Vikrant Shekhawat : May 15, 2023, 11:29 PM
GT vs SRH: Defending champions Gujraj Titans have qualified for the playoffs of the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team became the first team to enter the playoffs. The team captained by Hardik Pandya defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs at their home. Gujarat has 18 points in the table. Batting first at the PM Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujraj scored 188 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Hyderabad could only manage 154 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs.
This is how the wickets of Hyderabad fell.
First: On the 5th ball of the first over, Mohammed Shami got Anmolpreet Singh caught by Rashid Khan.
Second: On the fourth ball of the second over, Yash Dayal got Abhishek Sharma caught by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.
Third: On the first ball of the third over, Shami got Rahul Tripathi caught by Rahul Tewatia.
Fourth: On the second ball of the 5th over, Shami got captain Aiden Markram caught by Shanaka.
Fifth: On the first ball of the 7th over, Mohit Sharma got Sanveer Singh caught by Sai Sudarshan.
Sixth: On the fourth ball of the 7th over, Mohit Sharma got Abdul Samad caught by Shivam Mavi.
Seventh: On the last ball of the 10th over, Mohit Sharma got Marco Jansen caught by Hardik Pandya.
Eighth: On the fifth ball of the 17th over, Shami got Klaasen caught by David Miller.
Ninth: On the fourth ball of the 19th over, Mohit Sharma got Bhuvneshwar Kumar caught by Rashid Khan.
Bad start for Hyderabad
Chasing a target of 189 runs, Hyderabad got off to a bad start. The team lost four wickets in scoring 45 runs in 6 overs. Anmolpreet Singh 5, Abhishek Sharma 4, Rahul Tripathi 1 and captain Aiden Markram were dismissed after scoring 10 runs. Shami dismissed three of these.
Gujarat scored 188 runs with the help of Gill's century.
Batting first in his home ground, Gujraj scored 188 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Hyderabad has decided to bowl after winning the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Team opener Shubman Gill (101 runs off 58 balls) scored his first career century. He has become the sixth batsman to score a century in the current season.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar got 5 wickets. Marco Janssen, Fazal Haq Farooqui and T. Natarajan took one wicket each.
To create awareness about breast cancer, Gujarat players have landed in lavender jersey.
Gujarat's wickets fell like this
First: On the third ball of the first over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Wriddhiman Saha caught by Abhishek Sharma.
Second: On the first ball of the 15th over, Marco Jansen got Sai Sudarshan caught by Natarajan.
Third: On the third ball of the 16th over, Bhuvneshwar got Hardik Pandya caught by Rahul Tripathi.
Fourth: On the fourth ball of the 17th over, Natarajan got David Miller caught by Aiden Markram.
Fifth: On the third ball of the 18th over, Fazal Haq Farooqi got Rahul Tevjia caught by Marco Jansen.
Sixth: The first ball of the 20th over, Bhuvneshwar got Gill caught by Abdul Samad.
Seventh: On the second ball of the 20th over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Rashid Khan caught by Klaasen.
Eighth: Noor Ahmed got runout.
Ninth: On the 5th ball of the 20th over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Mohammed Shami caught by Marco Jansen.
Bhuvneshwar took 5 wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 5 wickets from Sunrisers Hyderabad. He took the wicket of Hardik Pandya in the 16th over after getting rid of Wriddhiman Saha in the very first over. Then in the 20th over of the innings, he took 3 wickets in 5 balls and completed his 5 wickets. Bhuvi has taken 5 wickets for the second time in his IPL career.
Gujarat lost 7 wickets in the last 5 overs
Despite Shubman Gill's century and his century partnership with Sai Sudarshan, Gujarat Titans could not cross the 200-run mark in 20 overs. The team could only manage 34 runs in the last 5 overs and lost the wickets of its 7 batsmen.
Gill scored a century on 56 balls
Opener Shubman Gill got out after scoring 101 runs. He scored the first IPL century on 56 balls. Gill scored the first century of his IPL career. He completed the century on 56 balls. He has become the sixth batsman to score a century this season.
Gill-Sudarshan's century partnership
After losing the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha on zero, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan made a century partnership. This partnership recovered the team from the initial setback.
Gujarat scored 65 runs in powerplay
Gujarat did not start well. The team lost the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha on zero. Then Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan added 65 runs in 6 overs.
Dasun Shanaka making debut, Vijay Shankar injured
The defending champions have made two changes. Vijay Shankar is injured. Dasun Shanaka makes his debut and Yash Dayal returns, while Marco Jansen replaces Glenn Phillips in Hyderabad.
Now see playing-11
Possible playing 11 of both the teams...
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket-keeper), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Mohammed Shami.
Impact Players: Yash Dayal, Shrikar Bharat, Darshan Nalkande, R Saikishore, Shivam Mavi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Sanveer Singh, Mayank Markande, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazal Haq Farooqui and Thangarasu Natarajan.
Impact Players: Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips, Akil Hussain, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Reddy, Marco Jansen.