(Cricket news) Gujarat Titans (GT) managed to win their fifth game of TATA IPL 2024 by defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 35 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans scored 231 runs on the back of a 210-run opening partnership before restricting CSK for a total of 196 runs, keeping their hopes alive for a spot in the play-offs. JioCinema TATA IPL experts Graeme Smith and RP Singh praised the performances of Shubman Gill (104 runs) and Sai Sudharsan (103 runs), on Match Centre Live.
Graeme Smith, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Shubman Gill – “He is not having the best of seasons, but he really showed his best tonight. He picked up straight away, there was a totally different attitude with the bat today. You could get a sense of his intent when he went down the wicket and hit Santner for a four down the ground in the very first over. This is the Shubman Gill we want to see day in and day out. Ultimately, for the competition, this is a hell of a win for GT because it really does bunch everybody now and there are a lot of teams at 12 points now.”
Graeme Smith, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Sai Sudharsan – “I thought Mathew Wade would open the innings and Sudharsan would stay at three, but it turned out to be a fantastic move. The partnership was excellent, Lefthand – Right-hand combination, they ran between the wickets well; they picked their targets, and their matchups were just outstanding tonight. Sudharsan is so under the radar, he is the leading run-scorer for GT this season, the fastest Indian to a thousand IPL runs with a difference of six innings, and a brilliant brilliant hundred by him tonight. He needs to start being spoken about a bit more. “
RP Singh, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Shubman Gill – “Shubman Gill changed his game today. Everyone was discussing that his strike rate was not good in this season of the TATA IPL, but both the openers played explosive cricket today, especially Gill. Started well, used his bottom hand more and played all around the ground. He assessed the conditions well, batted with momentum, and did not give any chances to Chennai Super Kings. He batted very cleanly and took his team home tonight.”
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