After a thrilling victory in a rain-fasting match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Gujarat Titans (GT) assistant coach Parthiv Patel defended the performance of his side and said that he has rarely batted in the presence of his skipper Shubman Gill, Sai Sudhran and Jose Batler in the presence of the top three of the top three. It was a rollercaster ride for fans of GT and MI as the target of 156 runs was reduced to 147 runs in 19 overs during the rain match, with 2022 champions seen emerging as the winners in one final ball thriller.
In the match, GT saw the run-chase, then fambling it with almost a middle-order performance, and then Rahul Tawatia and Garald Coitzi sealed a win for some fine hits under the order.
Speaking during the post-match presser, Parthiv said of the middle-order, “He hardly got a chance to bat. Today was the day when none of the top three got fifty. It is just a strange game, but we should take some right decisions. We are not the teams that are happy with just two points, but we want to improve.”
In the mid-order, Sherfen Rutherford (an average of 229 runs in eight innings of 38.16, a strike rate of more than 159, the best score of 46), Shah Rukh Khan (90 runs in an average eight innings of 30.00, 90 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67, 67, 67, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs, 67 runs. The best score of 191.42, 24*has earned a different degree of success.
Parthiv also said that the team is taking a game at one time and is not thinking about the playoffs.
For your efforts to ensure that the game could get a proper result, for their efforts, he said, “Groundman did well to give us that kind of game. When you are behind in the Duckworth-Louis method, you wanted to give yourself a chance. We knew that it would be a-over game in Max, and we wanted to give ourselves a chance.”
The coach also talked about skipper Shubman Gill for his captaincy and how well he has spoken in the tournament.
“He has really batted well throughout the tournament. He has really captained well. He has been great with the youth and is passing on knowledge for other youth. He is very active on the ground. You can feel his presence in the dressing room, that is what you see in a leader. His game spirit is very good,” said Parthi.
Coming into the match, GT won the toss and opted for bowling first. A 71 -run stand between Will Jack (53 in 35 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav (35 in 24 balls, with five fours) were highlight as the wickets used to fall regularly, limit MI to 155/8 in their 20 overs.
Sai Kishore (2/34) was a bowlers’ pick for GT, while Mohammad Siraj, Prasad Krishna, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan and Garald Koetzi took one wicket each.
The run-chase was a rollercaster ride for both teams. GT lost Sai Reformson quickly, but marked his 72 -run stand between skipper gill (43 in 43, three fours and one six) and Jose Butler (30 in 27 balls with 30, three fours and a six).
In the 14th over, with GT 107/2, a rain break was taken with GT according to the DLS method. After the break, Jasprit Bumrah (2/19) and Trent Bault (2/22) brought MI back to the game, dropping GT to 132/6 in 18 overs at the beginning of another rain break. This time, GT was behind.
When the game ended again, the revised target was another left with 147 runs. Rahul Tawatia (11*) and Garald Koetzi (12) finished work for GT, leading to a three-wicket win over a final ball thriller.
GT tops eight wins, three defeats and 16 points, while Mi ranks fourth with seven wins and five defeats, giving them 14 points. His six -match winning streak has finally broken.
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