Mumbai Indians adopted a puzzling batting strategy as Shubman Gill made his debut as captain of the Gujarat Titans in the first match of the IPL in Ahmedabad on Sunday. A thrilling six-point victory. Jasprit Bumrah (3/14) was at his absolute best in his first IPL match in two years as he fired shots at will to help Mumbai Indians restrict Gujarat Titans to 168/6. But Bumrah’s efforts were not enough and batsmen like Tilak Varma and captain Hardik Pandya failed to make up for his talent. Things started going downhill as MI ended with 162/9 and they needed to score just 43 runs in the last five overs with 7 wickets in hand.
MI therefore failed to break the curse of the first game. The last time they won an IPL opener was in 2012 against Chennai Super Kings.
After the game, GT is ranked fourth in the IPL 2024 standings with two points and an NRR of +0.300, while MI is ranked seventh.
Rajasthan Royals won the opening match against Lucknow Supergiants on Sunday to top the table with two points and an NRR of +1.000. Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab are ranked second and third respectively.
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Spinners Rashid Khan (0/23 in 4 overs) and R Sai Kishore (1/24) made little contribution with the ball despite dew, while veteran Mohit Sharma (Mohit Sharma) (2/32) then used his variations to play different types of slower passes to change the course of the game.
Spencer Jolsonson (2/25) and Umesh Yadav (2/32) bowled well in the 19th and 20th overs, while Hardik Pandya He was dropped to seventh in the batting order, which required explanation. He did hit a six and a four in the final round, but it was Umesh who had the last laugh.
Even Tilak Varma’s rejection of a single to Tim David was unbelievable.
MI lost their first wicket without a run to Azmatullah Omarzai (2/27) to Wriddhiman Saha after Ishan Kishan failed to open his account as the pacers provided him with Some excellent swing bowling. After testing Kishan with an inswinger, Umarzai had an inswinger removed and the batsman could only push it towards the wicketkeeper.
New face Naman Dhir started off with a series of boundaries that got the likes of Ravi Shastri in the commentary box excited as pundits discussed India’s upcoming match The best combination in the T20 World Cup.
Omarzai, who was bowled for a triple and a six by Dill, had the last laugh as the batsman was ruled heavy as the Afghans opted for a review after the on-field umpire disagreed.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma (43 off 29 balls) found a ball in the slot and flicked Umesh Yadav to mid-wicket to score Maximum was reached as MI reached 52/2 at the end of the powerplay.
Dewald Brevis (46 off 38 balls) is also in good form and the South Africans are in good form with Rashid Khan, Spencer Johnson and Sai Kishore ( Sai Kishore hit a six as MI edged closer to the target of 169.
However, Sai Kishore trapped Rohit and Impact Sub Mohit caught Brevis and bowled to bring GT back into the game.
Tilak Varma (25 off 19) died while chasing the pace and MI captain Hardik Pandya also failed to complete the chase after coming close.
Earlier, young left-hander B Sai Sudharsan topped the list for GT with 45 off 39 balls while Rahul Tewatia was at the bottom with 22 off 15 balls.
But there was no doubt that the night belonged to Bumrah, who missed the entire last edition due to a stress fracture in his lower back.
He dismissed David Miller and Sudarsan in the space of three deliveries in the 17th over, but it did not help the final result.
Assuming there might be a hint of dew later in the evening, MI’s new skipper Hardik Pandya invited GT to bat first, with Shubman Gill in his first match as captain. this task.
Looking to make an impact against his former team, Pandya opened the bowling and Wriddhiman Saha (19) hit a wicket in the off-side position to start the game with a boundary. GT’s campaign.
Against Gill, Pandya made a mistake in the line-up and the stylish batsman wristed him off the pads for four and the MI skipper made his surprise start Later, 11 runs were conceded at the expense of one of the best bowlers in the world, Jasprit Bumrah.
While Saha found some useful boundaries, Gill found the fence with ease as GT started flying.
However, Bumrah’s introduction in the fourth over brought instant success to MI, with the leading pacer sending back Saha with an Express yoker that hit the bottom of mid-stump. The former India player was unable to bring the bat down in short order.
Shams Mulani started spinning and Gill swung back and drove the left-arm spin ball through covers for four. The GT skipper then got down on one leg and slogged through Mulaney for a huge six-ball deep square leg.
Piyush Chawla bowled an economical first over, although GT lost a wicket in the powerplay and scored just 47 runs.
Jorah continued as Gil tried to disrupt his rhythm, but failed. He bounced around the ground but didn’t get the necessary height as Rohit Sharma, who doesn’t usually find himself in such a position, judged well to finish off a clean finish at deep Clean catch.
The veteran Chawla hooked the big fish and Gill (31 off 22 balls) walked back after his eye went in, leaving the Mumbai supporters at the Narendra Modi Stadium They breathed a sigh of relief.
However, with Sai Sudharsan determined to build on his impressive 96 in last season’s title clash with CSK, MI knew their job was accomplished.
(with PTI input)
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