Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Timeline

The Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad timeline is one of IPL's most one-sided young rivalries. Since GT's debut in 2022, these two franchises have met 8 times with GT winning 5 of 6 completed matches and two fixtures abandoned to rain. Both clubs are one-time IPL champions: GT won in their debut season (2022), while SRH claimed their title in 2016. Both have also reached finals since GT as 2023 runners-up, SRH as 2024 runners-up but in the head-to-head, GT have been comprehensively dominant despite SRH claiming the first victory between the sides.

The defining individual moment of this rivalry came on May 15, 2023, when Shubman Gill produced his maiden IPL century 101* off 58 balls at the Narendra Modi Stadium. That innings defined GT's relationship with their home fortress and the template for how GT approach SRH. This article covers the complete GT vs SRH timeline, all 8 match results, individual records, and the narratives that shape this fixture.

GT vs SRH Head-to-Head Stats

All Matches: GT vs SRH Timeline (2022-2025)

IPL 2022: SRH Draw First Blood, GT Hit Back

Match 1: April 11, 2022 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

The very first meeting between these franchises went to SRH. GT, who had won their opening three matches to start their debut season, ran into a well-organised SRH side who restricted them to 162/7 before Kane Williamson led the chase with a measured 57 off 46. SRH won by 8 wickets with 5 balls remaining. It was SRH's only win in this fixture across the full timeline, and it came in the fixture that also marked Shubman Gill's IPL debut against this opposition — a detail he would reference after his 2023 century.

Match 2: April 27, 2022 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

The rematch produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the 2022 season. SRH's Umran Malik delivered a devastating spell of 5/25 — express pace, raw aggression, and a spell that single-handedly derailed GT's batting to leave them needing 34 off 9 with five wickets in hand. From 144/5 after 16 overs, GT stumbled to 162/9 at one stage before Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan, both impossible to bully under pressure, dragged them back. Rashid hit the winning six off the final ball. GT won by 5 wickets to level the 2022 head-to-head at 1-1.

GT went on to win the 2022 IPL title — defeating Rajasthan Royals in the final — becoming only the second franchise after CSK (2008) to win the IPL in their debut season. SRH finished outside the playoffs.

IPL 2023: Gill's Maiden Century Masterclass

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad — May 15, 2023

Earlier in the 2023 season, a scheduled match at Hyderabad was abandoned without a ball bowled due to heavy rain. The Ahmedabad fixture, therefore, took on extra significance — and it delivered one of the rivalry's defining evenings.

GT needed a win to seal their second consecutive top-two playoff finish. SRH were already eliminated. Markram chose to bowl on a red-soil Motera pitch that suited pace, a decision that proved costly the moment Bhuvneshwar Kumar's first wicket — Wriddhiman Saha for a duck off the third ball — gave Gill the stage.

Shubman Gill: 101 off 58 balls (13 fours, 1 six)*

Gill walked in at 0/1 and constructed GT's innings methodically, then explosively. He reached his fifty in just 22 balls through nine boundaries. Sai Sudharsan (47 off 36, 6 fours) provided the supporting act as the pair built a 147-run partnership for the second wicket — GT's highest for any wicket at that point in IPL history. Between them they scored 148 of GT's 188, with the remaining nine batters managing just 29.

Gill's century — off his 58th delivery in the 19th over — was his maiden IPL hundred and the first century for the Gujarat Titans franchise. It took him past 1,000 career runs for GT (finishing the season with 1,059). His quote afterwards captured the personal resonance: "My IPL debut was against SRH — now I've got my IPL hundred against them."

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's final over read W, W, W, 1, W, 1b: 5/30 in total, the best bowling performance in this rivalry's history.

SRH Chase Demolished (154/9 in 20 overs)

Mohammed Shami's opening burst — 3/5 in 10 balls — reduced SRH to 29/4. Mohit Sharma added 4/28. Heinrich Klaasen's 64 off 44 (his 8th-wicket partnership with Bhuvneshwar worth 68, an SRH record) kept the scoreline respectable, but GT won by 34 runs. The result sealed GT's playoff berth and eliminated SRH.

Uniquely, all three of the match's bowlers who took multiple wickets had four-wicket hauls or better — Bhuvneshwar (5/30), Shami (4/21), Mohit (4/28) — making it the first match in IPL history where three bowlers simultaneously took four-plus wickets.

IPL 2024: Contrasting Fortunes, GT Maintain H2H Edge

The 2024 season saw the most divergent trajectory between these two franchises. SRH, transformed by Pat Cummins' captaincy and a hyper-aggressive batting philosophy, posted multiple 250-plus scores (including the record 277 against MI) and reached the IPL Final before losing to KKR by 8 wickets. GT missed the playoffs entirely.

Yet in their completed 2024 league meeting (March 30 at Ahmedabad), GT won — Sai Sudharsan and David Miller providing the batting platform and Mohit Sharma doing the damage with the ball. The second scheduled encounter, at Hyderabad on May 16, was abandoned due to rain, giving SRH one point that helped them seal their playoff position without facing GT in a completed game.

IPL 2025: GT's Double Success

The 2025 season produced two completed matches between these sides, both GT wins.

April 6 at Hyderabad: Mohammed Siraj — playing at his home city for GT — was the match-winner with the ball as GT restricted SRH to 152/8. GT chased 153/3, winning by 7 wickets with 20 balls remaining. Siraj won Player of the Match and the victory extended GT's winning streak in this fixture to four consecutive completed matches.

May 2 at Ahmedabad: The season's second meeting brought GT's biggest-ever win over SRH. Shubman Gill (76 runs) anchored GT's innings of 224/6 — their highest total against SRH in any fixture — as Pat Cummins' decision to bowl first backfired badly. SRH's Abhishek Sharma fought with 74 off 41, but the target was too steep and the support too thin. Prasidh Krishna (2/19) was GT's key bowler as SRH finished 186/6, losing by 38 runs.

Notable Records in GT vs SRH Rivalry

Individual Performances

Team Records

Unique Records

Venue Records

Head-to-Head: Top Performers

Top Batsmen

1. Shubman Gill (GT): The rivalry's leading run-scorer by a wide margin, including IPL's first GT century (101* off 58 in 2023) and 76 in the 2025 Ahmedabad win. Now GT's captain, he has dominated SRH's bowling across all formats at Narendra Modi Stadium.

2. Abhishek Sharma (SRH): SRH's most consistent run-scorer in this fixture, including a counter-attacking 74 off 41 in 2025 when the match was effectively lost. His opening aggression gives SRH their best returns when conditions suit.

3. Heinrich Klaasen (SRH): His 64 off 44 in the 2023 match — including an 8th-wicket stand of 68 with Bhuvneshwar that was SRH's record at that point — stands as the most defiant knock SRH have produced in this fixture.

4. Sai Sudharsan (GT): His 47 off 36 in the 2023 century partnership and continued contributions across seasons make him GT's most reliable second scorer in this fixture behind Gill.

5. Kane Williamson (SRH): His 57* in SRH's only win (2022, April 11) was the architect of their 8-wicket chase — the single most important batting performance for SRH in this rivalry.

Top Bowlers

1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH): His 5/30 in the 2023 match is the best bowling performance in this fixture's history — an exhibition of swing, seam, and death-over precision that came even as SRH lost by 34 runs.

2. Mohammed Shami (GT): 4/21 in the 2023 match, including a devastating opening burst of 3/5 in 10 balls. His new-ball mastery at Motera has been GT's most potent weapon in this fixture.

3. Mohit Sharma (GT): 4/28 in 2023, completing the only IPL match to feature three bowlers with four-plus wicket hauls simultaneously.

4. Umran Malik (SRH): His 5/25 in the 2022 Match 40 — one of the fastest and most brutal spells of that season — nearly won SRH the match. GT won anyway, Rashid hitting the final-ball six.

5. Mohammed Siraj (GT): His Player of the Match performance in GT's 7-wicket win at Hyderabad in April 2025 was the pick of his contributions in this fixture.

GT vs SRH: What Makes This Rivalry Special?

This rivalry encapsulates a unique IPL dynamic: a franchise that arrived with immediate success versus one that has oscillated between dominance and disappointment. GT won the IPL in their debut season and carried that self-belief directly into encounters against SRH, who lost the first fixture in 2022 but took an early lead by winning Match 21 comprehensively.

The reversal from SRH's 8-wicket win (Match 21, 2022) to GT's five consecutive completed-match wins is the defining statistical arc. SRH won convincingly first. Then GT found their formula — balanced squads, match-reading, and the individual brilliance of Shubman Gill in Ahmedabad — and have not lost since.

The Shubman Gill factor dominates every analysis. His 101* off 58 in 2023 — the first GT century, his maiden IPL hundred, achieved on a pitch where all three other GT openers scored zero — gave the rivalry its signature moment. His partnership of 147 with Sudharsan (78.2% of a 188-run team total) remains a statistical oddity that captures how completely one player can own a fixture.

Home fortress dynamics matter significantly. GT's perfect 2-0 record at Narendra Modi Stadium establishes Ahmedabad as their most potent home environment against SRH. The two Hyderabad abandonments mean SRH have never won at home in a completed match against GT, though they did claim one point from the 2024 NR that proved significant for their playoff qualification.

The philosophical contrast is stark. GT's balanced, composed approach under Hardik Pandya and later Gill versus SRH's hyper-aggressive batting revolution under Cummins. SRH's 2024 approach — which produced the record 277 against MI — has not translated into wins against GT specifically, even in the season they reached the final. The paradox remains the fixture's central puzzle.

Conclusion

The Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad timeline is young in years but clear in its patterns. SRH drew first blood in April 2022 with an 8-wicket win — and have not won since. GT's five subsequent victories, anchored by Shubman Gill's Narendra Modi Stadium mastery and the 2023 match's extraordinary triple four-wicket haul, have established a head-to-head dominance that persisted even as SRH reached the 2024 Final and GT missed the playoffs that same season. Two rain abandonments at Hyderabad mean SRH have never won a completed match at home against GT. As both franchises evolve — GT under Gill's captaincy, SRH continuing their aggressive batting philosophy — the central question of the rivalry remains open: can SRH find the answer to a team that has beaten them five times in every competitive context except Hyderabad, where rain has intervened?