New Delhi: Gujarat Titans opener Shabman Gul And Sai Sudharsan continued his record-breaking run in IPL 2026, tearing apart the bowling attack once again during Thursday’s clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium. GT’s opening pair forged another commanding partnership and, in the process, entered the elite list in T20 cricket history. Gayle and Sudharson registered their 10th century stand together in men’s T20 cricket, equaling the all-time record shared by the legendary duos of Chris Gayle-Virat Kohli, Babar Azam-Mohammed Rizwan and AB de Villiers-Virat Kohli. What makes this achievement even more surprising is the speed with which the GT Duo got there. Gill and Sudharsan needed just 46 innings to complete 10 century stands – far fewer than any other legendary duo on the list. Gayle and Kohli needed 63 innings, Babar and Rizwan 75 while de Villiers and Kohli needed 77 innings.
- Most centuries (any wicket) in men’s T20 cricket
- 10 – Shibman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (46 innings)
- 10 –
Chris Gayle AndVirat Kohli (63 innings) - 10 – Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan (75 innings)
- 10 — AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli (77 innings)
The pair also claimed another IPL record during the innings. It was Gayle and Sudharsan’s seventh opening-wicket century partnership in IPL history – the most by any opening pair in the tournament. He surpassed the famous combinations of David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan and Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, both of whom had six century opening stands.Gill and Sudharsan also continued to dominate in terms of consistency. Both of them surpassed the iconic Virat Kohli-Faf du Plessis duo and equaled Rohit Sharma-Ishan Kishan for the second-highest 50-plus opening stands in IPL history.The GT duo now have 15 fifty-plus opening partnerships in just 31 innings – a rare ratio rarely seen in IPL history. Only Warner and Dhawan are ahead with 18 fifty-plus stands, but they needed 48 innings to achieve the feat.
- Most 50 plus opening stands in IPL history
- 18 – David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (48 innings)
- 15 – Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan (43 innings)
- 15 – Shibman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (31 innings)
- 14 — Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis (38 innings)
- 14 – Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head (37 innings)
The numbers become even more extraordinary when one looks at the overall run aggregate and scoring rate. Gill and Sudharsan have already scored 1898 runs together as an opening pair at an astonishing average of 67.78 and a run rate of 9.87 – making them one of the most devastating and reliable opening combinations the league has ever seen.Only Warner and Dhawan have scored more runs as an IPL opening pair, but the GT duo has enjoyed a significantly higher average and scoring tempo than any other partnership on the list.
- Highest opening partnership in IPL history
- 2220 – David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (Avg: 47.23, RR: 8.59)
- 1898 – Shibman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (Avg: 67.78, RR: 9.87)
- 1890 – Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis (Avg: 51.08, RR: 9.00)
- 1755 – Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head (Avg: 47.43, RR: 12.41)
- 1547 – Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan (Avg: 35.97, RR: 9.02)
The match also turned into a personal milestone for Gujarat Titans captain Gill, who became the seventh fastest batsman to reach 6000 runs in terms of innings in men’s T20 cricket. Gill reached the milestone in his 185th innings, only marginally behind Kohli, who had played 184 innings.
- Fastest 6000 T20 runs (by innings)
- 162—Chris Gale
- 165—Babur the Great
- 166—KL Rahul
- 180- Sean Marsh
- 180—Devon Conway
- 184—Virat Kohli
- 185—Shabman Gul
Gayle’s feat is even more remarkable as he is one of only four players in the history of men’s T20 cricket to score more than 6000 runs before the age of 27. The elite list also includes Babar Azam, Rehmanullah Garbaz and Will Jacks.Gujarat Titans have already qualified for the playoffs.
