IPL 2023, Qualifier 2 | Gill’s fiery century takes GT to 233/3 against Mumbai Indians

Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans in action during the IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 cricket match against Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 26, 2023. | Photo credit: Vijay Soneji

Shubman Gill extended his purple patch and hit a 60-ball 129 to lead the Gujarat Titans to a whopping 233 from three against the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 here on Friday.

Gill first batted in 54 runs for the opening wicket with Wriddhiman Saha (18) before sharing 138 runs for the second wicket with Sai Sudarshan (43 injured withdrawn).

Towards the end, skipper Hardik Pandya made a 13-ball 28 to shore up GT’s score.

None of the MI bowlers could live up to Piyush Chawla (1/45) being the bowlers’ choice.

Brief scores:

Gujarat Titans: 233 for 3 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 129; Piyush Chawla 1/45).

Earlier, the Mumbai Indians opted to bowl against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 here on Friday.

The Titans brought in Josh Little and Sai Sudarshan in place of Dasun Shanaka and Darshan Nalkande.

Mumbai replaced Hrithik Shokeen with Kumar Kartikeya.

The draw for Qualifier 2 between the Gujarat Titans and the Mumbai Indians was delayed due to rain.

“Launch delayed due to rain. 7:20 pm IST referees will inspect the ground,” read an IPL update.

Squads:

Bombay Indians: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma(c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami.