Watch: Shubman Gill smacks Anshul Kamboj for massive six during CSK vs GT clash in IPL 2026

When the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) posted a struggling knock of 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the Gujarat Titans just needed to get a strong start with the bat inside the powerplay and kill the momentum. And the opening pair of the visitors, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, did that exactly. 

The CSK captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, struggled to get going in the first half of their batting under the heat as the ball was seaming inside the powerplay before gripping and bouncing from the spinners, making it incredibly hard for the batters to deliver.

Shubman Gill nails elegant six against CSK in IPL 2026

Anshul Kamboj was excellent with just three singles in his very first over of the defense. But Shubman Gill decided to put early pressure on the Haryana bowler from the very first ball of the sixth and final over of the powerplay.

It was a fuller-length delivery at the stumps from the right-arm pacer as Gill picked the length early and then shoveled it high into the stands at the wide long-on region. He brought his bottom hand into play and got the rewards.

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That wasn’t the only six of the evening for the GT captain, who read the flighted delivery from Anshul Kamboj and brought his wrist into play to smash it high into the stands at the wide long-on region. He went with the arm ball to put the ball into the stands.

The right-handed batter stood tall to swivel across and pick the length delivery to hammer Jamie Overton’s second ball for a massive six over the long leg region. He was finally dismissed for 33 runs off 23 balls with the help of three sixes and one boundary at a strike rate of around 150.

GT openers give strong platform in 159-run chase

Earlier in the innings, CSK posted a decent score of 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs as their captain smashed an unbeaten 74 runs off 60 balls with the help of six boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of 123.33. He was well supported by their lower order.

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Gujarat made a strong start with 55 runs inside the power play without any damage. But they tackled the plans of the home side pretty well to be at 82/1 at the halfway mark of the innings. Sai Sudharsan was the glue of them winning the encounter. 

Brief Scores (at the time of writing): GT 162/2 (S Sudharsan 87, Noor Ahmed 1/29) beat CSK 158/7 (Ruturaj Gaikwad 74*, Kagiso Rabada 3/29) by 8-wickets.

Fans react to Gill’s six against Kamboj in IPL 2026

Here is how the fans have reacted to Gill’s massive six against Kamboj in the IPL 2026-