Jos Buttler starred as Gujarat Titans ended their twin hoodoos in the Indian Premier League. Led by Buttler's heroic unbeaten 97 and finishing touches from Sherfane Rutherford and Rahul Tewatia, the Titans chased down 204 against Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Saturday, April 19.
This was GT's first-ever successful chase of a 200-plus total and also their first ever win against Delhi in Ahmedabad. They had faced DC two times in IPL at the Ahmedabad-based venue before and went down in both of those matches.
Buttler unleashed a chasing masterclass as he made the run-chase look easy. He scored an unbeaten 97 from 54 deliveries and kept GT in control despite having lost captain Shubman Gill to a run-out early. He stabilised things along with Sai Sudharsan with a 60-run stand for the second wicket. Sudharsan was dismissed when Kuldeep Yadav came in to bowl his first over for 36 and Buttler was joined by impact sub Sherfane Rutherford.
The West Indian batter played strong second fiddle to Buttler and struck a few lusty strokes. He made 43 from 34 balls and complimented Buttler well. However, when he was dismissed, GT were in a spot of bother with 11 needed off 7 balls. Mitchell Starc, who displayed a yorker masterclass in DC's clash against Rajasthan Royals, which went into the Super Over with DC winning it ultimately, had to bowl the final over. However, Rahul Tewatia slammed him for a six on the first ball and then a four on the next one as he took the Titans home.
This is GT's highest successful chase in the Indian cash-rich league now, surpassing their previous chase of 198 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2023.
Highest successful run-chases for GT in IPL:
204 vs DC, Ahmedabad, 2025
198 vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2023
197 vs RR, Jaipur, 2024
196 vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2022
190 vs PBKS, Brabourne, 2022