IPL: Gujarat titans beat Mumbai Indians by 6 runs
The Gujarat Titans set a target of 169 runs for the Mumbai Indians, who fell short, managing only 162 runs while losing 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs, resulting in their defeat.
KATHMANDU: In a Indian Premier League (IPL) match, the Gujarat Titans emerged victorious over the Mumbai Indians by a margin of 6 runs.
The Gujarat Titans set a target of 169 runs for the Mumbai Indians, who fell short, managing only 162 runs while losing 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs, resulting in their defeat.
For Mumbai, Devdutt Padikkal scored the highest with 46 runs, followed by Rohit Sharma with 43 runs.
Additionally, Tilak Varma contributed 25 runs, while Tim David and captain Hardik Pandya scored 11 runs each.
On the bowling front, Gujarat Titans’ bowlers Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, and Mohit Sharma took 2 wickets each, while Sai Kishore claimed 1 wicket.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans had scored 168 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their 20 overs.
Sai Sudharsan was the top scorer for Gujarat with 45 runs, while captain Shubhaman Gill contributed 31 runs. Rahul Tewatia scored 22, Riddhiman Shah made 19, and Azmatullah Omarzai added 17 runs to the total.
In response, Mumbai Indians’ bowler Jasprit Bumrah took the most wickets, with 3 dismissals, while Gerald Coetzee and Piyush Chawla claimed 2 and 1 wicket(s) respectively.
With this victory, Gujarat Titans secure 2 crucial points, while Mumbai Indians face defeat in their first match of the IPL season.
Mumbai Indians have yet to secure a win in their opening match of the IPL since 2013.
