GT vs CSK, IPL 2024: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan Smash Centuries, Share Record-Equalling Opening Stand

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Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan smashed centuries on route to a record-equalling opening stand in Indian Premier League history on Friday (May 10) in IPL 2024 match 59 against Chennai Super Kings.

Gill (104 off 55 balls) and Sudharsan (103 off 51 balls) went level with Lucknow Super Giants pair KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock by combining for 210 for opening wicket in the match against CSK.

Rahul and De Kock had achieved the feat in 2022 season against Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Sports Academy Ground in Navi Mumbai. LSG went on to win the match by just 2 runs. GT will hope for a similar outcome, but to win by a bigger margin. Here is a look at the top 5 highest opening partnerships in IPL:

Highest Opening Partnership in IPL

1. 210* - KL Rahul & Quinton de Kock (LSG) vs KKR in Navi Mumbai (2022)
2. 210 - Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT) vs CSK in Ahmedabad (2024)
3. 185 - Jonny Bairstow & David Warner (SRH) vs RCB in Hyderabad (2019)
4. 184* - Chris Lynn & Gautam Gambhir (KKR) vs Gujarat Lions in Rajkot (2017)
5. 183 - KL Rahul & Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) vs RR in Sharjah (2020)

Gill and Sudharsan had smashed a combined 13 sixes and 14 fours during their stand of 210, which also was the joint third highest partnership in IPL history. The highest partnership record is topped by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Here is a look at the list:

• 229 - AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli (RCB) vs Gujarat Lions in 2016 (Bengaluru)
• 215* - AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli (RCB) vs Mumbai Indians in 2015 (Wankhede)
• 210* - KL Rahul & Quinton de Kock (LSG) vs KKR in Navi Mumbai (2022)
• 210 - Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT) vs CSK in Ahmedabad (2024)
• 206 - Shaun Marsh & Adam Gilchrist (PBKS) vs RCB in Dharamsala (2011)

Coming back to the match, CSK pulled things back in the final four overs following the departure of Gill and Sudharsan, who fell in the same over to Tushar Deshpande. GT only managed to post 231/3 in their allotted 20 overs.