In the 35th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Gujarat Titans (GT) completely dominated the proceedings and handed Mumbai Indians (MI) their fourth defeat at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Put in to bat, Gujarat kicked off their innings strongly, with Shubman Gill leading the charge with a half-century off just 34 deliveries. Contributions from David Miller (46 off 22) and Abhinav Manohar (42 off 21) helped the defending champions reach an imposing total of 207 for th⛎e loss of six wickets in their 20 overs.
Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai with figures🍎 of 2 wickets for 34 r𝓰uns in his quota of four overs.
In response, Mumbai struggled to get going with the bat, losing wickets at regular intervals. Cameron Green (33 off 26) and Nehal Wadhera (40 off 21) tried to resurrect the innings, but it wasn’t enough as Mumbai were bowled out for just 152 in 20 overs, losing the contest by 55 runs.
Afghanistan spin sensation Noor Ahmad was the standout bowler for Gujarat Titans, taking three wickets for 37 runs in his four overs. His countryman Rashid Khan bagged two scalps while medium-pacer Mohit Sharma too picked up a couple.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Back-to-back victories for 👏🏻👏🏻 complete a 55-run win over to jump to number 2️⃣ on the Points Tabl🥀e 👌🏻👌🏻
Scorecard ▶️ |
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Bowling fro⛦m GT has been top quality with the dew coming in. Spinner were solid no doubt but how good was the new ball spell from Hardik and Shami 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Has there been a greater cricketer than Rashid Khan in the IPL! On🎉 sheer impact & vale add! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
What a dream sight for AFGHANISTAN! 📷📷
Absolutely two different type of leg-spinners Rashid Khan & Noor Ahmad wrecked down the Mumbai Indias top-order. They are now in BIG trou🌌ble with 90/6.
Rashid Khan 27/2 (4)
Noor Ahmad 37/3 (4)— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75)
Defeat in Ahmedabad 💔
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Gujarat Titans thrash Mumbai Indians:
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Batting at number 9. Below Piyush Chawla. Yet to bowl his full quota of overs in a game. If you think he is worth his place, then at least give 𝄹him a full go. I almost feel sorry for the five time champions.
— cricBC (@cricBC)
Tita𓆏n🍸s ke spin 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗶-𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗿 ka kamaal bemisaal 🌪️
Noor Ahmed's trickery was too much for the batters tonight 🙌 |
— JioCinema (@JioCinema)
Chennai Super Kings &am𒀰p; Gujarat Titans are the only teams to have 10 points after the 1st half of the lea🀅gue stage.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Afghnistan's 18-year-old Noor Ahmed. Three important wickets- Tim David, Suryakumar Yadav and Cameron Green. Gujarat Titans have surely hit a gold mine in him. Add Rashid Khan and you have a fantastic spin bowling attack.
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Highest economy-rate for MI in an innings
(min: 2 overs)19.50 – Cameron Green v GT, today
18.00 – Tymal Mills v LSG, 2022
17.66 – Alzarri Joseph v RR, 2019Mumbai Indians bought Cameron Green at ₹17.5 crore – the second most expensive player for any team in IPL history.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
With Noor Ahmad's inclusion, Gujarat have zero weak links in their bowling now. Which might mean teams will attack Rashid even more making him further effective.
There is no way GT ꧟is not making the playoffs as a ⛄Top 2 team.
— Ramesh (@rmshnt27)
