The Gujarat Titans opener scored a measured 63* off 49 balls, helping his side book a Playoff berth ©BCCI/IPL
Gujarat Titans were 24/2 in the fifth over after choosing to bat, having lost Wriddhiman Saha and Matthew Wade in quick succession. Lucknow Super Giants, too, were 24/2 in the fifth over of the chase, with Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul having made their way back to the hut. And as both Andy Bichel (the bowling coach of LSG) and Vikram Solanki (Director of Cricket for GT) pointed out at the press conference, it was a difficult pitch to bat on.
The pacers found a lot of help, with the ones at LSG keeping it short of a length and varying the pace to trouble the Titans' top order. Mohammed Shami, too, avoided keeping it too full and did not provide any avenue for the LSG openers to break free, thus resulting in a pressure build-up which translated into wickets.
But there was one key difference maker in the form of Shubman Gill, whose 49-ball 63 not out turned out to be a vital contribution that paved the way for the Titans to become the first team
