Jason Holder's dream Indian Premier League (IPL) season continued today, as the lanky Barbados allrounder grabbed figures of three for 20 in Gujarat Titans' emphatic 82-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the process, Gujarat moved to the top of the IPL table with 16 points from their 12 matches, with today's result being their fifth straight win in the 2026 season.
Batting first, Gujarat made a modest 168 for five, with Sai Sudharsan (61 off 44 balls) and Washington Sundar (50 off 33) both hitting half-centuries. Holder made 11 not out at the back end, but it's with the ball where he and the Titans flexed their muscles as the Sunrisers were bowled out for just 86 in 14.5 overs.
First, the pair of Kagiso Rabada (three for 28) and Mohammed Siraj (one for 11) rattled the Sunrisers in the power play as they slipped to 32 for four by the sixth over as the dangerous trio of Travis Head (duck), Abhishek Sharma (six) and Ishan Kishan (11) were all dismissed cheaply.
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| Jason Holder (L) and his Gujarat Titans teammates celebrate a wicket in their IPL clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 12. Photo courtesy the IPL's Facebook page |
Holder joined the party in the 11th over with the key scalp of South African Heinrich Klassen (14) before having Nitish Reddy (two) caught by Sundar just three balss later. In his next over, Holder had Shivang Kumar (four) caught behind as the Sunrisers slid to 72 for eight. Ace Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan put the Sunrisers out of their misery when he had Praful Hinge (three) stumped by Jos Buttler.
Holder's three-wicket burst has taken him up to 13 wickets from just six matches in this year's IPL campaign.
Summarised Scores:
GUJARAT TITANS: 168/5 from 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 61, Washington Sundar 50, Nishant Sindhu 22; Praful Hinge 2/17, Sakib Hussain 2/37) vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD: 86 from 14.5 overs (Pat Cummins 19, Salil Arora 16; Jason Holder 3/20, Kagiso Rabada 3/28). Titans won by 82 runs.
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