(Cricket news) On the other side, SRH was eliminated from the running for a top-four finish as a result of the loss.Titans put up a resolute 188/9 thanks to opener Shubman Gill’s brilliant knock of 101 (58b, 13×4, 1×6) and their 147-run partnership for the second wicket. In response, SRH never had a chance and were reduced to 59/7 in 9 overs before they started to recover a little and ended up at 154/9 in their allowed 20 overs. In a masterful bowling performance, medium pacer Mohit Sharma concluded with 4/28 while fast bowler Mohammed Shami took 4/21 of the SRH top order.
The victory increased the Titans’ point total to 18 after 13 games, ensuring them a top-two finish. While SRH’s point total fell to 8 after 12 games, ending their tournament hopes together with Delhi Capitals. SRH are yet to play 2 games in this season.
JioCinema TATA IPL expert Parthiv Patel spoke about Gill’s performance, saying: “What I enjoyed most was seeing him use his technique. All the shots that we saw, had him let the ball come to him. He didn’t try and whack it and it allowed him to successfully find the gaps. When you play on a bouncy pitch, you have to let the ball come to you. That’s how you control the ball and hit where it needs to go. When he was set, he was able to get a century. He has hit centuries in T20, ODI, and Test cricket at this ground.”
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, meanwhile, proved to be a modest bright spot in an otherwise terrible evening for SRH by becoming only the second spinner this season after Mark Wood to grab a five-wicket haul. Bhuvi’s experience and talent were lauded by JioCinema TATA IPL expert RP Singh.
“We talk about the importance of length and how it can enable a five-wicket haul. If you can bowl a gutter-length ball, you should take a wicket there… Taking five wickets is very special for any bowler at this stage in the competition. This has only happened twice this season. The skill of bowling and what makes you special is your experience. You can read a batter with your experience, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has done so in this match,” he said.
Another JioCinema TATA IPL expert Brett Lee praised the Titans’ commitment, saying: “I think they have been really well led by Hardik Pandya. Didn’t get the chance to bowl, I am hearing workload reason as the reason why he’s not bowling, which is disappointing. But the fact they keep winning without one of their strike bowlers, it’s good for them. Every player is stepping up and doing their own thing and contributing to the team’s success, which is great for them.”
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