Overview

• Gujarat Titans, with six wins from nine matches, need two more victories to secure a playoff spot in IPL 2025.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad, sitting in ninth place with only three wins, must win to stay in the playoff race.
• GT’s Shubman Gill is likely to return after recovering from a back spasm, while Kagiso Rabada’s availability remains uncertain.
• The Narendra Modi Stadium pitch in Ahmedabad is expected to favor batters early on but slow down to assist spinners later in the game.
• GT hold a 3-1 head-to-head advantage over SRH in IPL encounters, including two wins at their home ground in Ahmedabad.