Gujarat Titans‘Jose Butler gave adequate performance of his ball-Hadatal powers and fitness standards in punishing the heat on Saturday, yet displayed that he is still one of the top-rated batsmen in the smallest format.
34 year old Nitam (97* of 54B; 11×4, 4×6) and West Indian Sherfen Rutherford (43 runs 34b; 1×4, 3×6) shared a third wicket partnership of 119 runs as Titans chased Delhi capitals‘204 with seven wickets and four balls in 19.2 overs. With the victory, GT also went to the top of the table.
However, the pursuit of 204 began on a wrong note for Titans as Captain Shubman Gill (7) was run by Karun Nair Direct Hit after leaving for a non-existent singles. Sai Reforms (21B to 36;
Sudhasan caused Australian Pasell Mitchell Starc for two borders through the cover, showing that his batting is considered so high in Indian cricket circles. He greeted Exer by sweeping for six, but tried to break the left -handed wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav on the border and saw him getting caught on a deep middle wicket.
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From there, it was Butler and Rutherford show. Both were kept in the check in the middle overs by Kuldeep and Vipraj Nigam, but as the pressure was being built, Rutherford was going with six closed Kuldip on an additional cover before breaking Mohit Sharma for two consecutive sixes.
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Exer brought Starc back to break the partnership, but Pesar was killed by Butler for five consecutive borders in the 15th over. Finally, Rahul Tawatia broke the first two balls of The last over sixes and one to four times to take the team into line.
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Earlier, after Batting DC, opener Abishek Poral began to start Mohammad Sirraj for 14. However, he did not last long, brought KL Rahul and Karun Nair together.
Capital galloped up to 74/2 in six overs and was set for a huge clan on the plasid batting wicket, but as soon as Nair (31 runs 18B; 2×4, 2×6) was started to break the hut, Prasad Krishna (4/41) reduced his stay.
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Exer (32B32B; 1×4, 2×6) and South African Triston Stabs (31B 21B; 2×4, 1×6) stabilized the ship with a 53-run alliance, killing both of them to kill leg-spinner Rashid Khan for each of the six.
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