New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the coin toss and was selected to play in the IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. While the two captains – SRH’s Cummins and GT’s Shubman Gill – were out of the game, Gill was seen wearing different colored jerseys while the Gujarat Titans played in a special lilac suit.
Why are Gujarat Titans changing their jersey color against Sunrisers Hyderabad?
GT players wore special lilac jerseys to support the fight against cancer.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are ranked third in the points table, while Gujarat Titans are one place above them at second. Both teams have retained their respective lineups with 14 points each in 11 games.“We’re going to bowl first. We haven’t bowled here before, so take a look with the ball first and then whatever we need to chase, hopefully it will get a little easier later. (The impact of the data shows teams batting first win more games on this pitch) a little bit. I mean, there’s always a difference. Variables. I think there were one or two blowout wins where they beat them pretty cheaply in the first inning and yeah, you see it’s still a gut feeling and no one can really read the pitch perfectly, but it’s a critical game and a tense moment in the game,” Cummins said during the game.“(This game feels like a knockout before a knockout) I mean, no, not really. I think we’ve earned the right to give ourselves some chances and get to the finals. So we have three games left. We haven’t played in a while. (GT’s record is better than SRH) Yes, Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) just mentioned that in the dressing room. I say perfect, nothing to lose now. All the pressure is on them. There is no change,” he said.During the throw, Gill said GT also wanted to throw first.“(On GT’s better record than SRH) I mean, we’ll see about that. You know, I’m not a guy who cares about statistics and all that stuff, but we also want to bowl first. But it looks better than what we’ve seen on this particular wicket in the last few games,” Gill said during the toss.“(Regarding team mentality) it’s all about being consistent, being consistent with your thought process, being as consistent as possible with your execution. It’s the final point at the end of the tournament and being able to play your best and do your best is very important. We will move forward with the same team,” he added.team:Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (centre), B. Sai Sudarsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Nissan Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj.Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, R Smaran, Salil Arora, Pat Cummins (capt), Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain. Here are the substitutes for both teams:Sunrisers Hyderabad Substitutes: Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Anikot Verma, Harshal Patel, Harsh DubeyGujarat Titans rushing substitutes: Prasidh Krishna, Sai Kishore, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips
