Gujarat Titans on Wednesday faced a second defeat to Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring tie at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi, Chasing 224 runs, GT fell short by 4 runs as the home team moved up to the 6th spot in the IPL table. GT’s left arm spinner Sai Kishore after the match expressed belief that the team will qualify for the IPL playoffs despite winning just two of their last 5 games.
Gujarat Titans on Wednesday won the toss and decided to bowl first. Delhi Capitals got off to a quick start with Jake Fraser-McGurk taking the GT bowlers on. Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant both scored half-centuries to help DC pile on a total of 224 runs. Pant remained not out on 88, playing a wonderful innings. In reply, Sai Sudharsan and David Miller led the GT chase by scoring half-centuries. With 19 runs needed in the last over to win, GT managed to score only 15.
Praise for Pant
Sai Kishore, speaking at the press conference, credited Pant for his brilliant knock.
“I think Pant batted really well. Rishabh scored a lot of boundaries of good balls in the middle overs. Not necessarily sixes, but boundaries. I think that got them the momentum,” he said.
“In the last few overs, we conceded more sixes than fours. I think the game got a bit out of hand during that moment,” Sai Kishore added.
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‘We back ourselves’
Kishore maintained that the GT dressing room have belief in themselves despite having a bad day at the office.
“This win would have definitely been morale boosting, and would put us in a commanding position but I think the best part about this team is the belief that everyone carries. In this chase, everyone believed we could pull this off. I don’t know the exact scenario, but we believe we will qualify for the IPL playoffs,” Kishore said.
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