Abhishek Sharma removes dragonfly from Travis Head’s helmet:Kagiso Rabada’s stare to SRH batter, Arora survives as ball hits stumps

Gujarat Titans (GT) dished out a dominant performance to defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 82 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 12 May. Kagiso Rabada and Jason Holder took three wickets each as GT bowled out SRH for just 86 runs, registering an 82-run win. GT thus registered their fifth consecutive win in the tournament and moved to the top of the IPL 2026 points table after this emphatic performance. SRH, on the other hand, are third after suffering their fifth loss this season. The GT vs SRH match witnessed many top moments and records. Let’s take a look at them. GT vs SRH, Match 56, Top Moments
1) Kagiso Rabada’s stare at Abhishek Sharma after dismissing him bizarrely Kagiso Rabada stared at Abhishek Sharma after bizarrely dismissing him in the second innings of this match. This happened in the second over of the innings, an over which started with Abhishek smashing Rabada for a six off the first ball. The wicket came on the fourth ball of the over when Rabada saw Abhishek coming down the track and cramped him for room. Abhishek got an inside edge while playing the delivery and the ball went on to roll and hit the stumps, dislodging the bails. After dismissing Abhishek, Rabada stared at him for a while, his celebration. 2) Salil Arora survives after ball hits stumps but bails don’t fall Salil Arora got a reprieve in a very unusual manner as the ball hit the stumps, but the bails did not fall. This happened in the eighth over, bowled by Rabada, when Arora defended the ball and it went onto hit the stumps. There was no pace on the ball, which kept the bails intact. 3) Abhishek Sharma removes dragonfly from Travis Head’s helmet Abhishek Sharma swatted away a dragonfly from Travis Head’s helmet before the second innings got underway. The insect was perched on Head’s helmet and did not show any signs of flying away soon. Abhishek, noticing that, removed it from on top of Head’s helmet before the innings got underway. The commentators laughed about this incident. 4) Shubman Gill shared friendship goals with Ishan and Abhishek After the match, Shubman Gill took his time out to click pictures with his two close friends, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma and shared his friendship goals. He has shared the post on his ‘X’ handle and he wrote, ‘Dil abhi bhi sache, aur ghar bhi kache’. 5) Rashid Khan’s invaluable advice to SRH young stars After the match ended, Rashid Khan shared his experiences with the young spinners of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Learning from the best, boosts energy to the young cricketers’ performances. GT vs SRH, Match 56, IPL 2026, Record 1) Gujarat recorded their biggest victory in terms of runs By defeating Hyderabad by 82 runs, Gujarat recorded their biggest victory in IPL history. Earlier, the team’s biggest victory was by 77 runs, which they achieved against Rajasthan in Jaipur in the same season. 2) Hyderabad made their lowest score in IPL Hyderabad’s team was bowled out for 86 runs against Gujarat. This is Hyderabad’s lowest score in IPL history. Earlier, the team’s lowest total was 96 runs against Mumbai in 2019. 86 runs is also the second-lowest all-out score by any team against Gujarat. Before this, Lucknow was bundled out for 82 runs in 2022. 3) Sai Sudharshan scored 500 runs for the third consecutive season Sai Sudharshan created a record of completing 500+ runs for the third consecutive season in IPL. Sudharshan has scored more than 500 runs in each season since 2024. He has now joined the list of legendary batsmen like Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Chris Gayle.