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IPL 2025 Match 14: Gujarat Titans Hands RCB Their First Defeat

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  Gujarat Titans showed their skills with a dominating win over RCB played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 2 nd April 2025. GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for visitors as Arshad Khan got rid of Virat Kohli with a simple catch to Prasidh Krishna at deep square leg. Mohammed Siraj delivered a lovely delivery getting rid of Paddikal to leave RCB in trouble. After being smacked for a 105 m six, Siraj came back strongly to dismiss Phil Salt shattering the stumps. Liam Livingstone struggled against disciplined GT bowling while Rajat struggled. At the end of the first six overs, RCB ended at 38 for 3. Soon after the field restrictions, Rajat Patidar also perished trying to hit a big shot leaving RCB in big trouble at 42 for 4. Jitesh Sharma looked in decent touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. On the other hand, Livingstone played attacking shots and went lucky with dropped chances. Sai Kishore got the breakthrough f...

IPL 2025 Match 9: Gujarat Titans Continue Their Winning Streak Against MI

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  Gujarat Titans registered their opening win of IPL 2025 with a resounding 36-run win over Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 29 th March. MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan got the team to a flying start putting pressure on Trent Boult & Deepak Chahar. Sai and Gill kept the momentum going for GT not allowing MI bowlers to settle. At the end of the first six overs, GT openers raced to 66 for 0. Hardik Pandya produced the magic dismissing GT captain Gill with a simple catch to Naman Dhir. Gill and Sudharsan added 78 runs for the opening wicket. Jos Buttler looked impressive with his shots against Santer and pacers keeping the momentum going for GT. After the second timeout, Mujeeb struck getting rid of Buttler with a good catch by Rickleton. Buttler and Sai added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Sai looked calm, reaching his fifty off 33 deliveries. Sai and Sherfane Rutherford looked good w...

IPL 2025 Match 5: Top 3 Performers For Punjab Kings In Their Thrilling Win Over Gujarat Titans

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  Punjab Kings started their 2025 campaign with a thrilling 11-run win in a high-scoring thriller played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 25 th March. After being asked to bat first by the GT captain, Punjab Kings posted a massive total thanks to contributions by Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya & Shashank Singh. Punjab King bowlers held onto their nerves after the second timeout, winning the match by 11 runs and registering 2 important points. Here we look at the 3 top performers for Punjab Kings in their thrilling 11-run over Gujarat Titans in match 5 of IPL 2025. 1.       Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer looked in sublime form right from the word go. He put enough pressure on Gujarat Titans bowlers against the pacers and spinners. PBKS captain Shreyas displayed an attacking approach not allowing any GT bowlers to settle. He made the batting look easy on a true batting wicket. He reached his fifty off just 27 deliveries to keep the momentum goin...

IPL 2023 Finals: Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans in a last ball thriller.

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  Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans in a thrilling contest during rain curtailed match played at full house Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad that went on the midnight of 30 th May 2023. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss on the reserve day and elected to bowl first. Shubman Gill was given a reprieve as Deepak Chahar dropped a simple chance. Wriddhiman Saha looked in great touch putting pressure on the CSK bowlers. Gill showed intent against Desphande hitting him for big shots. Gill was severe against Theekshana keeping the momentum going. Deepak Chahar dropped another chance off Saha. At the end of first six overs, Gujarat openers raced away to 62 for 0. Ravindra Jadeja was bought into the attack and got rid of Gill with quickfire stumping by MS Dhoni. Gill and Saha added 67 runs for the opening wicket. Sai Sudharsan came to the crease and took a few balls to settle. Chennai Super Kings made 80 for 1 at end of first timeout. Saha showed his class with some lovely sh...

IPL 2023 Qualifier 2: Shubman Gill brilliance takes Gujarat Titans to a huge win.

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  The defending Champions Gujarat Titans produced a dominating performance in the qualifier 2 of IPL 2023 against Mumbai Indians played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 26 May 2023. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha initially before both openers put pressure on the MI bowlers. At the end of first six overs, Gujarat Titans made 50 for 0. Tim David dropped a chance to get rid of Gill. After the drop chance, Gill took the charge smashing Akash Madhwal for 3 sixes in an over to change momentum in favor of Gujarat Titans. Piyush Chawla dismissed Saha via stumping from a wide delivery. Saha and Gill added 54 runs for opening wicket. Sai Sudharsan came to the crease and gave strike to Gill. Gill looked in decent touch with brilliant shots keeping the scoreboard ticking and keeping pressure on against weak MI bowling. At the end of first timeout, GT made 80 for 1. After the timeout, Gil...

IPL 2023 Qualifier 1: CSK beat Gujarat Titans to qualify directly for the finals.

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  Chennai Super Kings made it into 2023 IPL finals with a comphrensive win over Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 23 May. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. It could have been an ideal start for GT as Darshan Nalkande dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad, but it was called no-ball due to overstepping. Gaikwad took advantage of chance putting pressure on GT bowlers. Rashid Khan was brought into the attack early, but Gaikwad showed his class with some brilliant shots. On other hand, Devon Conway struggled with his timing. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 49 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. After the field restrictions, Gaikwad and Conway kept the scoreboard ticking, taking singles and boundaries not allowing GT bowlers to settle. Gaikwad completed his fifty off 36 balls while Conway struggled on a slow pitch. Mohit Sharma got the breakthrough for GT by dismissing dangerous ...

IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs.

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  The defending Champions Gujarat Titans registered a comphrensive win over Sunrisers Hyderabad played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 15 May 2023. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to field first. It was a start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabbed an initial breakthrough in the very first ball dismissing Wriddhiman Saha with good catch by Marco Jansen. Sai Sudharsan came into playing XI and showed intent right from word go. Shubman Gill made the batting look easy smashing SRH bowlers hitting four boundaries in an over. At the end of the first six overs, GT raced away to 65 for 1. After the field restrictions, Gill maintained the pressure on SRH bowling with some lovely shots against Markande. Sudharsan also looked in fine touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. Gill completed his fifty off 22 deliveries. Gill and Sudharsan continued to build momentum by taking singles and hitting boundaries with ease. At the end of first timeout, GT made 89 for 1...

IPL 2023 Match 57: Suryakumar Yadav special sees Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans

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  Mumbai Indians kept their playoff alive with a comphrensive 27 runs win over table toppers Gujarat Titans in a high scoring match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 12 May 2023. Gujrat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. It was an explosive start by Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan putting enough pressure on GT bowlers right from the word go. MI openers looked in great touch keeping the momentum going with boundaries with ease. At the end of the first six overs, MI raced away to 61 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Rashid Khan was bought into the attack and got rid of MI captain Rohit Sharma with a simple catch at slips. He then dismissed Ishan Kishan in the same over. Rohit and Kishan added 61 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a big total. Khan got into act again with dismissal of Nehal Wadhera taking inside edge onto the stumps to leave Mumbai Indians in trouble. Vishnu Vinod came at the crease and s...

IPL 2022 Qualifier 1: David Miller and Hardik Pandya’s partnership takes Gujrat Titans to finals

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 On Tuesday, the first qualifier saw some sensational action as Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals played at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Gujrat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for GT as Yash Dayal got rid of left-handed Jaiswal without contributing any significant runs. Jaiswal walked off before the umpire gave it out. RR captain Sanju Samson showed intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on GT bowlers. On the other hand, Jos Buttler struggled with his timing. Samson hit 3 boundaries and 3 sixes in the first 11 balls. At the end of the first six overs, RR made 55 for 1. With that over, the first timeout was taken. Samson maintained the momentum for RR along with Buttler struggling for timing. As a result of dot balls by Buttler, Samson wanted to hit a big shot as Sai Kishore got his wicket. Samson and Buttler added 68 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Devdutt Paddikal showed intent right from the wor...

IPL 2022 Match 67: RCB stay alive in the tournament with a comphrensive win

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 Royal Challengers Bangalore's hopes for the playoff stage to stay alive with a comprehensive win over table-toppers Gujarat Titans played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. Wriddhiman Saha looked impressive with his shots putting Siddharth Kaul under pressure in the very opening over. Josh Hazlewood struck to get rid of Shubman Gill thanks to a special one-handed catch by Glenn Maxwell at slips. Matthew Wade showed intent to put enough pressure on RCB bowlers. Wade was left frustrated as he decided to review the decision, but it was upheld. At the end of the first six overs, GT made 38 for 2. Hardik Pandya came at number 4 and took few balls making life tough for RCB bowlers. A sensational piece of a direct hit by Faf du Plessis resulted in the run-out of Saha. With that wicket, the first timeout was called at 62 for 3. Prabhudessai dropped a simple chance to get rid of Hardik Pandya. Harshal P...

IPL 2022 Match 62: Gujarat Titans seal top 2 spot with a dominating win

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 It was another superb performance by Hardik Pandya led side Gujarat Titans producing dominating performance over Chennai Super Kings played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for CSK as they lost an early wicket of Devon Conway with a lovely delivery by Mohammed Shami. Moeen Ali showed intent against Rashid Khan putting GT bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 47 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. Moeen looked in decent touch making life tough for GT bowlers. Sai Kishore got rid of Moeen Ali providing a simple catch to Rashid. Moeen and Gaikwad added 57 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Gaikwad and Narayana Jagadeesan never looked comfortable against disciplined GT bowling. At the end of the second timeout, CSK ended at 90 for 2. Gaikwad showed some intent to keep pressure on GT bowlers while Jagadeesan also was out of touch. Gaikwad c...

IPL 2022 Match 35: Gujarat Titans beat KKR in a thrilling encounter

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 Gujarat Titans held their nerves as they continued their impressive form with a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders in low scoring thriller played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Saturday. Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first as the team winning the toss decided to set a target. It was not an ideal start as Shubman Gill fell cheaply as he was caught down the leg by Tim Southee. Hardik Pandya promoted himself at number 3 looked in decent touch putting bad deliveries away for boundaries. Wriddhiman Saha also kept the momentum going for Gujarat Titans taking on Umesh Yadav. At the end of the first six overs, Gujarat Titans made 47 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called at 47 for 1. Hardik Pandya kept the pressure back on KKR bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking hitting boundaries and taking singles making life tough for the opposition. Saha struggled with his timing and was not able to rotate the strike. Pandya looked in brilliant form keeping th...