Shubman Gill was in excellent form against Delhi Capitals
young opener Shubman Gill He scored 84 runs in just 46 balls to take Gujarat Titans to 171 for six in their Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals here on Saturday.
Gill, who hit six fours and four sixes during his stellar innings, and captain Hardik Pandya (31) revived the Titans’ innings with a 65-run stand for the third wicket as they shared Matthew Wade (1) and Vijay Shankar (13) After being asked to bat cheaply.
Wade was out on the third ball of the innings. Mustafizur Rahman (3/23) while Kuldeep Yadav (1/32) bamboozled Shankar, who went to sweep only to see his stumps be cart-wheeled.
Gill was in poor form during his innings as he made amends for his cheap out – zero runs – in the previous match. He hit Axar Patel for a six in the beginning and then hit another six in the 16th over to the same bowler. His best shot was a straight six off Kuldeep in the 15th over. Eventually he got out in the 18th over. Khaleel Ahmed (2/34) Axar Patel takes a simple catch at deep mid-wicket.
Gill and Hardik added 65 runs during that crucial period after the Titans scored 44 for two in the seventh over to deny the DC bowlers any success for 7.5 overs.
Hardik took time to recover but as he got into his groove, he was dismissed by Ahmed hitting Powell straight at long-on.
The captain of Titans hit four fours in his innings of 27 balls. David Miller and Rahul Tewatia contributed unbeaten 20 and 14 respectively.