Will Sai Sudharsan play Vs RCB? [Source: AP Photo]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 franchise, Gujarat Titans clinched their first victory of the season as they defeated the Mumbai Indians in a one-sided battle at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. The team lost their opening fixture against the Punjab Kings but roared back in style for a thumping victory.
The star of the victory with the bat was opener, Sai Sudharsan, who scored a terrific fifty and laid the foundation for a win Vs Mumbai Indians. However, the batter got injured during GT's fielding. He tried to stop a ball and in the process pulled his hamstring as the GT batter was taken off the field and Glenn Phillips replaced him.
Will Sai Sudharsan play in GT's next match?
Sai Sudharsan at the injury time looked in immense pain and was taken off as a precautionary measure, and GT fans sweated hard on his comeback as the player is key for their success. However, their captain, Shubman Gill, later confirmed that Sudharsan is fine and is expected to play the next IPL 2025 match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Sudharsan's fifty, bowlers' impeccable show steals the limelight VS MI
On a slightly trickier surface, Sudharsan played almost till the end and scored 63 off 41 balls as alongside Gill and Buttler, he helped the GT side post a commanding 196/8. The wicket was not easy to bat on as Mumbai Indians, too, lost early wickets.
Suryakumar Yadav kept Mumbai in the hunt, but once he was dismissed, game got over for the 5-time champions. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj were the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets each.