There were some spells of rain and lots of drama at the Wankhede Stadium. In the early hours of Wednesday, Gujarat Titans held its nerves and pulled off a three-wicket win against Mumbai Indians in a thriller.
Pursuing a target of 156, Gujarat Titans’ innings was interrupted by two rain breaks, and it required 15 runs off the final over. Gerald Coetzee set the tone with a six off Deepak Chahar before a calm Arshad Khan took a single off the final delivery to guide the team home.
Despite a fiery spell by Jasprit Bumrah, the Titans left the iconic venue with a smile. Bumrah bowled 11 dot balls in his first three overs, and removed GT captain Shubman Gill and Shahrukh Khan in quick succession to shift the momentum.
AS IT HAPPENED – MI vs GT
But there were a lot of ebbs and flows in the game. Gujarat Titans looked firmly in control until the 14th over, with 49 runs needed off 36. While Gill held fort, Sherfane Rutherford brought up 28 runs in two overs before rain halted the proceedings. However, with Bumrah cleaning up Gill and Shahrukh, and Trent Boult dismissing Rutherford, things went downhill for Titans.
From cruising comfortably, with Gill and Jos Buttler adding 72 runs for the second wicket, the Titans stuttered before Coetzee turned the tide.
Opting to bowl first, it was a rare sloppy fielding show by the Titans as they dropped three catches in the PowerPlay. And, making the most of the opportunities, Will Jacks (53, 35b) brought up his first fifty of the season before the visitor pulled things back to restrict Mumbai Indians to 155 for eight.
Titans got the early momentum after Mohammed Siraj dismissed Rickelton on the second delivery before the side was left frustrated with dropped catches.
Jacks partnered with Suryakumar Yadav to forge a 71-run stand for the third wicket after losing openers Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma.
But as GT bowlers bounced back, MI was reeling at 123 for seven, after cruising at 97 for two at one stage. Had Corbin Bosch not hit a couple of sixes in Prasidh Krishna’s final over, MI wouldn’t have been able to breach the 150-mark.
