Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven wickets in a one-sided encounter at Wankhede Stadium. Gujarat successfully chased down the target of 134 runs set by CSK in 19.1 overs. With this win, the Titans have sealed a top-two finish in the league phase.
Wriddhiman Saha gave a great start to Gujarat in the powerplay while chasing the target of 134 runs. He smashed some beautiful boundaries on the deliveries of Mukesh Choudhary and Simarjeet Singh in the first six overs. Gujarat scored 71 runs in the first 8 overs of the run chase.
Matheesha Pathirana grabbed the wicket of Shubhman Gill in the 8th over. This was the first ball of his IPL debut. Mathew Wade and Hardik Pandya were also dismissed cheaply. However, CSK never looked like making a comeback in the game due to a very small target set by them.
Saha played a mature knock of 67 runs in 57 balls to take Gujarat Titans home safely. Pathirana was the most successful bowler for CSK. He picked two crucial wickets of Shubhman Gill and Hardik Pandya. Matheesha excited everyone with his slingy action and raw pace.
Here are some of the top Twitter reactions from this match :
Well done Saha 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 15, 2022
Saha taking no prisoners. Has given belt treatment in Powerplay for 6-7 games.
— Prithvi (@Puneite_) May 15, 2022
Wade could have been a match winner for @gujarat_titans as opener but it's not easy for an overseas player to adapt in Indian conditions. @Wriddhipops is a good team man and he has proved it. #IPL2022 #GTvCSK
— 𝙈𝙙 𝘼𝙯𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣 (@azharsays_) May 15, 2022
Add to the memoirs of young one’s this #IPL2022 – Pathirana joins Dewald Brevis in the wicket of the first ball club. Both 19, both promising. The future should be fun .. #CSKvsGT
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) May 15, 2022
Congo GT for the mind-blowing win ⚡💙
Happy for you guys! All the best for the upcoming matches…@gujarat_titans #gujaratitans— 𝐅 ❣︎ (@gilldiqueen_77) May 15, 2022
Saha has scored 191 runs in powerplay at an average of 95.50 and strike rate of 138.4 in IPL 2022. pic.twitter.com/nZislNAQHi
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 15, 2022
Matheesha Pathirana debuting in the IPL before his own domestic league is pretty telling of where the IPL is heading in the future i'd say – IPL academies scouring the world for the best talent and offering up better deals than most domestic boards can offer.
— Kieran (@kieran_cricket) May 15, 2022
Wriddhiman Saha doing a perfect job for Gujarat Titans in Jason Roy's absence. Wonderful striking!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 15, 2022
Shami won POTM
Ferguson won POTM
Gill won POTM
Hardik won POTM
Miller won POTM
Rashid won POTM
Tewatia won POTM
Gill won POTM
Saha won POTM10 wins and 8 different players won the man of the match award for Gujarat in IPL 2022 (When GT won vs SRH, Umran Malik won the POTM)
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 15, 2022
RCB fans should be most happiest with this result. Now Gujarat can rest their main players and play RCB legend Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Vijay Shankar, Varun Aaron against them for the last match which RCB need to win big
— Dave (@CricketDave27) May 15, 2022
Only 24 runs in the last 5 overs by CSK and not a single boundary hit.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) May 15, 2022
Here we go… Marvellous 50 off 44 balls from Ruturaj Gaikwad🔥, Initially for NBDC Department and nowdays for "40s ball 50" department…. Ruturaj making sure everyone is happy in academy 😍 #CSKvGT pic.twitter.com/zEBas4myKQ
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) May 15, 2022
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GT bowlers shine to restrict CSK to 133 runs
Chennai Super Kings made 4 changes in their playing XI for this match to give youngsters a chance. CSK lost the early wicket of Devon Conway in the 3rd over. Mohammed Shami picked the important wicket of Conway. Moeen Ali took on Rashid Khan in the last over of the powerplay. As a result, CSK scored 47 runs in the powerplay.
But they failed to get any sort of momentum in middle and death overs. Sai Kishore took the wicket of dangerous Moeen Ali. Ruturaj Gaikwad played a struggling knock of 53 runs in 49 balls. MS Dhoni too didn’t get his timing right and could manage to score just 7 runs in 10 balls. Shami was the most successful bowler which helped GT restrict CSK to just 133 runs.
Written by Harsh Gupta
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