Gujarat Titans returned to successful methods on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, beating Mumbai Indians by 55 runs. Hardik Pandya’s males broke the jinx of not having the ability to defend totals at dwelling this season whereas registering its first ever win towards MI.
GT registered its highest IPL complete – 207 for six – with a Shubman Gill half-century and a lethal David Miller-Abhinav Manohar six-fest. The host’s Afghan spin duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad then strangled the MI batters within the chase because the Titans leapt to the second spot with its fifth win.
The Mumbai chase was off to a sluggish begin as skipper Hardik snapped up his counterpart Rohit Sharma, a mistimed flick providing a easy caught-and-bowled alternative within the second over. Hardik and Mohammed Shami constricted MI to 29 for one – its joint-lowest PowerPlay complete this season.
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Rashid sprang into motion within the eighth over as he dismissed a struggling Kishan and Impact sub Tilak Varma with a slider inside three deliveries. Meanwhile, Noor took benefit of MI’s desperation after it was left with a 150-run deficit within the final ten overs.
The left-armer castled Green and eliminated the big-hitting Tim David for a two-ball duck in his third over earlier than stopping Suryakumar Yadav with an excellent reflex catch off his bowling. Young southpaw Nehal Wadhera (40) impressed with some lusty hits, however the lower-order had an unsurmountable activity earlier than them.
In the night, Mumbai’s bowling worsened progressively after opting to bowl. While opener Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik had been dismissed inside the first seven overs, Shubman Gill’s counterattacking knock helped the Titans within the first half.
Gill nimbly shifted gears towards spinners Piyush Chawla and Kumar Kartikeya to boost his third fifty of the season in 30 balls. While Gill fell to Kartikeya within the eleventh over, Miller (46, 22b, 2×4, 4×6) and Manohar’s 21-ball 42 resurrected the innings with a 77-run stand. Rahul Tewatia added the ending blitz with three maximums throughout his five-ball cameo.
MI’s Australian seam trio – Green, Riley Meredith and Jason Behrendroff – totalled eight sixes within the final three overs. While it was marginally higher than final Saturday’s death-bowling effort towards Punjab Kings, captain Rohit will probably be in a repair along with his choices because the league stage enters the second half.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com