‘We were hoping to chase anything between 190 and 200’: GT skipper Shubman Gill after loss to CSK

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill hailed the performance of the Chennai Super Kings and admitted that they were “beaten” in Chepauk and that their team’s performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after a 63-run defeat The batting performance was disappointing. The dominant period saw CSK win their second match in a row as they produced a near-flawless performance against GT on a venue known to be a bit unpredictable. Young opening batsman Rachin Ravindra got CSK off to a strong start while Shivam Dube provided the much-needed oomph in the middle and last four overs Firepower, providing CSK with a huge total.

While defending the total, each bowler used his precise delivery line and length to stop GT from chasing the total.

After the match, Gill admitted that they were outplayed by CSK’s batting performance and praised their performance with the ball.

“They beat us both with batting and bowling, and their execution was spot on. We backed ourselves to get good power-play scores, but once we couldn’t, we were always playing catch-up,” Gill said after the game.

“In T20s you can always talk about 10-15 runs here and there but ultimately the question is how many they get. We were expecting to chase anything between 190 and 200 but we can talk about how we can stop more Running boundaries. Would rather have a play like this at the beginning of the game. We let ourselves down while batting,” he added.

The 63-point loss marked GT’s biggest loss in terms of points. After CSK came into action, the home team used an explosive batting performance to equal GT with a score of 206/6, setting a record in the chase.

In response, Team GT struggled to get going early on as the pace required kept rising and they struggled to muster runs in the middle stages. CSK shut out the GT batsmen and won by 63 runs.

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