second consecutive match.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything. No one’s seen anything like that, two matches, back to back in a row. The way he got out. I saw some video on social media that taping his hand, I think I’m going to have to do that in the next match.”
Reflecting on his century, Gill said he was focused on finding gaps rather than forcing the pace.
“I think it’s all about, I was in kind of a zone where I was only looking at the gaps and looking at the bowlers and looking at where I want to hit the ball. I wasn’t looking to hit the ball too hard. It was just about see the ball land, see my zones and try to adjust there.”
When told it looked like he was batting as if there were no fielders, Gill replied:
“That’s what happens when you’re batting well. You just see the gaps and you middle everything. I’m very fortunate, you know, we got a target of 220. At one point it looked like we were gonna restrict them around 180-190, but we got a total and once we got off to a start, we spoke about, I actually wanted to finish the game, quite sad how I got out.”
Gill also highlighted the balance within the GT squad, pointing to the team’s depth with both bat and ball.
“We’re very fortunate, some really great bowlers, and Sai didn’t even get to bowl one, which happens because I think we have about 6-7 bowling options. And we also bat quite deep. So I think now it’s all about clicking in the final.”
Looking ahead to Sunday’s title clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, Gill insisted Gujarat would approach it like any other game.
“The feeling is definitely good. It’s one day turnaround, so quick turnaround. So hopefully we all learn and recover tomorrow and then day after go there, see how the wicket is, and then just play another match of cricket. If you don’t play the occasion, it kind of brings the best out of us. That’s what we spoke about even in this game as well, let’s take the equation out of the game and let’s just try to play a good game of cricket. And as long as we do that, even if we don’t end up on the winning side, that’s fine.”
