On Monday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs in Match 62 of the IPL 2023. With the victory, GT defeated SRH to become the first team to advance to the playoffs. Despite Heinrich Klaasen's innings of 64 runs off 44 balls, SRH were only able to reach 154/9 in 20 overs when chasing a target of 189 runs.
For GT, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma were in excellent form and both took four wickets. GT initially scored 188/9 in 20 overs thanks to Shubman Gill's century. With 13 fours and one six, the GT opener scored 101 runs off 58 balls. Sai Sudharsan also contributed significantly, scoring 47 runs off of 36 balls including six and six fours. Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed five wickets while bowling for SRH.