Table-toppers Gujarat Titans will take heart from the gutsy display by their under utilised middle order despite their 33-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League IPL match on Thursday.
Gujarat, who have already qualified for the playoffs, are bidding for a second IPL title and much of the credit goes to their gun top order containing opener Sai Sudharsan, skipper Shubman Gill and Englishman Jos Buttler.
The opening pair of Sudharsan 638 and Shubman Gill 636 are the seasons top two scorers with Buttler 533 at number six.
Among them, the trio have scored three-fourths of Gujarats runs this season but their red-hot form means Gujarats middle order has rarely been tested ahead of the tournaments business end.
Chasing a steep 236 against Lucknow, Gujarat lost their top three batters inside 10 overs but the middle order duo of Shahrukh Khan 57 and Sherfane Rutherford 38 helped them cross the 200 mark.
