GT vs LSG | Marsh's maiden IPL ton deals Gujarat severe blow in bid for top-two finish

The hosts began well, with Sai Sudharsan's two boundaries in the first over sparking hope and Shubman Gill's three back-to-back fours two overs later inspiring confidence. However, a sharp catch from Markram saw Sudharsan depart for 21 in the penultimate over of the powerplay and even though Jos Buttler made a grandstand arrival by smashing Avesh Khan for 21 runs in the final over of the powerplay, the wicket of Gill to Avesh Khan in the eight over further dented GT's chances. When Akash Singh dispatched Buttler for a 18-ball 33 at the halfway stage, the contest looked parctically over as the hosts still needed 139 runs off the final 10 overs. Nevertheless, Sherfane Rutherford and Shahrukh Khan kept the team in the hint with frequent boundaries to keep the scoring rate under check, but it was not until the duo switched gears and whacked 51 runs between overs 13 and 16 to make it a contest with 54 required off the final four. Will O'Rourke gave the game another twist when he had the Caribbean big hitter hole out for 38 off 22 in the 17th over and then added Rahul Tewatia for good measure, even as Shahrukh brought up a 22-ball half-century in between. A brilliant seven-run over from Shahbaz Ahmed to follow, including Arshad Khan's wicket, further tightened the scews on the Titans, and Shahrukh's return to the dugout with 39 required off 8 sealed the deal in LSG's favour.