Match Details
Arya- The target would have been a rather straightforward one for the Gujarat Titans with the batting line-up they had and with the pitch looking a belter for the batters. The opening duo of Shubhman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha got them off to a flying start as both played some delightful shots to lay the platform for the run-chase. Saha in particular, who has been a revelation in the powerplay continued his good run and Shubman Gill also joined in the act.
It would be heartening signs for the Gujarat Titans as Gill was struggling for runs but this knock will surely give hismelf and the team a lot of confidence. Gill slowly gained in confidence and struck the ball brilliantly. Both reached the half-centuries in almost the same time which showed that neither of them allowed the required rate to climb up and played the situation quite brilliantly.
It was Murugan Ashwin who turned the match on it’s head with double breaks in the 13th over. He dismissed both the set batters Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha in the same over to bring Mumbai Indians back into the game. Hardik Pandya came in at the fall of Gill’s wicket while Sai Sudharsan walked out when Saha was dismissed. Sudharsan started off well and so did Hardik Pandya. The Gujarat skipper was eventually run-out after scoring 24 of 14 deliveries.
Sai Sudharsan was unfortunately hit wicket of Kieron Pollard as he was way too early into the shot of a slower delivery and the bat clattered onto the stumps in his bat swing. The match was still for the Titans to lose with David Miller and Rahul Tewatia still in the crease. Jasprit Bumrah conceded 11 runs of the penultimate over and that was almost the game for GT. However, Daniel Sams bowled quite exceptionally to take his side over the finishing line.
Earlier in the day, it was the Mumbai Indians who raced off to 62/0 in the powerplay courtesy of some sublime strokeplay by their skipper Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma who was looking for runs desperately looked in mood and started off with some blazing shots of the bowling of Alzarri Joseph. Ishan Kishan started off slowly but then joined in the act as the duo made sure MI had the best powerplay of the season.
Rohit Sharma was eventually dismissed on 43 of 28 deliveries as he went for a reverse sweep and was trapped in front by Rashid Khan. There was a lull in the middle overs as the GT bowlers bounced back strongly and made sure MI didn’t get away in the middle overs. They lost wickets at regular intervals and until Tim David came in and smoked four sixes during his knock of 44 of 21 deliveries, Mumbai Indians were under severe pressure. It was David’s whirlwind knock which got them to the score of 177.