Shubman Gill handed his first captaincy take a look at with flying colors as Gujarat Titans eked out a nervous six-run win over Mumbai Indians of their Indian Premier League opener on the Narendra Modi Stadium right here on Sunday.
Pursuing 169, MI was coasting alongside at 107 for 2 after 12 overs. However Sai Kishore trapping Rohit Sharma (43, 29b, 7×4, 1×6) leg-before and Mohit Sharma sending again Dewald Brevis (46, 38b, 2×4, 3×6) and Tim David triggered a scarcely plausible downturn.
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It wasn’t as if there was no life left in MI. When 27 runs had been wanted from 12 balls, Tilak Varma despatched Spencer Johnson hovering over long-on to lift hopes just for the left-armer to account for each Tilak and Gerald Coetzee the identical over.
With 19 wanted from six, Hardik Pandya — who was mildly booed on the day by the 80,000-strong crowd — appeared to have turned the tie when he smashed Umesh Yadav for a six and a 4. However he holed out at long-on off the subsequent ball to successfully hand GT the win.
Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah’s sensational return to the IPL (3/14) had ensured that GT would find yourself with solely a reasonably difficult rating. He prised out Wriddhiman Saha (19, 15b, 4×4) with a splendid yorker and foxed David Miller with a slower supply earlier than sending again the set B. Sai Sudharsan (45, 39b, 3×4, 1×6).
Gujarat Titans Sai Sudharsan in motion throughout The IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indian Cricket Match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Gujarat Titans Sai Sudharsan in motion throughout The IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indian Cricket Match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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However a blazing begin from Saha and Gill (31, 22b, 3×4, 1×6), some middle-order consolidation from Azmatullah Omarzai and Sai Sudharsan and an end-overs flourish from Rahul Tewatia (22, 15b, 2×4, 1×6) stored GT within the hunt.
There was a time when GT appeared set to complete with an underpar whole as Sai Sudharsan couldn’t speed up, Miller was dismissed and the aspect was diminished to 134 for 5. With not many boundaries, it was a canine intruder that held up play for almost 5 minutes within the 14th over that acquired the loudest cheers.
However Tewatia ensured it was not all gloom, caning left-arm pacer Luke Wooden for a six and two fours within the 18th over. A surprising diving catch within the deep from Naman Dhir despatched him again however not earlier than the southpaw had performed his job.