New Delhi: In Gujarat Titans’ title-winning 2022 season, Hardik Pandya-led side was nearly had no fault in run chases. Making it two wins out of two after choosing to chase on both occasions.They had made a similar start to the 2023 IPL season, At the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Tuesday, they had slaughtered the target of 163 against Delhi Capitals with six wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare. Sai Sudharsan made an unbeaten 62 while David Miller provided a perfect finishing as expected.
Anrich Nortje’s introduction brought smiles to the faces of the Delhi players and Titans chase began with Wriddhiman Saha hitting 14 runs in the first over and Shubman Gill scoring two boundaries through the off-side in the second, He dismissed Saha and Gill in successive overs in identical fashion, the ball hitting the batter’s pad before clattering the stumps. Titans lost their third wicket when Khaleel Ahmed, dismissed Pandya caught behind in the sixth over. Bowling from around the wicket, Khaleel’s length ball held its line just enough to induce Pandya’s outside edge. Titans were 54/3 after six overs.
Titans required 56 off 40 balls, nortje moved over to the off-side to scoop a full delivery and then he slowed down and struggled to find the boundary. Warner did a bulk of the scoring early on as Delhi reached 52/2 at the end of the powerplay.He hit Joseph for two boundaries in the seventh over of the innings. And the match gone well for Gujrat titans as the won the match by 6 wickets and 11 balls left in hand.
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