Gujarat Titans stole the show from Chennai Super Kings in a last-ball thriller finish.
Winning the toss and choosing to bowl first, Gujarat Titans put Chennai Super Kings in to bat first.
Rashid Khan was captaining the side in absence of regular skipper Hardik Pandya.
It was a slow but good start from the Chennai Super Kings as Ruturaj Gaikwad finally found his lost form.
He smashed 73 off 48 deliveries and was the highest run-scorer in the first innings.
But the fall of 2-3 wickets in the middle cost the Chennai Super Kings dearly.
It was then experienced Ambati Rayudu who along with Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja took the team score to a respectable total of 169/5.
It was a great spell of bowling from Alzarri Joseph who bagged 2 wickets.
In the second innings, Gujarat Titans had a shocking start to their innings.
They lost 3 wickets in quick succession and looked lost for a bit.
David Miller and Rashid Khan then took on the Chennai bowlers and smashed boundaries and took out the Gujarat Titans from a sticky position to a winning one.
Gujarat Titans won the match by 3 wickets and just one ball to spare.
Player of the Match
David Miller for his 94* (51)
Post Match Reactions
Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings skipper, said that they felt that the wicket was gripping and they had a good score on the board but failed to execute their plans with the ball in the last 5 overs. Ended by saying that Chris Jordan is very experienced in the death overs so they went with him but he gave away too many runs.
Rashid Khan, Gujarat Titans skipper, said that this win is special and memorable for him. Mentioned that they want to take the game to depth and he knew that they had the firepower to finish it off. Also said that they were a batter short but he wants to bat more and prove himself as an all-rounder. Mentioned that he stayed still, backed his skills and eventually got the result. Ended by saying that Chris Jordan bowled in the exact same place where he wanted him to.
Next Match
Chennai Super Kings will next play Mumbai Indians on the 21st of April at Dr DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai while Gujarat Titans will be playing against the Kolkata Knight Riders on the 23rd of April at the same venue.
