Who scored 96 for Gujarat Titans in the 2023 IPL final?

Sai Sudharsan scored 96 for Gujarat Titans in the 2023 IPL final. His innings was the highest individual score of the match and helped Gujarat post 214 for 4 against Chennai Super Kings.

Sudharsan, a left-handed batter, arrived at the crease after Shubman Gill was dismissed early. He built the innings with Wriddhiman Saha, who made 54, before accelerating dramatically alongside Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya. Sudharsan reached 96 from 47 balls, striking boundaries under pressure in the title match.

He was dismissed in the final over, caught leg before wicket by Matheesha Pathirana. Although he narrowly missed a century, his innings became one of the most memorable performances in an IPL final and gave Gujarat the highest team total ever recorded in an IPL final at that time.

A common mix-up is confusing Sudharsan’s 96 with Saha’s half-century or with Gill’s tournament-leading run total. Chennai’s chase was later reduced by rain, and the Super Kings won by five wickets using the revised target.