Gujarat Titans batter Jos Buttler credited captain Shubman Gill for setting up the chase with an aggressive approach in the Power-play as they beat the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by four wickets comfortably. Chasing a target of 156, the Gujarat Titans chased on the back of Gill’s 43 off 18 balls to seal a four-wicket win in 15.5 overs as well. Buttler himself scored a quickfire 39 off 19 deliveries as well.
“A really good batting surface. I think the bowlers deserve a lot of credit there. And one of the biggest differences for us was taking our catches today,” Buttler said after the match. “With the new ball, it did dip around a bit. There was a bit in it. Some fantastic bowlers on show. Siraj and Rabada have been great for us and obviously in the opposition as well,” he added.
Jos Buttler also shared that GT planned to disrupt the rhythm of the opposition pace bowlers, a strategy executed perfectly by Shubman Gill in the power play as well.
“Shubman talked about trying to put them off their lengths because they’re such good bowlers. So credit to him for going and doing that. When your leader goes out there and does exactly what he spoke about, so calmly, so clinically, against top bowlers, it gives a lot of confidence and breaks the back of the chase very early,” he further added.
“I got a bit greedy there” – Jos Buttler on his dismissal
Reflecting on his own dismissal at an important time in the chase, Jos Buttler stated that he took a risk that did not pay off as he got clean bowled as well.
“I got a bit greedy there. I had a big gap at mid-wicket and tried to expose that, but it was a nice piece of bowling from Bhuvi,” he said.
Jos Buttler also opined on the importance of the win as the tournament enters a crucial phase now as well. With this win, the Gujarat Titans are placed in the standings with 10 points in five matches as well. They will next play against the Punjab Kings on May 3.
“Massive two points for us. We’re in that scenario where we need to hold on to those guys ahead of us, and we play a lot of them as well. So it’s a massive time in the tournament and a really important win today,” Jos Buttler concluded.
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