GT Vs MI: It was a sensational night match of the double-header of Sunday as Hardik Pandya could not get his ‘Hardik Swagat’ in Ahmedabad, as Gujarat Titans began their IPL 2024 on a profitable notice. The match was already a high-voltage fixture, because the build-up behind it was extraordinarily aggressive, and it was evidently seen, as Hardik Pandya was closely booed all through the match.
GT merely managed 168 of their 20 overs, as there have been no half-centurions, and with MI cruising previous GT until twelfth over on the banks of Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis, it appeared to be a simple MI win, however affect participant Mohit Sharma had different plans, as his figures of two/32 in his 4 overs, alongside Spencer Johnson and Sai Kishore delivered one of the vital iconic victories for the Titans with a six-run win.
An in depth, shut struggle to the tip… however we could not cross the road.#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #GTvMI pic.twitter.com/BhAkPuIiS0
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 24, 2024
“Clearly, we backed ourselves to chase these 42 runs. But it surely was a type of days the place if we noticed the rating is much less within the final 5 overs, we misplaced the momentum. It feels good to be again as a result of that is one stadium the place you may benefit from the ambiance. The gang was full and so they bought a superb recreation,” stated Hardik Pandya, MI captain.
The MI captain additionally said that he utterly helps the choice making of Tilak Varma, because the latter averted a single within the seventeenth over.
“I believe Tilak felt it was the fitting resolution to not give strike to David and I utterly again him,” he added.
Spencer Johnson additionally had a spectacular IPL debut and he was thrilled to make his debut and that, he enoyed the aura and ambiance of the fixture.
“Completely unimaginable. Full home right here and to get a win has been actually particular. I believe keep calm. I had Ash there at lengthy off chatting with me. To get the idea from Ash and from everybody, it was fairly cool. For me, what works effectively is bowling the arduous size. Protecting calm and never panicking. Simply sticking to what I do effectively. That is simply the most important. I at all times wished to play cricket right here in India and right here I’m. Hopefully, we’ll preserve profitable. Shubman was unbelievable. He sat beside me on the bus and he saved me calm. He has been an unimaginable younger captain,” stated the Australian pacer.
The fixture was additionally a stern take a look at for Shubman Gill, who was captaining an IPL aspect for the very first aspect and the Indian opener got here out triumphant towards the five-time IPL winners, Mumbai Indians.
“Yeah, undoubtedly the boys held their nerves with the dew coming in. Yeah there was loads of dew, I believe even with the dew the best way our spinners bowled Rashid and Sai they made certain that we’re within the recreation. Yeah, Mohit Sharma has been a revolution for us from the time he has come, even within the final 12 months he carried out rather well. We simply have been trying to preserve constructing the strain on them,” stated Gill.
“The gang has at all times come right here to help us, whether or not it was a day recreation or an evening recreation. Yeah, 170, would have been a superb rating however we have been 10 runs quick but it surely occurs on this recreation. They have been additionally scoring actually good at one level, but it surely wasn’t straightforward hitting the all right here,” he added.
Sai Sudharshan’s very important contribution got here in as a pivotal level of the fixture and for his antics, he was awarded the Participant of the Match award. The left handed batsman had the next to say within the post-match presentation ceremony:
“I really feel within the first innings additionally it was barely troublesome to bat and within the second innings because of the dew they have been in a position to play some pictures. Yeah, I really feel that we’ve pulled off an excellent recreation right now. I’m not taking it as strain it is simply an additional alternative for me to go on the market and specific myself. Positively, after just a few balls, I felt it was not the wicket the place we might go over in each over. Yeah, fielding was actually nice, too many nice contributions I’m stunned to obtain this award. As a batter, I discovered actually troublesome when their bowlers took the tempo off the ball and our bowlers did a superb job.”
For extra data and detailed highlights of the match, learn under:
GT Vs MI, IPL 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: GT Beat MI By 6 Runs
