Shubman Gill jabbed a wanting size supply off T. Natarajan for a single to achieve his maiden Indian Premier League century (101, 58b; 13×4, 1×6). The younger batter took off his helmet, raised the bat and bowed down amid large cheers from the gang on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday night.
Gill batted like a dream and guided Gujarat Titans to 188 for 9, earlier than the seasoned pacers – Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma – claimed 4 wickets apiece to earn a 34-run win in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad to verify a top-two spot within the playoffs.
Put in, Gill and Sai Sudharsan (47, 36b, 6×4, 1×6), who changed an injured Vijay Shankar, solid a 147-run stand for the second wicket – the best partnership for any wicket for the Titans – earlier than Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulled issues again with a fifer (5 for 30).
Cruising at 147 for 1 in 14 overs, the Titans seemed set for yet one more 200-plus whole, however Marco Jansen broke the robust partnership by dismissing Sudharsan and within the following three overs, Hardik Pandya, David Miller and Rahul Tewatia fell.
Sunrisers picked up eight wickets within the final six overs, conceding simply 41 runs. In the ultimate over, bowled by Bhuvneshwar, Titans added simply two runs and misplaced 4 wickets.
Though Bhuvneshwar eliminated Wriddhiman Saha within the third supply of the innings, Gill and Sudharsan took management, taking advantage of SRH’s sloppy present on the sphere.
Back within the last XI after a month, Sudharsan seemed jittery initially. It took Titans 64 deliveries to deliver up the primary six of the innings, however making most of three missed run outs and a reprieve, the Tamil Nadu batter backed Gill because the latter put the spectators in awe along with his strokeplay.
Chasing a tall whole, Anmolpreet Singh was dropped by Tewatia within the second ball off Shami, however Rashid caught him at deep third man two deliveries later. Yash Dayal, taking part in a recreation after a month, struck in his first over, dismissing Abhishek Sharma. Shami tightened the screws additional by eradicating Rahul Tripathi and Markram within the subsequent two overs.
Reeling at 45 for 4 within the Powerplay, Mohit dented SRH’s hopes additional with three fast wickets. Heinrich Klaasen fought a lone battle with a 44-ball-64, however that was not sufficient.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com