Is GT's top-three the best ever in an IPL season?

Gujarat Titans' top-three batsmen, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler, have been in phenomenal form in IPL 2025, with the trio contributing a staggering 75.9% of the team's runs excluding extras. Their unparalleled supremacy has led to questions about whether this is the best top-three in an IPL season.

Orange cap leaderboard for IPL 2025 (after match 51)

Highest top-order averages in an IPL edition (by teams)

The GT top-three has been equally damaging, with each player contrasting in their styles. While they top on averages, GT's top-order also finds itself at sixth in terms of strike-rate among those 156 entries at an impressive (161.32). They have the lowest dot-ball percentage of all (26.2%), implying the highest frequency of scoring shots.

What makes the GT top-three click

Gujarat Titans' top-three batsmen have been in phenomenal form in IPL 2025, with the trio contributing a staggering 75.9% of the team's runs excluding extras. Their unparalleled supremacy has led to questions about whether this is the best top-three in an IPL season.

The idea of Sudharsan's pairing with Gill would've stemmed from the "right-left combination" school of thought. But would it be wise to drop the more destructive Buttler at No. 3 with most of his success in the shortest format coming as an opener?

The contrast between Gill and Sudharsan's batting styles has been exhibited within the first 30 minutes of play. Mohammed Shami, who bagged 28 powerplay wickets for GT across 2022 and 2023, was back in familiar territory. But it didn't matter even though he found swing, as the third ball of the innings was flicked by Gill for a six. In his next over, Sudharsan took him for five fours – all off the back-foot – three of them to balls swinging away pitched at back-of-a-length.

GT's top three in IPL 2025