The truth of Gujarat’s victory (Photo-PTI)
Gujarat Titans achieved the top position in the points table of IPL 2026 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad one-sidedly. Gujarat team is continuously performing well and has won five consecutive matches. Seeing the way Gujarat defeated Hyderabad by 82 runs, it seems that now it is very difficult to stop this team. This success of Gujarat is amazing and even more amazing are the players who made it win. Although T20 cricket is considered a batsman’s game, you will be surprised to know that bowlers have won 7 out of 8 matches for Gujarat this season.
Bowlers played a role in Gujarat Titans’ victory
Gujarat Titans have won 8 matches this season and bowlers have become player of the match 7 times, while a batsman has received this award once. Rashid Khan has become player of the match twice this season. Kagiso Rabada has won Player of the Match twice. The famous Krishna has also been awarded Player of the Match once. Captain Shubman Gill is the only batsman who has received this award. Let us now tell you when the bowlers of Gujarat made this team win.
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Dominance of bowlers in Gujarat’s victory
- Rashid Khan became the player of the match in the win against Delhi Capitals, he took 3 wickets for 17 runs.
- Prasidh Krishna took 4 wickets against Lucknow, he was the player of the match.
- Shubman Gill won the match against KKR by scoring 86 runs.
- Kagiso Rabada won the Player of the Match award by taking 3 wickets against Chennai.
- Jason Holder won the player of the match by bowling brilliantly against RCB and Punjab.
- Rashid Khan received this award by taking 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals.
- Kagiso Rabada won the Player of the Match award by taking 3 wickets against Hyderabad.
It is clear that the bowlers of Gujarat Titans continue to dominate in IPL 2026 and its head coach Ashish Nehra will be very happy with this. Ashish Nehra himself has been a fast bowler and this veteran has a big role in the success of his bowling unit.
