Gujarat Titans (GT) emerged victorious by 34 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 62nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday (May 15). Notably, the loss against GT ended the playoff hopes of SRH as they became the second team after Delhi Capitals (DC) to get eliminated from IPL 2023.
Asked to bat first, Gujarat did not start well and lost their opener Wriddhiman Saha with no run on the board. However, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan added 147 runs for the second wicket and powered their team to a competitive total of 188/9 in their allotted 20 overs. While Gill hammered a brilliant ton in the contest and scored 101 off 58 deliveries, Sai contributed with fiery 47 runs of 36 balls. Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the standout performer with the ball for SRH. Bhuvi took a fifer in the clash an༒d gave awa♑y just 30 runs in his quota of four overs.
In reply, Hyderabad got off to a disastro༒us start as they lost four of their batters o𝕴n just 29 runs. Although Heinrich Klaasen scored a resilient 64 runs off 44 deliveries for SRH, he failed to get his team across the line. On the other hand, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma bagged four scalps each for Gujarat and played a significant role in 𝐆restricting the H𝓰yderabad-based side to 154/9 in 20 overs.
With the win, GT are now the first team to confirm their spot in the playoffs. Gill was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his exceptional knock.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐒… 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄! 💪💜🫠 2023
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
Sunrisers Hyderabad out of IPL 20𒁃23 playoffs race!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Shubman is such a𓆉 treat! ✱Timing and Precision at its best.. 🤩👏🏼
— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat)
Growing in stature Shubman Gill.. ๊first ipl 100 in a most crucial game for his team
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
BABY GOAT!!!!
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
147-run partnership betwe🎉en and comes to an e🔜nd. Brilliant batting by the duo.
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
This is Shubhman Gill's fortress. He rules here. ❤️😍
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
GF: Say those 3 magical words
Shubman Gill: Narendra Modi Stadium
— Sagar (@sagarcasm)
And people thought Shubman Gill couldn't crack T20 cricket. Generational talent for a reason.
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
First team to qualify for IPL 2022 Playoffs – Gujarat Titans.
First team to qualify for IPL 2023 Playoffs – Gujarat Titans.
– The dominance under Hardik and Nehra!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Four wickets in an over. Take a bow, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. You are a 𒈔le𒀰gend. 🔥😍
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙉 𝙄𝙋𝙇 𝘾𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙔! 💯
A magnificent TON comes up for 👏🏻👏🏻 | |
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Shubman Gill loves to bat in Ahmedabad 🙂
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
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Bowlers with two 5-fers in IPL James Faulkner Jaydev Unadkat Bhuvneshwar Kumar ⭐️
— Viratians (@StarDiamod1)
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Shubman Gill In 2023 :-
– Double Hundred In ODI .
– Century In T20I .
– Century In Test .
– Century In IPL .— + (@Sobuujj)
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Second fifer for B🌃huvneshwar Kumar in the IPL 🧡
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)