IPL 2025: Washington Sundar, playing his first match for Gujarat Titans, played a brilliant innings of 49 runs against Hyderabad. Before that, the team was criticized a lot when he was kept out of the playing 11.
Gujarat Titans’ brilliant performance continues in IPL 2025. On Sunday, it defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. Now the team has reached the second position in the points table. Washington Sundar played a big role in this victory, who played an innings of 49 runs.
Washington Sundar: Chasing a target of 153 runs, Gujarat Titans lost their first 2 wickets for just 16 runs, then Washington Sundar, along with Shubman Gill, shared a 90-run partnership and ensured Gujarat’s victory. Sundar missed his half-century by just 1 run; he was dismissed by Mohammed Shami after scoring 49 runs. After the win, Gujarat Titans responded to the tweet of Google CEO Sundar Pichai from their official page, which he had done after the first match of GT this season. Sai Sudarshan was out for 5 and Jos Buttler was out without opening the account, after which there was pressure on Gujarat Titans, but Washington Sundar, playing his first match of the season, handled the innings along with Gill. Sundar scored 49 runs in 29 balls. In this innings he hit 2 sixes and 5 fours.
Sundar Pichai had tweeted on Sunday, Washington Sundar was playing his first match in IPL 2025. Sundar did not play in the team’s first match against Punjab Kings, about which a user had posted and wrote, “How Washington Sundar gets included in the 15 players of Team India, while despite having 10 teams, he does not get a place in any IPL XI, it is a mystery.” Reacting to this tweet, Sundar Pichai wrote, “I was thinking the same thing.” Let us tell you that Washington Sundar, who has been playing IPL since 2017, has been able to play more than 10 matches in only 2 seasons. Responding to Sundar Pichai’s tweet, Gujarat Titans wrote, “Sundar came and Sundar won.”
Gujarat Titans lost the first match of the season to Punjab Kings on their home ground (Narendra Modi Stadium), after which Shubman Gill and the team made a great comeback. After winning 3 consecutive matches, Gujarat has come second in the points table.
Washington Sundar Record
All-rounder Washington Sundar has played 61 matches in the IPL. He played more than 10 matches only in 2017 (11 matches) and 2020 (15 matches); last season, he played only 2 matches. Sundar has scored 427 runs and taken 37 wickets in the IPL.
