TATA IPL 2022, Match 29: GT Vs CSK – Match Report
The Gujarat Titans (GT) held their nerves to win a last-ball thriller within the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) by 3 wickets on Sunday on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Pune.
A monumental knock from David Miller (94*) supported brilliantly by Rashid Khan’s quickfire 40 received Gujarat Titans throughout the road in an exhilarating last-over end.
Chasing 170 to win, Gujarat Titans misplaced three wickets contained in the powerplay and CSK bowlers had been on the highest of their recreation.
Shubman Gill was dismissed on the primary ball he confronted after the right-handed batter was caught at level off Mukesh Choudhary’s bowling.
Maheesh Theekshana scalped the wickets of Vijay Shankar and Abhinav Manohar as GT had been 37-3 on the finish of powerplay.
Wriddhiman Saha was the subsequent batter to be dismissed after he was caught at deep sq. leg.
GT had been 58-4 on the finish of 10 overs with Rahul Tewatia and David Miller on the crease.
Miller took on the CSK skipper and hammered two sixes and one 4 as 19 runs had been scored within the 12th over.
Dwayne Bravo broke the partnership after Tewatia was caught at mid-off by Jadeja. Nevertheless, Miller continued the destruction with the bat and hit two sixes to get GT nearer.
With 48 runs required off the ultimate three overs, skipper Rashid Khan jumped on the bandwagon and dispatched three sixes and a 4 in opposition to Chris Jordan as 25 runs got here from the 18th over.
Dwayne Bravo scalped two wickets on consecutive deliveries within the penultimate over as GT required 13 off the ultimate over.
David Miller held his nerves and remained unbeaten on 94 to get GT over the road within the remaining over with a 4 and a six.
Earlier, CSK, who had been put in to bat first, misplaced Robin Uthappa’s wicket early within the innings after the right-handed batter was trapped LBW by Mohammad Shami.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, on the opposite finish, received going rapidly and hammered 3 fours and a couple of sixes.
Nevertheless CSK misplaced their second wicket contained in the powerplay after Moeen Ali dragged one on to the stumps in opposition to Alzarri Joseph.
Ambati Rayudu joined Ruturaj Gaikwad out within the center and CSK had been 66-2 on the midway mark.
15 runs got here off the 11th over after Gaikwad and Rayudu hit a six every in opposition to Alzarri Joseph.
Subsequent over proved to be even higher for CSK as fifty was up for Gaikwad, who smashed a free hit for six whereas Rayudu creamed two fours off Yash Dayal’s bowling.
The boundaries stored flowing for CSK because the fifty partnership was up for the pair. Alzarri Joseph scalped a vital wicket of Ambati Rayudu to carry an finish to the harmful partnership.
Solely 10 runs got here off the subsequent two overs and CSK misplaced Gaikwad’s wicket after the right-handed batter was caught within the deep for 73.
GT pulled issues again with tight overs however CSK skipper Jadeja completed the innings in model with two sixes as CSK posted 169-5 within the first innings.
Transient Scores: Gujarat Titans 170-7 (David Miller 94*, Rashid Khan 40; Dwayne Bravo 3-23) beat Chennai Tremendous Kings 169-5 (Ruturaj Gaikwad 73, Ambati Rayudu 46; Alzarri Joseph 2-34) by 3 wickets.
