In the 56th match of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. This match is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans will come out to bat first on home ground. There has been no change in the playing eleven of both the teams.

Know what Pat Cummins said?

After the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said, “We will bowl first. We have never played here before, so we will assess the pitch with the ball first, and then whatever target we have to achieve, hopefully the wicket will become a little easier later on. (According to the statistics, teams batting first on this pitch have won more matches). A little bit. I mean, there are always different factors as well. I think there have been one or two big wins in which They got the batsmen out cheaply. It’s still a bit of an intuition. It’s a very tense match, so no, we have earned the right to reach the final. (On the Greatest of England having a better record) Yes, this is what Abhishek Sharma said in the dressing room, there is nothing to lose now.

Know what Shubman Gill said?

After the toss, Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill said, “(On GT’s better record over SRH) Well, let’s see what happens. You know, I don’t pay much attention to statistics etc., but we also wanted to bowl first, but this wicket looks better than the ones we have played on this wicket in the last few matches. (On the team’s mentality) It’s all about being consistent, being consistent in your thinking and executing your performance as correctly as possible. And this is the last round of the tournament and it is very important to give your best performance.”

Playing XI of Gujarat Titans- Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj.

Playing XI of Sunrisers Hyderabad- Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain and Prafulla Hinge.

The teams of Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash today in IPL 2026. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the teams are contenders to reach the playoffs. Both Hyderabad and Gujarat have won their previous matches. In such a situation, there are full chances of this match being exciting.

In the points table, Sunrisers Hyderabad is at second place and Gujarat Titans at third place. Both teams have won 7-7 matches in 11-11 matches. Both have 14-14 points. However, Hyderabad’s net run rate is better. For this reason he is at number two. The team that wins today’s match will reach second place in the points table.

Who is ahead in head to head?

Shubman Gill’s team is ahead 5-1 in the head to head between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. Gujarat Titans have never lost to Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Three matches have been played and Gujarat has won all three.

pitch report

The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is suitable for the batsmen. It is easy to chase here. However, there have not been many high scoring matches on this ground this season. The average score of the first innings at Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL 2026 has been 181 runs. Especially here the performance of fast bowlers has been better, who have given less than 9 runs per over.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that Sunrisers Hyderabad has the upper hand in this match. However, a lot will depend on the toss. The team chasing the target has more chances of victory.

Probable playing eleven of Gujarat Titans- Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Probable playing eleven of Sunrisers Hyderabad- Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma/Smarn Ravichandran, Salil Arora, Pat Cummins, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Saqib Hussain, Ishan Malinga