That's a wrap from Ahmedabad! Gujarat Titans outclass Mumbai Indians in all departments and continue their dominance in this fixture. Super Sunday awaits a cracking double-header! Firstly, a run-fest of a contest is expected at Vizag as DC take on SRH in the afternoon and in the evening at Guwahati, RR host CSK.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my co-commentators AkshayaKrishna Polya and Akshay Bhide who, along with scorers/analysts Paras Yadav & Manish Bishnoi and statistician Aman as we brought all the actions of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world. BYE BYE👋
Prasidh Krishna (POTM): "Nothing much to be honest. I don't have many words to say. I was itching to bowl. It was till the 10th over. I didn't have to wait so long ever to bowl in a T20.
Well, we were sitting on top and watching how things went in the first innings. We observed that pace off and cutters were working well. We knew that into the wicket was the way to go.
I just figured that was working, so I did not want to test the speed gun (smiles). I wanted to keep things simple; every single ball was important."
Player of the Match: Prasidh Krishna
Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain): "I think yeah, the decision was taken before we played the first match that we will be playing the second match on a black soil wicket. Yeah, that was also another factor. I feel this wicket also suits our batting and as you can see, it worked out well for us.
That's one of the factors batting on a black soil wicket. Once the ball gets old, it's difficult to clear the boundary. We discussed it in the team meeting that we will maximize the powerplay.
I think we can all talk about the plan but at the end if you get the desired result, all the things seem to be in place.
(On Rashid Khan not bowling his full quota) I don't know maybe, this could be the first time that he has bowled only 2 overs for us in a match.
I actually kept his overs to bowl at the end but with the way the fast bowlers were bowling, I just didn't want to bring him back in. Prasidh bowled beautifully so I thought why not continue with him.
(On the next 2 away games) Yeah, we have seen the par score on those wickets so we are looking forward to our next two away games."
Most Dot Balls of the Match: Prasidh Krishna (14 Dot Balls)
Most Fours of the Match: Jos Buttler (5 Fours)
Super Sixes of the Match: Suryakumar Yadav (4 Sixes)
Most Fantasy Points in the Match: B Sai Sudharsan
Super Striker of the Match: Suryakumar Yadav (SR: 171.43)