Sudharsan and pacers lead Gujarat to 36-run win over Mumbai in IPL

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Opening batter Sai Sudharsan smashed 63 then the Gujarat Titans pace bowlers pinned down the Mumbai Indians to win their Indian Premier League contest by 36 runs on Saturday.

Left-hander Sudharsan followed his 74 against Punjab Kings last Sunday to top-score again with a 41-ball knock in Gujarat’s challenging total of 196-8.

Mumbai was restricted to 160-6. Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj struck twice inside the batting powerplay when he bowled openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton but it was Prasidh Krishna who clinched the win when he stopped Mumbai's revival by bagging Suryakumar Yadav (48) and Tilak Varma (39).

Gujarat earned its first points after losing a high-scoring opening game against Punjab by 11 runs.

Mumbai suffered a second straight loss after falling to Chennai Kings by four wickets last Sunday.

Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj conceded two boundaries in his first three deliveries to Sharma but he got the Mumbai opener with a delivery that nipped back sharply and kissed the bails.

Siraj then uprooted Rickelton's off stump, bringing Yadav to the crease to join Varma. They shared 62 runs together.

Yadav was the only Mumbai batter to look unrestrained as he hit four sixes down the leg side in his trademark style.

Fast bowler Krishna broke up the pair when he ended Varma's 39-off-36 frustration. Varma slogged a slower ball to long-on where Rahul Tewatia took a running catch.

Yadav followed in the death overs, too, when he was beaten by another slower Krishna delivery and holed out at long-off. That completely derailed Mumbai's chase.

Sudharsan and captain Shubman Gill (38) combined for Gujarat’s third best score of 66-0 in the powerplay. Gill fell to former Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya in the ninth over.

Jos Buttler (39) looked in fine touch with five boundaries and a six before he was undone by Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman’s carrom ball and was caught behind.

But Sudharsan kept going from the other end and raised his half-century off 33 balls before Gujarat suffered a mini-collapse and lost three wickets when the total was 179.

Trent Boult ignited the collapse when he trapped Sudharsan lbw through a searing leg-side yorker, and Tewatia was run out without facing a ball when Pandya hit the wickets directly at the non-striker’s end from mid-off.

Sherfane Rutherford departed on the next ball when Mitchell Santner caught him at deep extra cover. Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada hit a six each and gave Gujarat enough runs on the board to defend.

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Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Siraj, center, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Mumbai Indians' Tilak Verma bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Gujarat Titans' Prasidh Krishna, second left, is congratulated by captain Shubman Gill after the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Tilak Verma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya, third left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Gujarat Titans' Shahrukh Khan during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya, right, reacts as he celebrates the dismissal of Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill, left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Mumbai Indians' Mujeeb Ur Rahman, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan, left, and batting partner Jos Butler run between the wickets to score during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg missed the Mavericks' 144-122 victory over Utah on Thursday night because of a sprained left ankle.

The No. 1 overall pick went down in the second quarter of a 118-109 loss to Denver on Wednesday night. He limped to the locker room but came back for the final 2:35 of the first half. Flagg didn’t return for the second half, finishing with six points in 15 minutes.

The 19-year-old former Duke standout missed just one of Dallas’ first 41 games when he was out with an illness for a home loss to New York on Nov. 19. He's averaging 18.8 points and 6.3 rebounds.

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Injured Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg watches from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Dallas, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Injured Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg watches from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Dallas, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg leaves the court and heads to the locker room during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)