David Miller orchestrated a shocking chase for Gujarat Titans as he struck an unbeaten 94 off 51 to assist his group chase down 170 in 19.5 overs for a thrilling three-wicket win in opposition to defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Miller was properly supported by stand -in captain Rashid Khan who dragged his group nearer with a whirlwind 21-ball 40.
GT had been left in early hassle by CSK as they lowered them to 16/3 in 3.5 overs, sending again in-form Shubman Gill (0) within the very first over. No. 3 Vijay Shankar additionally registered a duck whereas Abhinav Manohar managed 12 earlier than changing into Maheesh Theekshana’s second sufferer within the Powerplay.
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16/3 grew to become 48/4 when Wriddhiman Saha, taking part in his first sport of the season, departed on 11. But GT had nonetheless hope in David Miller and Rahul Tewatia who added 39 runs earlier than being separated.
Dwayne Bravo extinguished the specter of Rahul Tewatia with a slower one with GT shedding half their facet for simply 87 runs and CSK properly accountable for the competition.
Enter Rashid and along with Miller, he turned the match on its head. The turnaround got here within the 18th over with GT needing 48 runs off the ultimate three overs.
CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja gave the ball to Chris Jordan and Rashid clobbered three sixes and a 4 within the over with the medium pacer leaking 25 runs within the over. Bravo then dismissed Rashid and Alzarri Joseph and gave 10 runs within the nineteenth over to push the sport into the final over.
CSK once more gave the ball to Jordan and his nightmare continued with Miller hitting a flat six earlier than being reprieved off a no-ball with the ensuing freehit being dispatched for a 4. A pair off the penultimate sealed the fifth win of the season for GT.
Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad lastly discovered type with a 48-ball 73 earlier than GT pulled issues again to cease CSK at 169 for 5 on the MCA Stadium in Pune. The Titans bowlers did exceedingly properly within the final six overs, conceding solely 45 after a 92-run third-wicket stand between Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu (46 in 31 balls).
Invited to bat, Gaikwad, who notched up his maiden IPL fifty of the season, added 92 off simply 56 balls with Rayadu, rallying after CSK had been in a spot of hassle at 32 for 2 within the sixth over. Gaikwad’s knock was studded with 5 fours and as many sixes as he anchored the innings. Rayadu hammered 4 boundaries and two sixes, taking part in second fiddle to Gaikwad, who was in his components.
After a sedate begin, Gaikwad, in quest of very important runs after a chronic run of poor scores, upped the ante within the fourth over. The ’native boy’ flicked Yash Dayal (1/40) for his first most over the deep backward sq. area after which acquired a boundary off a top-edge. Gaikwad flicked pacer Mohammed Shami (1/20) for a boundary after which launched into Alzarri Joseph (2/34), smashing him for one more most over mid-wicket.
The elegant right-handed batter blended warning with aggression and performed a trendy pull shot over deep square-leg for a most off Joseph, who gave away 15 runs within the eleventh over. Gaikwad accomplished his fifty with a cheeky single. In the corporate of Rayudu, he launched into Dayal and hit him for 2 boundaries and a six within the twelfth over, from which 19 runs got here.
Gaikwad then tore into Lockie Ferguson (0/46), pulling him for a six earlier than taking part in a chic cowl drive to set it for CSK, who had been 113 for 2 at that stage of the innings with seven overs nonetheless to go. However, after threatening to attain above 180-185, CSK misplaced the plot after shedding Rayadu and Gaikwad in fast succession, slipping to 131 for 4.
While Rayadu gave a sitter to Vijay Shankar at sweeper-cover, in a bid to attain shortly, Gaikwad perished within the seventeenth over. A late onslaught by skipper Ravindra Jadeja (22 not out off 12 balls) and Shivam Dube (19) helped CSK shut in on 170, with 18 runs coming within the remaining over bowled by Ferguson.
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