Veteran pacer Mohit Sharma took 3-25, while young Sai Sudharsan and the experienced David Miller scored crucial runs to help Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their IPL 2024 match. This was Gujarat’s second win in the IPL 2024 season at the Narendra Modi Stadium. With this result, GT now have four points for the two games, staying in the hunt this season.
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The experienced Mohit Sharma mixed his variations well with slower deliveries and cutters, restricting SRH to 162/8 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, and Umesh Yadav picked up a wicket apiece.
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Chasing 163 runs to win, Sudarshan scored 45 off 36 balls while Miller remained unbeaten on 44 off 27 balls. The pair remained calm even when SRH seemed to have an advantage in the match. The two then guided GT to victory in the final over. For the Sunrisers, all of their top seven batters scored more than 15 runs, although no one could go past 30. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans saw their top four batters score more than 25 runs.
In the first innings, Travis Head and Mayank Agarwal started off well, but Gujarat Titans fought back, limiting SRH’s scoring. Despite some good hits from Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen, the Sunrisers were not able to set a high target.
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Gujarat Titans begna their chase well thanks to Wriddhiman Saha’s quick start at the top of the order. Shubman Gill also looked to be in form, but it was Sudarshan and Miller’s partnership that secured the win for GT. Vijay Shankar’s late boundaries and Miller’s six sealed the win for Gujarat Titans with five balls to spare in their IPL 2024 encounter.
