24/03Result
5th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Mar 24 2024
GT won by 6 runs
Player of the Match
Sai SudharsanGujarat Titans
24/03Result
5th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Mar 24 2024
GT won by 6 runs
Player of the Match
Sai SudharsanGujarat Titans

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | GT: 168/6 | RR: 8.40

  • Vijay Shankar6 (5b)
  • Rashid Khan4 (3b)
  • Gerald Coetzee4-0-27-2
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-14-3

ESPNcricinfo's forecaster suggests this is a 50-50 game. Remember, Mumbai don't have Suryakumar Yadav and a newbie in Naman Dhir instead. It'll also be interesting to see who Titans' impact player is. See you on the other side, where Abhimanyu Bose will lead you through the chase.

9.15pm Titans bat through 20 overs without ever changing gears, finishing on 168. Credit for that, though, must go to Jasprit Bumrah, who didn't open the bowling but split his four overs into two beautiful spells to finish with 3-14 in four overs. He conceded just the lone boundary and bowled 14 dots.

Bumrah was ably supported by Gerald Coetzee, who was the seventh bowler introduced but ended up bowling his full quota to finish with 2-27. Hardik, Luke Wood and Chawla were a tad expensive, but Mumbai would take that in Ahmedabad, known to be batting friendly.

Back to the Titans, and they'll be disappointed that they couldn't change gears through the innings. Both Saha and Gill started positively, but once they fell, nobody else could really keep the tempo up. Sai Sudharsan with 45 did try to offer some resistance, but with his strike-rate of 115, you could say the bowlers enjoyed that more.

Sai Sudharsan: Wicket is a bit tricky, and there was turn on the wicket. I think this is a good target. I enjoyed my match-up with Bumrah. Dew is also a little less today so spinners might have some say.

Abhishek: "MI conceded at least 15 more because of strange on field bowling changes, but still easy to chase it down"

Rishy: "As uncomfortable the truth is, Sai is not what Titans need. His lack of acceleration hurt badly today and other than the one inning in the playoffs last year he's been pretty average and dare I say overrated"

19.6
2
Coetzee to Shankar, 2 runs, yorker length ball on middle stump. Tucked to deep square leg and they call for two. Its going to be tight as the throw from the deep comes straight to Coetzee, and he breaks the stumps rapidly. The batter seems to be in and Gujarat Titans finish on 168/6
19.5
1
Coetzee to Rashid Khan, 1 run, back of a length ball around off stump. Rashid flat-bats a shot from near his head, sending it to long on for one

Can Mumbai keep GT to under 170?

19.4
1
Coetzee to Shankar, 1 run, yorker on off stump and Shankar successfully digs it out to mid on's right. They want two but that's impossible
19.3
1
Coetzee to Rashid Khan, 1 run, length ball on off. Makes room and mistimes a leg-side slap for one

Stat alert: 8th instance of Jasprit Bumrah completing his four overs in the IPL conceding 14 or less runs. Only Sunil Narine (9) and Rashid Khan (9) done it more often.

19.2
2
Coetzee to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, fullish ball around off and he swats a leg-side shot. Mistimed to square leg for a couple and gets back on strike

Deep: "There seems to be crazy amount of dew. Bumrah bowling knee high full toss, has to be lots of dew"

Vineet: "Fair to say MI missed Bumrah last season.."

19.1
W
Coetzee to Tewatia, OUT, a stunning catch at deep square leg diving forward! Naman Dhir the fielder there. Coetzee bowls a shin-high full toss around leg and Tewatia tried to dropkick a shot over the leg side. But Dhir covers a lot of ground running in and commits to the forward drive! "I can see the fingers underneath," says the TV umpire, so Tewatia must go

R Tewatia c Naman Dhir b Coetzee 22 (15m 15b 2x4 1x6) SR: 146.66

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | GT: 161/5 | RR: 8.47

  • Rahul Tewatia22 (14b)
  • Vijay Shankar3 (3b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-14-3
  • Luke Wood2-0-25-0

Abhijeet : "Without Shaming I really see Titans struggling to defend any score.Rashid Khan should have been the skipper"

18.6
1
Bumrah to Tewatia, 1 run, full ball outside leg stump. Tewatia moves further outside leg and swats a shot to deep square leg for a single. Bumrah finishes with 3/14
18.5
1
Bumrah to Shankar, 1 run, almost a waist-high full toss on middle stump. Uncomfortably bunted by Vijay to long on for a single
18.4
1
Bumrah to Tewatia, 1 run, yorker attempted, very nearly succeeds. But Tewatia stays on the back foot and clips it away to the leg side for one
18.3
2
Bumrah to Tewatia, 2 runs, Tewatia gives Bumrah a charge and ends up facing a knee-high full toss around leg stump. Swatted away to deep midwicket for a couple more
18.2
1
Bumrah to Shankar, 1 run, yorker length ball searing into his toes on middle stump. Does well to dig it away to the leg side
18.1
1lb
Bumrah to Tewatia, 1 leg bye, full ball landing just outside leg stump. Tries to swipe across the line but misses. Hits his pad, but they don't appeal.

Over the stumps to Tewatia

END OF OVER:
18 | 19 Runs | GT: 154/5 | RR: 8.55

  • Rahul Tewatia18 (10b)
  • Vijay Shankar1 (1b)
  • Luke Wood2-0-25-0
  • Jasprit Bumrah3-0-8-3
17.6
1
Wood to Tewatia, 1 run, escapes with just one. Short ball outside off but with pace taken off. Tewatia is through the hook too early and mistimes to deep midwicket
17.6
1w
Wood to Tewatia, 1 wide, too short around an off-stump line. Tewatia tries to ramp it but misses. Wide called so the free-hit will continue

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17.6
1nb
Wood to Tewatia, 1 no ball, oh no That's a yorker, but for Ishan Kishan. Lands at Kishan's shins as this ball slips off and ends up as a head high full toss for Tewatia
17.5
2
Wood to Tewatia, 2 runs, this time Tewatia backs away and mows a shot over cover! Doesn't have the legs to go for four but enough to bring up the team 150
17.4
4
Wood to Tewatia, FOUR, delicately played! Length ball outside off. Tewatia backs away and then breaks his wrists in such a manner that he plays a late cut over short third!
17.3
4
Wood to Tewatia, FOUR, thick edge past short third! Backs away to this length ball angling into him. Checks a cut, but in such a manner that he can guide it past short third for four
17.2
0
Wood to Tewatia, no run, back of a length ball on off. Wants to pull but hits his body en route to the keeper
17.1
6
Wood to Tewatia, SIX, picks the screws off this slower ball! Slot ball just outside off and Tewatia climbed onto that delivery, hammering the back-of-the-hand slower ball over the bowler's head

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | GT: 135/5 | RR: 7.94

  • Rahul Tewatia1 (3b)
  • Vijay Shankar1 (1b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah3-0-8-3
  • Gerald Coetzee3-0-20-1
16.6
1
Bumrah to Tewatia, 1 run, Bumrah: 3-08-3 so far as he ends the over with a full pitched ball on middle stump. Worked off his toes to midwicket

Vaarsh : "Gat should have sent Rashid instead of Shankar "

16.5
0
Bumrah to Tewatia, no run, length ball on a fourth-stump line. Tewatia makes some room and tries to pierce the gap behind point. But he fails
16.4
0
Bumrah to Tewatia, no run, full ball on off. Pace off again. Tewatia tentatively drives straight back

Tewatia time.

16.3
W
Bumrah to Sai Sudharsan, OUT, full ball on middle, and he flicks it well to the leg side. In fact, too well! Straight to the fielder from deep backward square leg running in. A second diving catch from Tilak tonight

B Sai Sudharsan c Tilak Varma b Bumrah 45 (58m 39b 3x4 1x6) SR: 115.38

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MI 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0RG SharmaIshan Kishan
2nd30RG SharmaNaman Dhir
3rd77RG SharmaD Brevis
4th22D BrevisNT Tilak Varma
5th13TH DavidNT Tilak Varma
6th6HH PandyaNT Tilak Varma
7th2G CoetzeeHH Pandya
8th10HH PandyaSZ Mulani
9th0PP ChawlaSZ Mulani
10th2JJ BumrahSZ Mulani

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318