Gujarat Titans pulled off an exciting victory over Mumbai Indians of their rain-hit IPL 2025 match on Tuesday on the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, Mumbai Indians had been restricted to a below-par 155/8, regardless of a fast 53-run knock from Will Jacks. Later throughout GT’s chase, the match was halted a number of because of rain. Lastly, the guests had been requested to attain 15 runs within the nineteenth over, to be able to win the match. MI skipper Hardik Pandya handed over the ball to pacer Deepak Chahar however he additionally couldn’t cease GT from going throughout the road.
Bowling the ultimate over, Chahar was up in opposition to Gerald Coetzee and Rahul Tewatia. The pacer was hit for a boundary on the very first ball by Tewatia, adopted by a single. After approaching strike, Coetzee despatched the ball straight into the stands for an enormous six. Nevertheless, Chahar ended up leaking a no-ball and a single on the subsequent supply, giving a free-hit to GT.
On the free-hit, Tewatia took a single and made the scores degree however Chahar dismissed Coetzee on the subsequent ball. Nevertheless, the wicket additionally couldn’t assist MI as Arshad Khan got here on strike and completed the sport with a single.
Speaking concerning the final over, former India batter and commentator Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Chahar for giving out a no-ball.
“No excuse for a no ball. For knowledgeable cricketer, merely no excuse. Whether or not you’re bowling within the dying or wherever else,” Gavaskar mentioned on Star Sports activities.
With this win, GT climbed to the highest of the factors desk with a complete of 8 wins after 11 matches.
“There was a bit little bit of chaos once we got here into bat after the rain however all the time good to have a W (win) in your facet. The sport plans had been completely different within the powerplay, it was raining and the environment was such that it felt like a Check match. We needed to take the sport on after the powerplay however the rain stored coming,” mentioned GT skipper Shubman Gill after the match.
“The wicket was a bit bit gradual, with the rain coming in, the pictures weren’t simple to hit so we thought, when it is in our zone, we might go for it. It was irritating, we had been forward at one stage however we misplaced 4/20. However, the universe gave us an opportunity earlier than two minutes and we took it,” he added.
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