A game-changing spell from pacer Prasidh Krishna (2/18) complemented Sai Sudharsan’s glowing half-century as Gujarat Titans secured a commanding 36-run win over Mumbai Indians within the IPL in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Sudharsan showcased his rising stature with a composed 63 off 41 balls (4×4, 2×6), and his 78-run partnership with skipper Shubman Gill (38 27b; 4×4, 1×6) led Gujarat to 196 for eight after Mumbai opted to bowl. In reply, Tilak Varma (39; 36b, 3×4, 1c6) and Suryakumar Yadav (48; 28b, 1×4, 4×6) stitched a promising 62-run stand off 42 balls for the third wicket, however all Mumbai might handle was 160 for six.
Prasidh’s late introduction was the altering level of the match.
Launched within the twelfth over, Prasidh, who bowled 14 dot balls, instantly made an impression, eradicating Tilak Varma (32) with a well-disguised slower ball that was mistimed straight to Rahul Tewatia within the deep.
MI then misplaced three extra wickets, together with that of Suryakumar and skipper Hardik Pandya (11) that just about killed their chase.
This was the primary win of the season for the 2022 champions GT, conserving their impeccable residence file intact.
The five-time champions suffered back-to-back defeats following their reversal at Chennai and so they now head residence to face Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Nevertheless, MI’s chase didn’t get off to a vibrant begin, shedding two wickets within the Energy Play. Rohit Sharma (8) and Ryan Rickelton (6) fell cheaply to Mohammed Siraj.
After hitting successive boundaries, Rohit was undone by a peach-a back-of-a-length supply that seamed in sharply to rearrange his stumps.
Rickelton, struggling to search out his rhythm, dragged Siraj (2/34) onto his stumps.
Suryakumar counterattacked, stepping throughout his stumps to whip Siraj over deep backward sq. leg for a six. He then disrupted Ishant Sharma’s rhythm with a flick over wonderful leg and launched R Sai Kishore for 2 large sixes.
Tilak performed a breezy knock, focusing on Kagiso Rabada with three boundaries in succession.
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With 89 runs wanted off seven overs, Pandya joined Suryakumar within the center. However Prasidh’s subsequent over was a good four-run effort, throughout which he delivered a fiery brief ball that struck Suryakumar on the helmet whereas trying a hook.
Suryakumar, on 45, was flat on his again, requiring fast consideration from the physio. Prasidh’s figures then learn a exceptional 2-0-6-1.
In his subsequent over, Prasidh struck gold, dismissing Suryakumar with a misleading cross-seam supply as MI’s hopes light additional.
With 79 required off the final 5 overs, stress mounted, and MI crumbled additional with Rabada consuming Pandya with a slower supply.
Earlier, GT appeared set for a 200-plus whole, when Pandya, who returned to guide the aspect after a one-match suspension, checked the momentum publish Energy Play, ending with a powerful 2/29.
Sudharsan’s dismissal within the 18th over, trapped lbw by Trent Boult’s searing yorker, triggered a collapse as GT misplaced three wickets in three balls throughout two overs.
From being 170/3 in 17 overs, they ended up 196/8 in 20 overs, shedding 5 wickets the final three overs.
However Sudharsan began his innings with two beautiful boundaries off Boult within the second over. He later took on Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, welcoming the spinner with a boundary earlier than launching him for a straight six.
The left-hander introduced up his eighth IPL fifty off 33 balls, highlighted by an excellent 84-metre six over deep mid-wicket. However Pandya checked the graceful crusing of GT with a powerful set of variations.
However by then, they reached a aggressive whole on a black soil pitch.
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