In response, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29) and David Miller (55 off 23) reached half-centuries for GT however fell wanting the goal, ending their innings at 220 for eight of their 20 overs.
Delhi Capitals in the end secured victory and snatched two essential factors, however the sport went all the way down to the wire, leaving everybody on the sting of their seats.
GT’s star batter David Miller shone as a vibrant spot for Gujarat, showcasing his aggressive batting within the 17th over, the place he persistently discovered the boundaries and revived Gujarat’s hopes. Sadly, Miller’s premature departure proved expensive for the Shubman Gill-led aspect.
Regardless of Rashid’s decided efforts within the last over, Gujarat Titans in the end fell simply 4 runs quick.
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman hailed his workforce’s combating efforts within the mammoth chase.
“I believe we performed some actually good cricket, disappointing to lose ultimately, however nice character proven by everybody. Nice struggle until the top and we by no means thought we had been out of the sport at any level. Once you’re chasing 224, there is no level in speaking about plans, simply exit and rating runs. I believe influence participant has a little bit of a task (in making the matches excessive scoring), even in the event you lose additional wickets, additional cushion is there for the batters to maintain going and it offers the license for the batters to maintain going until the top,” Shubman mentioned after the match.
“At one stage, we thought we might be capable of prohibit them to 200-210, however we gave away some additional runs within the final 2-Three overs. However this can be a smallish floor, we spoke about the identical once we went out to chase. Execution turns into crucial, if there is a set batter or a finisher, you may must execute properly. It is okay if there’s one thing on the wicket, however on pitches like this, you may must just be sure you execute all of your plans completely, be it the yorkers or the variations,” the GT skipper mentioned.
Gujarat Titans will subsequent face Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday.
