At the Narendra Modi Ground in Ahmedabad on Friday, May 26, Shubman Gill’s Hundred incredible (129 off 60 balls) and experienced bowler Mohit Sharma’s excellent wicket-taking (5/10) enabled Gujarat Titans to defeat Mumbai Indians by 62 runs in Qualifier 2 and advance to the IPL 2023 final.
Gujarat advanced to the IPL final for the second time in a row thanks to the victory, and they will face Chennai Super Kings there on Sunday in the championship game.
Gujarat advanced to the IPL final for the second time in a row thanks to the victory. And they will face Chennai Super Kings there on Sunday in the championship game. Coincidentally, Gujarat and Chennai played in the inaugural IPL 2023 game on March 31 at the same location.
It had a tendency to be difficult for Mumbai to catch up to 234. When temporary starter Nehal Wadhera attempted to pull but instead edged the ball behind the keeper. Mohammed Shami scored in his very first over.
After getting things underway with a first-ball four. Cameron Green was struck on the left forearm while attempting to fend off Hardik Pandya. And he was forced to retire injured in the second over.
In his second over, Rohit Sharma top-edged a pluck to fine leg, and Shami struck once again. In his first four balls, Tilak Varma started off by flicking and pulling for two sixes. Mumbai quickly reached 65/2 as the left-handed batsman hit Shami for four straight boundaries with late cuts, and pulls. And drives twice before drawing him for six. This gave Mumbai 24 runs off the fifth over.
Shubman Gill’s Hundred:
Rashid Khan put an end to Varma’s appearance when the young actor failed to perform a straighter sweep and was castled, ending his glitzy cameo. When Green came out to bat. He and Suryakumar Yadav together struck four boundaries and two sixes off Rashid and Noor Ahmad.
When Green attempted to oust Josh Little but was castrated in the 12th over, their alliance came to an end. After hitting fours off Noor and Little to keep the pace up, Suryakumar reached fifty in 33 deliveries with a scooped six off the left-arm pacer over fine leg.
With a drawn six, he greeted Mohit Sharma, but the pacer quickly recovered when Suryakumar attempted another scoop and had his leg stump castled. Tim David was caught lbw by Rashid after Vishnu Vinod. He is a replacement for Vishnu who had suffered a concussion. And also fell to him after spooning a catch to cover.
In only 14 balls, Mohit claimed the final three victims to complete a five-wicket haul. And guarantee Gujarat’s spot in the championship game.
