GT started playing in the Indian Premier League in 2022. They won the championship in their first year, led by Hardik Pandya. The next year, they reached the final again but lost to Chennai Super Kings. Shubman Gill was their best batsman in 2023, scoring 890 runs in 17 matches. This year, Gill will be the captain because Hardik Pandya went back to Mumbai Indians. Let’s talk about the five best batting performances by Gujarat Titans in the last two years.
Here are GT’s five greatest batting performances:
5. Rashid Khan’s unbeaten 31 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2022
Rashid Khan has been playing for GT since 2022. He’s done really well in bowling. In the 2022 IPL, he played a great innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium.
GT was chasing 196 runs. They were in a bit of trouble at 140 runs for 5 wickets in 16 overs. They needed 56 runs from 24 balls. Rahul Tewatia was hitting big shots but he needed Rashid’s help.
In the last over, Titans needed 22 runs. Tewatia gave the strike to Rashid after scoring 7 runs from the first two balls. With 15 runs needed from 4 balls, Rashid hit three big sixes. GT won the match by 5 wickets.
4. David Miller’s unbeaten 68 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2022
David Miller played a big part in Gujarat Titans winning the title in 2022. He scored 481 runs in 16 matches, making him the third-highest scorer for Gujarat. In a crucial game against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, he played really well.
When Gujarat Titans needed to chase 189 runs, they stumbled at 85 runs with three players out. But David Miller stayed calm and played a great innings, making an unbeaten partnership of 106 runs with the captain, Hardik Pandya.
In the final over, Gujarat Titans needed 16 runs to win, and David Miller showed his skill once again. He hit three big shots in a row and finished the game strongly. He scored 68 runs not out from just 38 balls and was named the Player of the Match.
3. Sai Sudharsan’s 96 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2023
GT didn’t win the trophy in 2023, but they played really well and gave their fans some amazing moments to remember. In the final game at the Narendra Modi Stadium, they lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). But one player, Sai Sudharsan, played incredibly. He scored 96 runs in just 47 balls, hitting 14 boundaries (eight fours and six sixes). Thanks to his great batting, Gujarat scored 214 runs.
2. Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 104 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2023
In the last game of the 2023 IPL, GT played against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB really needed to win this game to make it to the playoffs. GT won the toss and chose to field first. RCB scored 197 runs.
Trying to chase this big score, GT lost Wriddhiman Saha early. But Shubman Gill, a talented Indian batsman, played incredibly well for GT. He scored 104 runs without getting out, facing just 52 balls. Along with Vijay Shankar, he made 123 runs together in just 71 balls. Shubman Gill was awarded the Player of the Match for his outstanding batting.
1. Shubman Gill’s 129 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2023
In the 2023 IPL, during a match between GT and MI at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Shubman Gill showed his great batting skills. Before the big game, Mumbai’s captain Rohit Sharma won the coin toss and chose for his team to bowl first.
At the big stadium, Gill hit the MI bowlers really hard and scored his third IPL century in just 49 balls. He finished his batting turn with 129 runs off 60 balls, helping Gujarat reach a huge score of 233 runs in 20 overs. Gill’s outstanding batting performance made MI lose their confidence, and they ended up with only 171 runs, knocking them out of the competition.
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