GT vs SRH, IPL 2024: Records & Stats at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

In the day game of the double header on Sunday, March 31, Gujarat Titans (GT) will host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This will mark the third game for both teams. So far, both teams are at 2 points each, having won and lost one match each.

In their last game, Gujarat Titans never looked like they were in the game chasing the 206 CSK set them on an uncharacteristically flat pitch in Chennai, even though they did well to defend 168 against MI in Ahmedabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, are coming off a record-breaking game where they put up the highest team total in IPL history but also conceded a mammoth 246 to Mumbai Indians. 

Both teams will see this as an excellent opportunity to get ahead of the competition and secure two more points and bring themselves out of the one win, one loss limbo. 

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Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report

A healthy wicket can be expected at the Narendra Modi stadium, while nothing as flat as what Hyderabad served up the other night, par totals can be expected in the mid-to-high 170s. 

IPL Stats & Records at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Last Sunday's encounter between MI and GT took the match tally at this stadium to 28. The split between matches won batting first and matches won batting second remains a level 14-14, indicating a balanced assistance to both the sides.

GT vs SRH Strategies and Match-ups: 

Gujarat Titans' batsmen have found the going a little tough in their last two matches, and SRH can make use of this fact. SRH's batting on the other hand has been the best so far in this tournament, and the good form of all their top batsmen means that almost no total could actually be safe here is SRH are chasing. If SRH manage to bat first, the misery currently haunting GT's batsmen might work in their favour. The key match-ups in this contest are: Pat Cummins vs Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan vs Heinrich Klaasen. 

Player Battles to Watch Out For

Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Shubman Gill:

The most interesting duo clash of the game will be between GT skipper Shubman Gill and seasoned swing pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. While Gill has the ability to score quick runs in the powerplay, Bhuvi is reputed for his knack of giving early breakthroughs.

Across 9 innings, Gill has faced 48 deliveries from the seamer, scoring just 50 runs and getting out thrice. An average of 16.67 and a strike rate of 104.16 do not inspire much confidence about this match-up within the Gujarat Titans camp.

Rashid Khan vs Mayank Agarwal:

Another interesting player clash will be between Mayank Agarwal and spin king Rashid Khan. The SRH opener is known to be an excellent player of spin, while the Afghan spinner can challenge batting techniques with his bowling filled with variations.

Agarwal has scored 23 runs in 23 balls against the leggie, while being dismissed once across 4 innings. A mediocre record coupled with his poor form could spell trouble for Agarwal, and thus, it won't be a surprise if Rashid comes to bowl earlier than expected to get the better of the Karnataka batter.

X-Factors for GT vs SRH:

Gujarat Titans:

Against the in-form batting of Sunrisers Hyderabad, their former talisman and arguably the best T20 bowler in the world, Rashid Khan, will be the most important person in the cog that could stop them.

Sunrises Hyderabad:

Sunrisers' most in-form batsman and the biggest reason they put up totals above 200 two matches in a row, Heinrich Klaasen, will be looking to extend his score even higher after the 63 and 80 in the first two games.

Also Check: IPL 2024 Points Table