Maintaining his consistent run so far in the tournament, Saha scored an unbeaten 67 off 57 balls against Chennai Super Kings on the Wankhede pitch where the ball was stalling, ensuring that Gujarat Titans were defeated in the final. Two cracks (if necessary) will be found to make room.
Sunday’s win was hoe by Gujarat bowlers who kept wickets Chennai Super Kings 133/5. Saha, after some lucky edges that went to the fence in the first over and was caught out Ruturaj Gaikwadi In the beginning, it looked like there was no unnecessary drama in the chase.
Another day’s play, another win and lots more #AboutLastNight #SeasonOfFirsts #AavaDe #CSKvGT https://t.co/by6aO6dPuV
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) 1652674841000
In the powerplay overs, he would pounce on anything and clean the inner ring several times. It wasn’t enough to bother CSK’s attack Saha and his inaugural mate Shubman Gill And Titans were in control after scoring 59 runs in 7 overs.
For CSK however, Sri Lankan slinger Mathisha Pathirana (2/24), playing his first match, was like a breath of fresh air. He dismissed Gill with a yorker on the first ball of his IPL career and gave a tough time to all right-handed batsmen, even going for dismissals. Hardik Pandya, His radar seemed a bit off against the left-handers but CSK could work on him to build new ones. Lasith Malinga In the coming days.
Perfect mix of how to execute and over the top consistency and aggression #SeasonOfFirsts #AavaDe #CSKvGT https://t.co/KuRrD48SxS
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) 165267300000
Where Saha stole the show with the bat, Mohammed Shami (2-19) Removed in-form CSK opener Devon Conway With one that left the southpaw in the first over. Shami was on the right track in both his first and second spells which stopped CSK in their tracks. After the initial setback, CSK had recovered themselves to reach 100 by the 15th over, but the last five overs fell heavily. With MS Dhoni at the crease, CSK could manage only 24 runs for the loss of three wickets.