Gujarat Titans Schedule IPL 2025: One-time champion Gujarat Titans will be entering the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season under the leadership of newly-appointed India ODI vice-captain Shubman Gill, and aim to return to the playoff stage. After winning in their first season – and reaching two finals in two years – GT could manage only an eighth-place finish in 2024. Gujarat also kept Rashid Khan, B Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan in the retentions, and bought big names like Jos Buttler and Kagiso Rabada in the mega auction.

Here is Gujarat Titans’ IPL 2025 schedule in full:

March 25 – GT vs PBKS – Ahmedabad – 7:30 PM

March 29 – GT vs MI – Ahmedabad – 7:30 PM

April 2 – RCB vs GT – Bengaluru – 7:30 PM

April 6 – SRH vs GT – Hyderabad – 7:30 PM

April 9 – GT vs RR – Ahmedabad – 7:30 PM

April 12 – LSG vs GT – Lucknow – 3:30 PM

April 19 – GT vs DC – Ahmedabad – 3:30 PM

April 21 – KKR vs GT – Kolkata – 7:30 PM

April 28 – RR vs GT – Jaipur – 7:30 PM

May 2 – GT vs SRH – Ahmedabad – 7:30 PM

May 6 – MI vs GT – Mumbai – 7:30 PM

May 11 – DC vs GT – Delhi – 7:30 PM

May 14 – GT vs LSG – Ahmedabad – 7:30 PM

May 18 – GT vs CSK – Ahmedabad – 3:30 PM

GT IPL 2025 Squad: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada (Rs. 10.75 crore), Jos Buttler (Rs. 15.75 crore). Mohammed Siraj (Rs. 12.25 crore), Prasidh Krishna (Rs. 9.50 crore), Nishant Sindhu (Rs. 30 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs. 1.70 crore), Kumar Kushagra (Rs. 65 lakh), Anuj Rawat (Rs. 30 lakh), Manav Suthar (Rs. 30 lakh), Washington Sundar (Rs. 3.20 crore), Gerald Coetzee (Rs. 2.40 crore), Arshad Khan (Rs. 1.30 crore), Gurnoor Brar (Rs. 1.30 crore), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 2.60 crore), Sai Kishore (Rs. 2 crore), Ishant Sharma (Rs. 75 lakh), Jayant Yadav (Rs. 75 lakh), Glenn Phillips (Rs. 2 crore), Karim Janat (Rs. 75 lakh), Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs. 30 lakh).

GT Full Squad, IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans roped in India all-rounder Washington Sundar for Rs 3.20 crore on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. On Day 1, GT picked up the likes of Jos Buttler (Rs 15.75 crore), Mohammed Siraj (Rs 12.25 crore), and Kagiso Rabada (Rs 10.75 crore) as their marquee signings. Meanwhile, the franchise also roped in stars like Prasidh Krishna (Rs. 9.50 crore), Nishant Sindhu (Rs. 30 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs. 1.70 crore), Kumar Kushagra (Rs. 65 lakh), Anuj Rawat (Rs. 30 lakh), Manav Suthar (Rs. 30 lakh). They also have a minimum of 4 slots to fill. (Full Squad)

PLAYERS BOUGHT:

1. Kagiso Rabada: Rs 10.75 cr

2. Jos Buttler: Rs 15.75 cr

3. Mohammed Siraj: 12.25 cr

4. Prasidh Krishna – Rs 9.50 cr

5. Nishant Sindhu – Rs 30 lakh

6. Mahipal Lomror – Rs 1.7 cr

7. Kumar Kushagra – Rs 65 lakh

8. Anuj Rawat – Rs 30 lakh

9. Manav Suthar – Rs 30 lakh

10. Washington Sundar – Rs 3.20 crore

11. Gerald Coetzee – Rs 2.40 crore

12. Arshad Khan – Rs 1.3 crore

13. Gurnoor Brar – Rs 1.3 crore

14. Sherfane Rutherford – Rs 2.6 crore

15. Sai Kishore – Rs 2 crore

16. Ishant Sharma – Rs 75 lakh

17. Jayant Yadav – Rs 75 lakh

Full list of retained players: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan

Full list of released players: BR Sharath, Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, Gurnoor Brar, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson

GT Full Squad, IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans (GT) have added firepower to their squad with the signing of Jos Buttler and Kagiso Rabada at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. GT splashed Rs 16.75 crore on Buttler before outbidding Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the signing of Rabada (Rs 10.75 crore). GT also bought pacer Mohammed Siraj for Rs 12.25 crore, outbidding Rajasthan Royals for the player’s signature. IPL 2024 was a disappointing outing for GT but they decided to retain their former Shubman Gill. However, he was not their top retention as that tag went to star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan. Sai Sudharsan, who has been impressive in the ongoing domestic season, was also retained in the side. Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia were also retained as uncapped cricketers by the team.

Full list of retained players: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan

PLAYERS BOUGHT:

1. Kagiso Rabada: Rs 10.75 cr

2. Jos Buttler: Rs 15.75 cr

3. Mohammed Siraj: 12.25 cr

4. Prasidh Krishna – Rs 9.50 cr

5. Nishant Sindhu – Rs 30 lakh

6. Mahipal Lomror – Rs 1.7 cr

Full list of released players: BR Sharath, Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, Gurnoor Brar, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson

Rising youngsters Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal struck fighting fifties after Mukesh Kumar’s searing six-wicket haul to put India A in command with a 120-run lead against Australia A on day two of their first ‘Unofficial Test’ in Mackay on Friday. Mukesh stole the show, claiming 6/46 to help India A restrict Australia A to 195 in their first innings but despite the Bengal seamer’s heroic efforts, the hosts secured a crucial 88-run lead. The visitors had scored 107 in their first essay.

India A once again suffered a jittery start in their second innings with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (5) and fellow opener Abhimanyu Easwaran (12) getting out cheaply to have India down to 30/2 in 8.5 overs.

Gaikwad, who fell for a golden duck in the first innings, this time nicked Fergus O’Neill to second slip where Cameron Bancroft took a low catch.

While Easwaran, who had notched up four consecutive first-class centuries to earn a spot in the senior team as cover for skipper Rohit Sharma for the upcoming Test series against Australia, once again recorded a single-digit score, this time getting run out while backing up for Sai Sudharsan.

But thereafter Sudharsan and Padikkal showed fine temperament and soaked the pressure on the bouncy pitch to produce an unbroken 178-run stand for the third wicket to help India seize control.

Sudharsan hit nine boundaries in his 185-ball 96, while Padikkal was unbeaten on 80 from 167 balls, scoring five fours.

Padikkal played a patient yet composed knock, working the ball around for quick singles and capitalising on loose deliveries to reach his fifty.

At the other end, Sudharsan exhibited his range of shots, particularly adept at dispatching anything short, cutting and pulling with precision.

His well-timed boundaries, including a powerful pull past square leg and a fluent cover drive, allowed him to reach his own half-century as they took the team past 200.

India A now have an overall lead of 120 runs with two more days left in the four-day fixture.

The second and final unofficial Test is scheduled in Melbourne from November 7.

Earlier resuming at 99/4 on Day 2, overnight batters Nathan McSweeney (39) and Cooper Connolly (37) added 51 runs for the fifth wicket, the match’s first fifty-run stand.

However, Mukesh who bagged two wickets on the opening day, once again broke the partnership by dismissing Connolly.

Josh Philippe became Mukesh’s fourth victim, while Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed captain McSweeney, leaving Australia A reeling at 136/7 in 47.4 overs.

A frustrating 41-run stand for the eighth wicket between Todd Murphy (33) and O’Neill (13) was finally broken when Prasidh Krishna claimed the latter en route to his third scalp.

Mukesh rounded off his superb performance by completing his five-wicket haul with Brendan Doggett’s wicket and then adding Todd Murphy as his sixth, wrapping up Australia A’s innings.

File photo of Mukesh Kumar© X (Twitter)

Tamil Nadu began their campaign in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 with a dominant win.© X/@BCCIDomestic

Cheteshwar Pujara endured a six-ball duck as Saurashtra were left reeling at 35/5, trailing by 129 runs in the second innings with Tamil Nadu taking complete command of their Ranji Trophy Group D clash. On the third day of the season-opener, Tamil Nadu’s left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh ran riot in the Saurashtra ranks, returning 9-5-7-4 as the visitors were left staring at a huge task at the close of play. Saurashtra conceded a massive first-innings lead of 164 as TN folded for 367 after resuming at 278/3 against the visitor’s 203.

Javdev Unadkat returned 6/61 from his 24 overs.

Gurjapneet’s victims included Pujara, who made 16 in the first essay, as the out-of-favour India batter was trapped in front of the wickets in the second innings.

Arpit Vasavada (15 not out) and Sheldon Jackson (5 not out) were at the crease.

In Chandigarh, Railways completed a comprehensive win by 181 runs as the hosts were shot out for another poor total of 159 in 40.2 overs chasing 341.

Akash Pandey (4/46), Karn Sharma (3/18) and Himanshu Sangwan (2/28) caused the damage as Chandigarh, despite some resistance from Arslan Khan (46) and Ankit Kaushik (45), folded quickly again.

In another match, Delhi took a slender lead of 14 runs in the first innings but Chhattisgarh edged ahead, reaching 33 for no loss to move ahead by 19 runs at stumps on the third day.

While skipper Himmat Singh made 65 (123 balls 8x4s, 1x6s), it was Jonty Sidhu’s 170-ball 103 not out (11 fours, 2 sixes) which gave Delhi a slight advantage.

In Guwahati, hosts Assam were placed in a tricky position of 130/3, leading by 51 runs, after being asked to follow-on.

Assam were shot out for a mere 180 in reply to Jharkhand’s 361 in the first innings.

Brief scores: At Coimbatore: Saurashtra 203 & 35/5 in 25 overs (Arpit Vasavada 15*, Gurjapneet 4/7) trail Tamil Nadu 367 in 121.3 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 82, N Jagadeesan 100, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 49; Jaydev Unadkat 6/61) by 129 runs.

At Chandigarh: Railways 142 & 307 beat Chandigarh 109 & 159 in 40.2 overs (Arslan Khan 46; Akash Pandey 4/46, Karn Sharma 3/18) by 181 runs.

At Raipur: Chhattisgarh 343 & 33/0 in 8 overs (Ayush Pandey 22*) lead Delhi 357 in 116.2 overs (Himmat Singh 65, Jonty Sidhu 103*; Ajay Mandal 3/101, Ashish Chouhan 3/53) by 19 runs.

At Guwahati: Jharkhand 361 lead Assam 180 in 70.2 overs (Sibsankar Roy 42; Utkarsh Singh 3/41, Manishi 3/41) & f/o 130/3 in 55 overs (Parves Musaraf 57; Manishi 1/32).

Narayan Jagadeesan’s ton and B Sai Sudharsan’s 82 helped Tamil Nadu reach 278 for three and take a 75-run lead against former champions Saurashtra after second day in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match here on Saturday. Jagadeesan cracked 11 fours to make 100 off 165 balls while putting on 172 runs for the first wicket with Sudharsan, who made 82 off 159 balls with eight fours. A strong start ensued Tamil Nadu take a first-innings lead at stumps, in response to Saurashtra’s 203.

Pradosh Ranjan Paul (45) and Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (0) were at crease when the stumps were drawn.

In Chandigarh, the hosts were in trouble with Railways set a target of 341 runs for them to win on the second day.

Chandigarh reached 31/1 at stumps needing another 310 runs.

Chandigarh, who had bowled Railways out for 147, folded for a mere 109.

Akash Pandey returned 14-3-38-5 but it was wicketkeeper-batter Upendra Yadav’s sensational 124 in the second innings which helped Railways consolidate their hold on the game.

Opener Vivek Singh scored 54 as Railways were bowled out for 307 in the second innings, setting Chandigarh a massive target.

In another Group D tie at Raipur, Delhi made slow progress to reach 177/4 in reply to Chhattisgarh’s 343 in the first innings, trailing by 166 runs.

Skipper Himmat Singh reached unbeaten 50 off 72 balls with seven fours and a six, while Harsh Tyagi was on six not out.

At Guwahati, hosts Assam crawled to 109 for four in 47 overs and were trailing by 252 runs in the first essay against Jharkhand.

None of the Assam batters was able to convert their starts with opener Parvez Musaraf top scoring with 35.

Brief scores:

At Coimbatore: Saurashtra 203 trail Tamil Nadu 278/3 in 89 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 82, N Jagadeesan 100, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 45 not out; Jaydev Unadkat 2/48) by 75 runs.

At Chandigarh: Railways 142 & 307 in 66.4 overs (Vivek Singh 54, Upendra Yadav 124; Nishunk Birla 4/79) lead Chandigarh 109 & 31/1 in 9 overs (Shivam Bhambri 24 not out; Akash Pandey 1/10) by 310 runs.

At Raipur: Chhattisgarh 343 in 110.5 overs (Ayush Pandey 89, Sanjeet Singh 77 not out, Ajay Mandal 69; Ayush Badoni 4/43) lead Delhi 177/4 in 49 overs (Himmat Singh 50 not out; Ashish Chouhan 2/25) by 166 runs.

At Guwahati: Jharkhand 361 lead Assam 109/4 in 47 overs (Parvez Musaraf 35, Rishav Das 31; Saurabh 2/20) by 252 runs.

In-form opener Abhimanyu Easwaran sent a timely reminder to the national selectors with his third successive hundred while holding the Rest of India innings together after Mumbai posted a mammoth first-innings score of 537 in the Irani Cup here on Thursday. Easwaran compiled an unbeaten 151 off 212 balls, and laced his innings with 12 fours and a six on the third day of the match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Thanks to Easwaran’s second Irani Cup hundred, RoI reached 289 for four in their first innings and reduced the deficit to 248 runs by stumps.

The 29-year-old Bengal cricketer, who finds himself in a three-way race with RoI teammates Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sai Sudharsan to book the slot in what could be a jumbo squad as India’s reserve Test opener for the upcoming long tour of Australia, reached his century in 117 balls with a boundary off Mohit Avasthi.

This was Easwaran’s third successive first-class hundred this season and came at a time when his team needed it the most, having lost skipper Gaikwad (9) cheaply.

Sudharsan got a start but could not capitalise on it, getting dismissed after making 32 in 79 balls with the help of nine boundaries.

Devdutt Padikkal, too, failed to make a contribution of note and was sent back by pacer Mohit Avasthi for a 31-ball 16.

Ishan Kishan, the next man in, also missed out on a great chance to impress the people who matter.

The flamboyant Kishan made 38 off 60 balls before being dismissed by Avasthi, which left RoI at 228 for four.

Easwaran was involved in three useful partnerships — 87 runs for the second wicket with Sudharsan, a 70-run stand for the fourth wicket with Kishan and a 61-run association for the fifth wicket with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, who was batting on 30 off 41 balls at close of play.

Easwaran, who led the India B side in the Duleep Trophy last month, finished second on the run-scoring charts with 309 runs, including two hundreds.

This was Easwaran’s fourth century of the season, which also includes a double ton against Bihar in the Ranji Trophy last February.

Even as he amasses runs in the domestic circuit, Easwaran’s competition with his challengers will continue when they tour with the India A side to Australia later this month.

Easwaran has consistently been among the top run-getters for Bengal in the domestic circuit, and he enjoyed his breakthrough season in 2018-19 when he amassed over 800 runs in the Ranji Trophy at an average of 95 plus.

He was part of standby list during India’s tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2020-21 and also featured in the squad for the Test series against England in 2021 and 2022. However, the senior Bengal pro is yet to make his India debut.

Earlier in the day, Mumbai could add only one run to their overnight score of 536 for nine before getting bowled out, with double centurion Sarfaraz Khan remaining not out on a monumental 222.

Mukesh Kumar was the most successful bowler for RoI, returning figures of 5/110 after bowling 30 overs.

Brief Scores: Mumbai 1st Innings 537 all out in 141 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 222 not out, Ajinkya Rahane 97, Mukesh Kumar 5/110, Yash Dayal 2/89, Prasidh Krishna 2/102) vs Rest of India 1st innings 289/4 in 74 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 151 batting; Mohit Avasthi 2/66).

File image of Sai Sudharshan.© BCCI/Sportzpics