Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill opened up about his team's epic three-wicket win against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Tuesday, May 06, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing 156 runs for a win, GT were rocked early, as they lost in-form Sai Sudarshan early for just 5 runs. Not only that, but the Titans had to make do with some heavy winds and rain to notch up their eighth win in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season.
Skipper Gill played a starring role with a mature knock of 43 runs. The right-hand batter curbed his attacking instincts and played according to the situation.
"There was a little bit of chaos when we came into bat after the train, but always good to have a win on your side. The game plans were different in the powerplay, the atmosphere such that it felt like a Test match. We wanted to take the game on after the powerplay, but the rain kept coming. The wicket was a little bit slow, with the rain coming in, the shots were not easy to hit, so we thought, when it's in our zone, we were go for it," Shubman Gill said while speaking in the post-match presentation.
Shubman Gill lavishes huge praise on Rashid Khan's performance
Shubman Gill, along with Jos Buttler, stabilized the GT's innings with a solid 72-run stand for the second wicket. However, the latter's wicket brought MI back into the game, as they dismissed Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, and Rashid Khan in quick succession. The GT skipper was unhappy about the collapse but appreciated the last-ball win and also emphasized Rashid Khan's performance after his injury.
"It was frustrating; we were ahead at one stage, but we lost 4/20. But the universe gave us a chance before two minutes, and we took it. When the match goes till the last ball, when you chase 150, every contribution becomes important. Wins like these get you through in these big tournaments like IPL. (On Rashid's bowling tonight) He is coming back from injury, it's not easy, he was bowling well in the nets, and good to see him bowl well tonight. Thoughts like these can creep in, but we need to take every game at is. It's about coming in and giving your everything when you come into play," he added.
On account of this close win against MI, GT has jumped to the first position in the IPL 2025 points table with 16 points from 11 games.
