Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill Set New Records in IPL 2025 Delhi Clash

During an exciting game of cricket, Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill created history by chasing a mammoth target of more than 200 runs without losing a wicket. This is a record nobody from India has ever achieved in the game of T20 cricket. Their partnership of 205 runs without getting out led to an easy win for Gujarat Titans over Delhi Capitals. This was such an unusual performance and depicts the might of their batting that evening.

Prior to this, just one other team had pursued a 200-plus target without losing any wicket in all the T20 matches. That was Pakistani pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who put on 203 runs together in 2022. The last record chase with a flawless 10-wicket victory in the IPL was for 184 runs by Chris Lynn and Gautam Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017. So what Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill achieved was a new record in IPL history.

This match contributed to the list of the largest targets pursued with no wickets being lost in matches of IPL. With Gill and Sudarshan, some well-known pairs such as Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal, and Abhishek Sharma and Tom Head also have the records of large opening stands. The previous one was a 210-run partnership with Chennai Super Kings last year. Only AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have achieved the same through two 200-plus stands in T20s. This indicates how rare and unique the feat is.

This was the third occasion when any opening combination achieved 200+ runs in the IPL for the first wicket. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the other combination who have scored 210-run opening stand for Lucknow Super Giants in 2022. This is added to the very long list of superb batting performances in the IPL.

Gill and Sudarshan have jointly made seven century stands in a mere 30 innings. There are only two pairs who have more hundred-plus stands in the IPL. AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have ten in 76 innings, while Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have nine in 59 innings. It reflects the reliability of these two players when playing together.

Together, they have scored 839 runs in IPL 2025 alone. This is the fourth highest by any pair in one IPL season. It is also the highest by an Indian pair in IPL history. They even went past the 744 runs of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw in 2021. This attests to how great they were as a team this season.

This year, Gujarat Titans have chased a 200-plus score twice against Delhi Capitals. Both the times they won with solid batting efforts. Delhi Capitals had never defended targets over 200 in 13 games prior to this year. Gujarat Titans shattering this record twice within the same season indicates how solid they are while chasing big scores.

Another such interesting fact about this game is that a total of three wickets fell for both teams. Delhi Capitals lost three wickets and none for Gujarat Titans. This is the lowest number of wickets to fall in a completed IPL match. Previously, the lowest wickets to fall were four, and it occurred seven times. This indicates the game was highly one-sided with great batting by Gujarat Titans.

Lastly, this game also marked KL Rahul's milestone of becoming the fifth player to score five hundreds in IPL history. He is now in fourth place on the list after Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler, and Chris Gayle. Rahul is also the first player to have scored hundreds for three IPL franchises. This indicates his capacity to play well regardless of the team he is playing for.

Overall, record-breaking partnership of Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill was the best part of the match. Their firm and stable batting enabled Gujarat Titans to chase a big target without losing any wicket. Their show is now a part of IPL history and cricket lovers will cherish it for a long time.