India, May 13 -- Gujarat Titans rose to first place in the IPL table with a crushing 82-run win over fellow playoff contenders Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday night. This was GT's 8th win in their last ten games, and fifth in a row - a hot-streak at the business end of the season, as Shubman Gill's team ride their phenomenal bowling performances to a sequence of big victories.

GT are a rarity in the top end of the table, especially in an IPL that has been defined by a particular style of play. Explosive opening batters and massive scores have been the way to go in this IPL thus far, with SRH themselves being a shining example of that. However, GT have proven that they have exactly the right antidote to that kind of cricket, with a bowling...