Shami to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, 135.1kph,

Slip, deep backward point and long leg in place for Shubman Gill

Shami to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 138.1kph, gentle inswinger, leg-lined

Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill are at the crease. Sai Sudharsan is on strike. Shami will open the attack

Varun Aaron, on air, expects the cracks on the pitch to open up.

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Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Ishant Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Arshad Khan, Sherfane Rutherford

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Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder

Teams:

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami

Shubman Gill: We would have bowled first as well. Looks like a good wicket. The season has veeyr good for us.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and have opted to field

Pat Cummins: We will have a bowl.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and have opted to field

Pitch Report | Nick Knight and Eoin Morgan: It's the second time that this surface is being used - 196 played 160 - GT v Mumbai Indians, GT winning. It (pitch) looks beautiful. The first game they (GT) lost against the Punjab Kings and the reason behind that was they were out-batted by the explosive power the Punjab Kings had, GT couldn't match it. The shift to the black soil suits their template, it suits their style of play. There's a lovely covering of grass tonight and there's a little bit of a subplot - Pat Cummins captained Australia to a World Cup win on this very wicket. So he'll know how to adapt to conditions. Things like slower balls into the wicket, getting spin introduced early, being as variable to try and take those wickets at the top of the order.

Both the teams rely a lot on their top-order strength. Head, Sharma, Kishan and Klaasen will clash against the likes of Sai Sudarshan, Gill, Buttler and Rutherford. And runs will rain at Ahmedabad. The wicket has been docile and pliant for the batters. Every shot in and outside the book have been played here and bowlers will be given pricks in a battle where swords will rule the roost. Expect a high scoring for sure.

18:30 Local Time, 13:00 GMT, 18:30 IST: Today's game and their opponents can be seen from a perspective of potential runners in a marathon race. One has tried to come up with a gallant effort, pugnacious and gung-ho, in their own inevitable pompous manner but have seen more lows than highs. They have met more with despair and have slipped from the top pack of runners. The other have quietly slipped under the radar. Unassuming, uncomplicated and unembillished. And have had trysts with pole position before a little blip in the penultimate bend. I am sure you can figure out who's who! Hello and welcome to the game between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The latter were finalists last season but a top four finish this time looks a far cry. Gujarat were underwhelming last season but their unwavering consistency at the top has been too metronomical to decipher for others. They were blown away by the teenaged sensation but would try to shrug that off as lesson learnt. Hyderabad won vs Chennai, took a little trip to Maldives and have their spirits high and rejuvenated.