Timesofindia.com in Mullanpur: A day after unilateral relationship in qualifier 1, the eliminator between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) proved to be in the same way as the doctor ordered the doctor at the new PCA Stadium in Mulanpur. It went on the wire as MI defeated GT by 20 runs. MI will now take Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat on Sunday.Rohit rides his luckRohit Sharma (81; 9×4, 4×6 off 50 balls made most of the two reprives offered by GT Fielders as the five-time champion made a strong statement in the Must-Win match. After winning the toss, MI posted a malignant 228 for 5.Rohit was dropped twice – by Jerald Koetzi and then by Kusal Mendis – and he paid GT for those lapse changes. In the second over, Prasad Krishna reduced one, and Rohit missed a height in the air. Coetzee had enough time, put his eyes on the ball, but opened the skier. Rohit was at 4 at that time, looking to be free with a Kunda bridge.In the next over, Rohit sent two delightful boundaries from Mohammad Siraj. Siraj could have had a last laugh, but Mendis had instigated a thick edge behind the stumps – to grab it in two attempts.The fourth over completely replaced the tide in favor of MI, as Johnny Bairstow left 26 runs in the second over of the fame – except for three sixes, including a demon at the second level in Mulanpur.Creating its first appearance of the season, Bairstow was firing on all cylinders. He and Rohit shared an 84 -run inauguration, in which 79 runs were coming to the powerplay. Bairstow made his way off 22 balls before Sai Kishore fell.Powerplay set the tone, and the rest of the Mi batting unit continued the speed. Suryakumar Yadav (33 off 20 balls 33; 1×4, 3×6) and Tilak Verma (11 runs 11; 3×6) pasted with impressive cameo. Captain Hardik Pandya (22* 9; 3×6) provided the finishing touch, smashing Koetzi for 22 runs in the final.Prasad Krishna (2/53) and Sai Kishore (2/42) took two wickets in each, but most of GT bowlers proved to be expensive. However, Team India Management and Test Captain Shubman Gill may be worried after Mohammad Sirj, who dismissed Tilak Verma in the 18th over, later appeared to pull his hamstring in the same over.SaiSai Sudharsan T20 continues to define the conservative in cricket. His classical technology provides a fresh counter for the notion that T20 cricket is erasing traditional skills. In this IPL season, reformson has shown that two format-Tests and T20-can actually be in co-existence. While broadcasters can try to remove “cricket” from T20, players like Sudarshan keep back back.On Friday, 23 -year -old has so far produced another masterclass. He scored 80 of the best 80 off 49 balls, with 10 borders and a six. Despite his aggressive approach, reforms rarely lose size, showing a full range of appropriate cricket shots.GT’s chase began on a poor note, in which Trent Bault removed Skipper Shubman Gill for just 1. But reforms continued in a red-hot form, killed the boult by six and got support in Kusal Mendis, who launched two sixes in a single over. The pair continued the speed, especially when reforms hit two boundaries in the first over of Richard Glison.
Hardik Pandya brought himself, but one was welcomed by two borders and Mendis from Sudhar Ke, which survived a run-out at the end of the powerplay. However, Mendis was soon out in bizarre fashion – the wicket after stepping on the stump and falling a flat on his back.Sudhasan found another competent companion in Washington Sundar (48 for 24), and together he pressed 84 runs stand off just 46 balls. At that time, watched well to make GT qualifier 2. But Jaspreet Bumrah, Ultimate T20 Cheat Code, York Sundar to break the stand.Shortly thereafter, Glison dismissed good luck, effectively eliminating GT’s hopes. The lower-order efforts from Sherfen Rutherford (24), Rahul Tawatia (16), and Shah Rukh Khan (16) were not enough, as MI grabbed his veins and marched in the next round.
