A doubleheader match was played in the IPL on Sunday. In the first match of the day, Rajasthan Royals faced Punjab Kings. Where Punjab won. In the second match, Delhi Capitals were hosting Gujarat Titans at their home. Gujarat defeated Delhi by 10 wickets in this match. Gujarat’s victory also benefited RCB and Punjab. All three teams secured a place in the playoffs. Opener Sai Sudarshan and captain Shubman Gill played an important role in Gujarat’s victory. Who created history by sharing 205 runs? This is the first time in the history of the IPL that a team achieved a target of 200 without losing any wicket.
With three consecutive wins, the Titans have 18 points in 12 matches. And the team has reached the top of the points table. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings also reached the playoffs with 17-17 points in 12 matches. Delhi’s team is in fifth place with 13 points in 12 matches. And its path to make it to the playoffs is becoming difficult. Delhi has registered just one win in the last six matches. Now there is a competition between Delhi and fourth-placed Mumbai Indians (14 points) for the last play-off spot.
KL Rahul, apart from playing an unbeaten innings of 112 runs in 65 balls with four sixes and 14 fours, also shared a 90-run partnership for the second wicket with Abhishek Porel (30) and a 45-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Akshar Patel (25). Delhi scored a big score of 199 runs for three wickets. In reply, Titans registered an easy win by scoring 205 runs without losing a wicket in 19 overs with an unbroken 205-run partnership for the first wicket between Sudarshan (unbeaten 108 runs, 61 balls, 12 fours, four sixes) and captain Shubman Gill (unbeaten 93 runs, 53 balls, seven fours, three sixes).
Sudarshan and Gill gave Titans a good start by scoring 59 runs without losing a wicket in the power play. Gill started slowly, but Sudarshan looked in great rhythm. Sudarshan opened his account with a four in the first over of Akshar while Gill hit a six on this left-arm spinner. Sudarshan scored 20 runs with a six and three fours on T Natarajan in the second over and then hit two consecutive fours on Akshar in the next over.
Sudarshan completed his half-century in 30 balls with a four on Akshar. Gill also hit sixes on Akshar and Kuldeep Yadav. Gill took the Titans’ score past 100 in the 11th over with a six on Vipraj Nigam and then completed his half-century in 33 balls with a four and a six on consecutive balls of Dushmantha Chameera. Titans needed 46 runs to win in the last five overs. Sudarshan hit two fours on Mustafizur. While Gill hit a four and a six on Natarajan in the next over. Sudarshan completed his century in 56 balls with a six off Kuldeep and then sent Vipraj’s ball into the crowd to ensure the Titans’ victory.
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