Report Wire

Tag: mumbai indians vs gujarat titans

  • IPL 2023: MI are peaking at correct time, says Cameron Green

    Cameron Green is lastly justifying his Rs 17.5 crore billing merely when Mumbai Indians needed him most likely essentially the most and is totally glad that his workforce after preliminary struggles is now a step away from the IPL summit battle.

    Having pummelled Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs throughout the Eliminator, MI will face defending champions Gujarat Titans on Friday throughout the second Qualifier to resolve Chennai Super Kings’ opposition in Sunday’s closing.

    Green truly talked about even skipper Rohit Sharma suggested newcomers in dressing room that the five-time champions are sluggish starters.

    “Obviously, all experience that he (Rohit) has got for India and in IPL, he kind of knows. I think MI never won the first game of IPL and he tries to mention that to us,” Green suggested Star Sports after having scored 40 odd and effecting two run-outs in LSG innings.

    “We obviously had a slow kind of start but you want to obviously start peaking at this time of the year, you don’t want to be playing good cricket and slowing down now but peaking at right time,” the big Australian, who has scored 262 runs and introduced six wickets, talked about.

    For him, one of the best job on this planet is to bat alongside Suryakumar Yadav.

    “I think it’s probably the easiest job batting with him. You got to get him on strike, that’s the plan. And if you get a loose ball, you hit it.” Green believes that Gujarat Titans are the most effective side throughout the IPL up to now and have all its bases coated.

    “They have been best side all tournament, may be a bit of slip up against CSK but they are the best side and they have everything covered — opening batters are flying and spin twins (Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed) have been hard to get away. They are a tough team but we will go there with all optimism,” Green talked about.

  • Suryakumar Yadav’s confidence rubs off on others as properly, says Rohit Sharma

    Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma feels Suryakumar Yadav oozes confidence which rubs off on the other batters in his IPL side.

    After a gradual start to the season, Suryakumar is once more to his explosive best. In MI’s 27-run win in opposition to table-toppers Gujarat Titans on Friday, he blazed away to an unbeaten 103 off merely 49 balls, notching his maiden IPL century.

    “The guy has got the confidence. We wanted to keep right-left combination but SKY came in and said no, he wanted to go in,” Rohit talked about on the post-match presentation ceremony.

    “That is the kind of confidence he has and that rubs off on others. Every game he wants to start fresh and does not look back at the previous game. Sometimes you can sit back and feel proud but that is not the case with him,” he added.

    Mumbai had been on monitor to an unlimited win sooner than Rashid Khan smashed a brutal unbeaten 79 off merely 32 balls to chop again Gujarat’s margin of defeat.

    “It was an interesting game especially from our point of view, happy to get the two points. That was pleasing, bat first and then come out and defend the total. We kept picking wickets and in this format you have to do that, great bowling effort from our bowlers.” Suryakumar, who was adjudged the participant of the match, was delighted to win the game.

    Asked if it was his best T20 innings, Suryakumar, who has three T20I centuries, talked about: “Can say that.” “Most importantly we batted first, on the meeting we decided we’ll keep the an identical tempo as we do after we’re chasing 200 plus.

    “There was plenty of dew even after merely 7-8 overs, one side was 75-80 metres, so I was prepared for scooping over third man or flicking over sq. leg. I wasn’t pondering of going straight.

    Known to play outrageous pictures, Suryakumar talked about it is the fruit of his observe and readability of thought.
    “There’s a lot of practice that goes behind [my 360-degree game], so when I come out to the middle, I am very clear in my mind.”

    We lacked execution and coronary coronary heart: Hardik

    Barring Rashid, who was sensational with the bat and the ball, table-toppers Gujarat Titans put up an underwhelming effectivity and skipper Hardik Pandya felt they misplaced the game because of the scarcity of execution in all thee departments of the game.

    “We lacked plenty of execution and coronary coronary heart. That worth us the game. Intensity was moreover flat. Expected points to happen, nonetheless everyone is conscious of at this stage it doesn’t merely happen, it is vital to make it happen.

    “As a group we weren’t there. In bowling also we were very flat. Didn’t have clear plans or didn’t execute. Wicket was very flat but I felt we gave 25 runs extra. Have spoken enough about him,” Pandya talked about.

    Rashid picked up up 4 wickets after which hit as many as 10 sixes with the bat.

    “Felt like from our team only he (Rashid) turned up. The way he batted, the way he bowled, it was tremendous. Don’t have to try much (after this result).” Hardik praised his India team-mate Suryakumar for his sensational innings for MI.

    “One of the best batters in T20 cricket. You saw what can happen if you don’t execute your plans. For me it’s very important that as a bowler you are clear. I can only set the fields. Losing five wickets and then scoring 129 in the last 10 overs.” PTI APA PDS

  • Rohit hits a six for the Rhinos, from comedian self-harm to puncturing Rohit’s pleasure & Sams has one (virtually) extensive to rule all of them

    His season has been abysmal however no less than Rohit Sharma can get out of this version happy that he did his bit for his favorite Rhinos. Last yr, he had worn a shoe with a textual content, “Great one-horned Rhinoceros” in a sport to focus on the safety and preservation wanted for the magnificent beast. Tonight, he went one-up, walloping a most scrumptious pull over midwicket and the ball ricocheted off the fence on to the sponsored automobile positioned on a small podium. Tata, the official sponsors, have mentioned if a ball lands on it, they are going to donate 500000 rs in direction of preservation of Rhinos in Kaziranga in Assam. Next over, off Mohammad Shami, he went down on his knee to lap-tap a size supply exterior off for a six over fine-leg. Every from time to time, he punctuates his twitter feed with posts about Rhino conservation. One ran, “ndia has only 3500 #rhinos left in the wild!” Hopefully he can land a couple of extra sixes to assist the trigger.

    From comedian self-harm to puncturing Rohit’s pleasure

    Just an over earlier than, Rashid Khan lay sprawled on the bottom, in a comic book tangle, after hitting himself with a throw. It was a splendid achievement, straight out of these viral “village cricket” movies, value a take a look at the replay, simply as he himself did on the massive display. He had simply fielded a ball within the ring, was tumbling backwards, legs up as he went for an formidable throw. The ball landed on his upraised legs, and everybody cracked up on the sector, together with the batsmen, however notably Rashid and his captain Hardik Pandya. Next over he ripped a crazy topspinner to Rohit, who tried a reverse paddle, missed, and a back-pedalling Rashid screamed out his attraction. Seeing the umpire unmoved, he signalled his captain to go for DRS, which Pandya duly obliged with an exaggerated bowed gesture. The replays confirmed Rashid’s pleasure, and he flashed an ideal smile that his dentist can be proud off. On the opposite hand, Rohit, who was wanting so good for a change, needed to trudge off in utter disappointment.

    ✅ Batting
    ✅ Bowling
    ✅ Fielding
    ✅ Comedy

    Things Rashid bhai does to carry a smile to our faces… pic.twitter.com/jx6wpUiRgu

    — Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 6, 2022

    Sams has one (virtually) extensive to rule all of them

    It appeared straightforward peasy with 8 runs from 5 balls however Rahul Tewatia let the subsequent ball from left-handed seamer Daniel Sams undergo for a large. Only it wasn’t. It nearly dinked across the extensive line and he was a bit exasperated on the name that it was authorized. Still 8 from 4, certainly doable? Sams produced a beautiful slower one subsequent ball, from in need of size, and Tewatia bunted it to deep midwicket and turned for 2. He ought to have tried diving again contained in the crease as a result of he was caught simply in need of the crease when Ishan Kishan lit up the LED bails. Enter one more cool cat finisher from Gujarat Titans – – Rashid Khan. He bought one other slower ball from in need of size which he swatted in direction of untenanted mid-off and Sams made a valiant effort to get to it, stretched out his arms however when he closed it, discovered simply air and a few filth. In the dug out, Ashish Nehra, Gujarat’s bowling coach, as he has finished via the chase, was muttering continuous to anybody who dared to trespass his house.

    WHAT. A. WIN! 👏 👏

    What a thriller of a sport we’ve got had on the Brabourne Stadium-CCI and it’s the @ImRo45-led @mipaltan who’ve sealed a 5⃣-run victory over #GT. 👌 👌

    Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/2bqbwTHMRS #TATAIPL | #GTvMI pic.twitter.com/F3UwVD7g5z

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 6, 2022

    Now, with 6 from 2, Sams managed to reprise the identical supply with which he had fooled Tewatia: that extensive supply which isn’t a large. Miller swung, missed and winced on the dot ball. Last ball, six wanted. Sams produced a Bravo-type slower ball, this time – the dipping full toss nicely exterior off stump. Miller swung, sliced via skinny air, and the ball winked via to the keeper. Mumbai fielders went beserk. Rohit Sharma’s spouse couldn’t cease laughing, and the actor Ranveer Singh was screaming his head off within the stands. On air, within the Gujarati commentary, the host set free an anguished cry “haatni match, haatni match” (it was within the arms). Oh nicely.