IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans go miles ahead in this record, no team comes close
Gujarat Titans are leading IPL 2026 with their pacers. They are taking the most wickets using short balls. Their fast bowlers effectively used bounce and hard lengths against Punjab Kings.
Mohammed Siraj, Jason Holder, and Kagiso Rabada dismantled the top order. Holder took four wickets for 24 runs. Gujarat Titans are winning matches and changing how pace dictates games.
Gujarat Titans are setting the benchmark with pace this season, leading the charts for most wickets by pacers using short balls in IPL 2026. With 29 wickets, GT are comfortably ahead of the rest, underlining how effectively their quicks have used bounce and hard lengths to trouble batters. Most wickets by pacers (short balls) – IPL 2026 29 – Gujarat Titans 19 – Kolkata Knight Riders 16 – Rajasthan Royals 15 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru 13 – Sunrisers Hyderabad 11 – Chennai Super Kings Their dominance was once again on display against Punjab Kings, where the pace trio of Mohammed Siraj, Jason Holder and Kagiso Rabada dismantled the top order with relentless short-pitched bowling.
Siraj set the tone immediately, striking twice in the opening over to leave PBKS rattled. Rabada’s raw pace added to the pressure, while Holder delivered the knockout blow with a superb spell of 4/24, the best bowling figures for GT against Punjab Kings. At 47 for five inside nine overs, PBKS were in complete trouble.
Though Suryansh Shedge played a fighting knock of 57 and stitched a crucial 79-run stand with Marcus Stoinis (40), the damage had already been done. Shedge showed composure under pressure, mixing caution with calculated aggression, highlighted by a brutal over against Manav Suthar where he collected 26 runs. But just when PBKS looked to rebuild, Rabada struck again to remove him, ending hopes of a full recovery.