Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Hardik Pandya with his captaincy skills has been the backbone of the Gujarat Titans (GT). His unexpected calls and decisions have worked in the favour of GT most of the time. Once again his decisions against Mumbai Indians (MI) allowed GT to register a comfortable victory at the Narendra Mod
GT are coming from a win against Lucknow Super Giants in a low-scoring game by seven runs. In six matches, they are placed at the fourth position in the points table gaining four wins and two losses (8 points). Meanwhile, MI are situated at the seven positions in the table with three wins an
"The best thing I saw throughout the game was the belief the team had inside... Hardik in every team huddle said we are winning this match; you need to do our job. Same Ashu paa (Ashish Nehra) said to the team," Mohit said in a video posted by IPL's Twitter handle.
GT is at the fourth position with four wins and two losses (8 points) while LSG is at second place with four wins and three losses (8 points). PBKS is at fifth position with four wins and three losses (8 points) while MI is at eighth spot with three wins and three losses (six points).
Gujarat Titans bowler Mohit Sharma produced a spectacle for the fans in the final over against Lucknow Super Giants at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday.
Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma produced outstanding death-bowling performances which made Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul's half-century to go in vain as Gujarat Titans (GT) clinched a seven-run win over the hosts
Though KL is the fourth-highest run-scorer in IPL this season, his strike rate is a concern. In seven matches, he has scored 262 runs at an average of 37.42 with two half-centuries and the best score of 74. His strike rate is 113.91 in IPL 2023 so far.
Shubman in this year's IPL has scored 228 in six matches with an average of 32.74 comprising two fifties. He has the best score of 67 and has a strike rate of 138.18.
With this win, GT is in the fourth position in the points table with four wins and two losses and a total of eight points. LSG is at the second spot with four wins and three losses and a total of eight points