Killer Miller all the way! Gujarat Titans were without their skipper Hardik Pandya, who's recovering from a groin niggle, but the debutants found their heroes in stand-in skipper Rashid Khan and David Miller, with the latter playing a knock for ages. 94 not out off 51 at five, and with Rashid (40 off 21), he added 70 runs in 37 balls for the sixth wicket to stun defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.
An extraordinary match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune! Rashid Khan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Ruturaj Gaikwad roared back into form with a 48-ball 73. He was involved in a 92-run stand for the third wicket with Ambati Rayudu (46 off 31). Skipper Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 12) then played a crucial knock to help CSK post a good total of 169/5. But they ended up losing by three wickets. The win helped GT consolidate their position at the top of the IPL points table with five wins in six. CSK remained at sixth with one win in six. For Chennai, Mukesh Choudhary (1/18 in 3) and Maheesh Theekshana (2/24) started well, reducing Gujarat to 16/3, then Jadeja made it 48/4 with the wicket of comeback man Wriddhiman Saha in the 8th over. Dwayne Bravo (3/23) kept picking wicket, but Chris Jordan failed miserably, leaking 58 runs in 3.5 overs. Catch highlights of GT vs CSK, IPL 2022 match.
