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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 31, 2024, 15:09:43 IST
IPL Live Score GT vs SRH: Gujarat Titans have made a topsy-turvy start to IPL 2024. Titans, the IPL 2022 winner and the current runners-up, are now placed seventh on the table with two points from as many matches after a win over Mumbai Indians and defeat against Chennai Super Kings.Read Less
Shubman Gill, the captain of Gujarat says that they would have bowled first anyways. Adds that they will look how much the opposition scores and then chase it down. Mentions that captaincy has been great and the support staff has helped him a lot as well. Informs they have a couple of changes as Noor Ahmad and Darshan Nalkande comes in for Spencer Johnson and Sai Kishore respectively.
Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad says that they will bat first. Adds that they will want some runs on the board and the wicket looks great. Mentions that this ground is special. Says that they will bat freely and they know their capabilities. Ends by saying that there are no changes in the team
Impact Players for Gujarat - Sai Kishore, BR Sharath, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Abhinav Manohar.
Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad (In place of Spencer Johnson), Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande (In place of Sai Kishore).
Impact Players for Hyderabad - Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Upendra Yadav.
Hyderabad (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Pat Cummins and Hyderabad have elected to BAT first.
PITCH REPORT - Ravi Shastri and Kevin Pietersen are pitchside they say that It's a warm afternoon in Ahmedabad. With a 66m boundary to the right. Towards third man, it is 58m. They add that on the surface, it looks a very good pitch.
On paper though both teams have two points from as many matches but after their batting carnage in Hyderabad, SRH appear strong favourites, while the onus would be on GT batters to raise their game
Tournament dark horses SRH have lit up the IPL with a record-breaking performance at home in their last match
Winners and runners-up in the last two seasons, Gujarat Titans had a one-day style batting approach chasing Chennai Super Kings' imposing 207, and barring Sai Sudharsan none could reach 30s
It's not just their batting their bowling also looked balanced and the Australian World Cup winning skipper Pat Cummins has shown his ability to utilise his resources well
Being an afternoon match, the dry surface may also prove handy for the spinners as Rashid and Sai Kishore will be crucial for either sides
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