IPL 2023 The 57th match was played at Wankhede on Friday. In the match played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to field first by choosing a runchase strategy. However, Mumbai set a huge target against Gujarat, batting like hell at the home ground. Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten century set a target of 219 runs against Gujarat. Against which Gujarat’s Akash Maghwal and the spinners created difficulties. The threat of defeat was looming right from the start as Gujarat’s top order bounced back quickly. But Rashid saved Gujarat from a humiliating defeat. Mumbai won by 27 runs.
Gujarat Titans fans were hoping to secure the earliest ticket to the playoffs from Wankhede on Friday. But Mumbai won in all departments with a brilliant performance today. First the openers got off to a good start and later Surya scored a storming century. Thus, Gujarat won the match by trailing in every way.
The top order was a flop
After winning the toss, the Gujarat Titans team got off to bat and got off to a bad start. Gujarat lost 5 wickets in the first 8 overs and the score was only 55 runs. Gujarat’s opening pair was broken in just 7 runs. Wriddhiman Saha returned in the second over scoring just 2 runs. He faced 5 balls. While Hardik Pandya returned for 4 runs as the second wicket. After Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill returned for the third wicket in the fourth over. Gill scored 6 runs.
Vijay Shankar and David Miller tried to manage the position of the Gujarat team. However, Vijay Shankar was dismissed on the first ball of the 7th over as the fourth wicket. Piyush Chawla bowled him. While Abhinav Manohar returned as the fifth wicket. Gujarat lost five wickets on the score of 55 runs. However, Miller managed to take the team to a score of 100 runs. But Miller also lost his wicket on the score of 100 runs of the team. He returned scoring 41 runs off 26 balls. Hit 2 sixes and 4 fours. Rahul Tewatia was dismissed after scoring 14 runs. Noor Ahmed returned after losing one wicket. 8 wickets were lost on the score of 103 runs. However, Rashid batted for Mumbai’s much-awaited win.
A stormy game from Rashid Khan
Even though the team was on the path of defeat, Rashid Khan had decided not to accept it. Rashid Khan hit 10 sixes in the innings. He brought up the sixes after completing his half-century with 6 sixes and three fours. Despite a tough game from Gujarat, Rashid played the innings till the last ball saving the team from a humiliating defeat and took the team closer to the target. Rashid scored 79 runs in 32 balls.
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