Following the thrilling win in a rain-crushed match against Mumbai Indians (Mi), Gujarat Titans (GT) Assistant Coach Parthiw Patel Defended The Performance of HIS SIDE SIDE SIDE SIDED hardly got to bat in the presence of its dominant top three of skipper shubman gill, sai sudharsan and jos buttler and they seek to improve as tournaments. It was rollercoaster ride for gt and mi fans as a target of 156 runs was reduced to 147 runs in 19 overs during a match curtailed by rain, which saw the 2022 champions emerge as Victors in a lastors in a lastors in Thriller.
The match when gt acing the run-these, then almost fumbling it with a wobbly middle-ordeer performance, and then selying a win thanks to some fin hits by rahul tewatia and gerald coetzee down the ordered.
Speaking during the post-match pressure, parathiv said about the middle-order, “they hardly get a chance to bat. Today was the only day when none of the top three go a fifty. Have made some right decisions.
In the middle-order, sherfane rutherford (229 runs in eights at an average of 38.16, Strike Rate of Over 159, Best Score of 46), Shahrukh Khan (90 Runs in Eight Innings in Eight Innings at An Average of 30. Score of 36, Strike Rate of Over 183), Rahul Tewatia (67 runs in nine matches at an average of 11.16, Strike Rate of 191.42, Best Score of 24*) Have Achieved Varying DeeGrayes of Success.
Parthiiv also said that the team is taking things one game at a time and is not thinking about the playoffs.
Hailing Groundsmen for their efforts in making sure that the game should achieve a proper outcome, he said, “The Groundsmen Did Well to Give Us Us That Kind of Game. Method, you want to give yourself a chance. We knew it would be a one -over game at max
The coach also haled skipper shubman gill for his capacity and how well he has batted in the tournament.
“He has batted really well through the tournament. You can feel his presence in the dressing room, that is what you look for in a leader.
Coming to the match, gt won the toss and opted to bowl first. A 71-R stand Between will jacks (53 in 35 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and suryakumar yadav (35 in 24 balls, with five fours) 155/8 in their 20 overs.
Sai Kishore (2/34) was the pick of the bowlers for gt, while mohammed siraj, prasidh krishna, arshad khan, rashid khan and gerald coetzee took a wicket aach.
The Run-Chase was a rollercoaster ride for both teams. Gt Did Lose Sai Sudharsan Early, But A 72-R stand Between Skipper Gill (43 in 46 Balls, with Three Fours and A Six) And A Six) And Jos Buttler (30 in 27 Balls, with Three Balls and A SIX) Game.
In the 14th over, with gt 107/2, a rain break was taken with gt ahead as per the dls method. After the break, jasprit bumrah (2/19) and trent boult (2/22) brieft mi back in the game, collapsing gt to 132/6 in 18 overs at the start of another Rain BREAK. This time, gt was behind.
When the game finally resumed, the revised target was 147 runs with one more over left. Rahul Tewatia (11*) and Gerald Coetzee (12) Single-Handedly Finished The Job For Gt, Earning them a Win by Three Wickets on a Last-Ball Thriller.
GT is at the top with eight wins, three losses and 16 points, while mi sits at fourth with service and five losses, giving them 14 points. Their Six-match win streak is finally broken.
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