Siraj, Gill Seal Easy Win for Titans Over Sunrisers

The pacer's four wickets and the GT skipper's 61 not out sealed a 7-wicket win as Sunrisers batting again flopped at home

- Samreen Razzaqui

NEW DELHI: It may have been a sea of orange at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in support of Sunrisers Hyderabad, but it was hometown hero Mohammed Siraj who stole the show for Gujarat Titans on Sunday.

Pacer Siraj's fine spell (4/17) and skipper Shubman Gill's solid knock (61* off 43b) led Titans to a dominant 7-wicket victory, ensuring that they climbed to second in the 10-team points table.

While a powerful bowling performance from GT spearheaded by Siraj decimated SRH's powerful batting once again as they managed a mere 152/8, Gill's half-century provided Titans the platform they needed for the chase and signalled that the GT captain was well and truly back amongst the runs.

Washington Sundar (49 off 29 balls), promoted to No. 4, and Sherfane Rutherford (35* off 16b) provided able support to Gill after the cheap dismissals of opener Sai Sudharsan (5) and Jos Buttler (0). Washington blasted 20 runs off Simarjeet Singh's (0/20) first over, setting the tone for the chase.