The Gujarat Titans defeated the Delhi Capitals by 1 run in a thrilling match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The visitors were on the cusp of defeat but won the match with the last ball of the innings.
Chasing 211 for the win, KL Rahul scored a masterful 92 to give Delhi a chance. After Rahul`s dismissal, David Miller scored 41 runs off just 20 balls to almost guide the hosts to a victory.
Delhi Capitals needed just 2 runs off 2 deliveries, but a dot ball followed by a run-out broke the DC hearts.
After a heartbreaking loss, Axar Patel admitted that he is proud of his team, but it is a tough loss to take.
“Yeah, obviously the way we are playing, I think both teams played a very good, I think, a very good cricket. And yeah, I think, this type of close game, you can, you know, point out anything. So I think, yes, we played very good cricket. As I said earlier, in a close chase, in a close game, you can point out a lot of things. But I think in the chase, I think we could have played smarter. The crucial time at which the wickets fell, I think, if that hadn`t happened, we could have finished the chase earlier. (on KL Rahul) Yeah, obviously, he played a very good innings. And if you know, the way the power play was going, after that, he kept the momentum going. When the wickets were falling, he kept the momentum going from one side. He did not let the run-rate go down. So I think it was very good batting. I think we are playing good cricket, and yes, we will finish in the next match.” Axar Patel said.
Shubman Gill delighted to get the first win of the season.
Winning captain Shubman Gill was thrilled to get the first win of the season. The Indian opener was the star with the bat and admitted that he was nervous going into the last over of the match.
“Definitely, all three games that we`ve played, you know, have gone until the last over. But very pleased to get over the line in this one. (on what he felt when Miller didn`t take the run off the 5th ball?) We have a chance to win. (chat before the last ball with Prasidh) No, we were just discussing whether to go for the yorker or to go for the slower one. But, you know, we decided that giving the wicket how it`s playing, the slower one, if you bowl a good slower one, it`ll be difficult to hit that for a boundary. (on the fielding) Yes, it did. Apart from, you know, the overthrows that I gave and the boundary that I gave. I think those 5-6 runs, obviously in fielding, make a difference, especially in a game like this, you see you`re winning by one run. So every effort and every misfield or every good effort counts. Definitely very pleased, you know, 210. We always thought on this wicket, we are 10-15 runs above par. It won`t be like even when we were batting in the death, it wasn`t easy to hit the big boundaries, just hitting, the slowness of the wicket. And we thought if we bowl well, you know, we should be able to win this one. (on his batting) Yes, definitely. Now I just need to sleep and see how I wake up tomorrow.” Gill said.
