Gujarat Titans produced a scientific efficiency to outclass Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in a totally one-sided IPL match right here on Tuesday.
Set a stiff goal of 208, MI had been stopped at 152 for 9.
MI didn’t get the type of begin they might have appreciated and had been struggling at 29 for the lack of captain Rohit Sharma’s wicket in six overs, the group failing miserably to utilise the powerplay.
While attempting to work the ball on the onside, Rohit obtained a vanguard and ended up giving a return catch to his reverse quantity, Hardik Pandya, within the second over.
After the seamers have completed their job, star leg-spinner Rashid Khan got here on and bowled a really economical first over.
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MI managed to attain 13 runs within the seventh over, earlier than Rashid ended Ishan (*55*)’s painstaking keep within the center. Ishan consumed an many as 21 balls for his 13 runs.
Three balls later, Rashid had Tilak Varma trapped in entrance of the wicket to go away MI reeling at 45 for 3 within the eighth over.
From there, five-time winners MI couldn’t do sufficient to problem the defending champions.
After a forgettable outing with the ball the place he was smashed round for 39 runs in two overs, Cameron Green chipped in with 33 off 26 balls, whereas Suryakumar Yadav contributed 23 in 12 balls. Nehal Wadhera smashed his solution to 40 in simply 21 deliveries, however their efforts solely delayed the inevitable.
Besides Rashid’s 2/27 in 4 overs, Noor Ahmad, the opposite spinner from Afghanistan, completed with spectacular figures of three/37 in his full quota of overs.
Earlier, GT’s decrease middle-order used the lengthy deal with to good impact and powered their group to a formidable 207 for six.
David Miller blazed away to a 22-ball 46, Rahul Tewatia smashed an unbeaten 20 in simply 5 balls, whereas Abhinav Manohar wanted solely 21 deliveries to make 42 throughout an important partnership of 71 runs for the fifth wicket with the South African.
This was after Shubman Gill made a neat 34-ball 56.
Arjun Tendulkar started on a promising word and conceded 4 runs within the opening over after his skipper Rohit opted to bowl first on profitable the toss.
Gill obtained the primary boundary of the match because the opener performed one behind sq. off a Jason Behrendorff supply that was barely brief.
MI didn’t have to attend lengthy for his or her first breakthrough as Wriddhiman Saha missed an tried pull shot to edge one to the keeper off Tendulkar within the first ball of the third over.
Having taken his accomplice Gill’s recommendation, Saha reviewed, however the on-field umpire’s choice was retained by UltraEdge.
It was a pleasant comeback by Tendulkar junior, 4 days after being smacked for 48 runs in three overs by Punjab Kings. Growing in confidence, the 23-year-old left-arm seamer gave away simply 5 runs.
With the assistance of few fours and a six, Gill gave the GT innings the momentum it wanted after a quiet first 5 overs.
Gill collected 17 runs off Green’s first as GT reached 50 for one on the finish of the six powerplay overs.
However, defending champions GT suffered a significant blow when Piyush Chawla (2/34) snared skipper Hardik caught within the deep by Suryakumar after the batter had made 13 off 14 balls.
GT had been in for one more shock as Gill, having performed some fantastic photographs on solution to his brisk half-century, was despatched again by Kumar Kartikeya to go away the group 91 for 3 initially of the twelfth over. Gill hit seven fours and a six.
Vijay Shankar was dismissed for 16-ball 19 earlier than Manohar and Miller accelerated with their large hitting.
Manohar accrued 17 runs off Chawla’s ultimate over to wreck his figures after three economical overs.
The duo of Manohar and Miller then amassed 22 runs within the 18th over bowled by Green, who was smashed for 3 sixes.
Finally, Riley Meredith took out Manohar to start with of the nineteenth over, out bowled because the batter regarded to loft the ball over long-off.
Tewatia had a primary ball six, earlier than Miller ended the over with two extra maximums.
Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan (*55*) (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (capt), Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma.
