India, May 13 -- Gujarat Titans were not cruising when Washington Sundar walked in against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They were 68/3 around the halfway mark, with the innings still searching for shape after early damage and a controlled SRH powerplay.

Sai Sudharsan had given GT stability. Sundar gave the innings its release. His 50 off 33 balls pushed Gujarat to 168, a total that later became far bigger once Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Jason Holder ripped through SRH's chase.

Sundar's knock had clear match value because of where it came from. GT had lost early control. Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler were gone inside the first six overs. Nishant Sindhu also fell before the innings could properly open up. At that point, GT needed a batter w...