![]() ![]() Gill and Pandya have raised a fifty partnership and helped in reducing the chase to an almost routine one after some early pressure. The 63-run stand has come to an end and RR have a small hope now.Īshwin has been spanked for 15 in his opening over - a four and a six from Pandya - and GT are cruising now. Pandya is not happy and he's making it clear in the dug out. A sharp legspinner and Pandya has edged the away going delivery to first slip. It'll be a tough night but RR made their fans very proud.Ĭhahal is pumped as he's removed Pandya. They had a solid bowling line up but didn't have enough runs on the board. They had a splendid run with Buttler carrying the batting unit. If there is a winner, there has to be a loser too. Miller smashed 32 off 19 in the end to ensure there was no last-minute drama. A clinical performance and a seven-wicket win. Gill finishes things off with a six as the home fans see their team produce a title triumph. Rashid believed and so did Gill, Miller and Shami. Gujarat Titans are IPL champions in their first-ever season. The first ball he bowled was outstanding, everyone contributed and it was a team performance. Wriddhiman Saha: This is my 5th final 2nd final I have won, someone said our team was not good after the auctions, but we proved them wrong. We (himself and Saha) have known each other well for the last 20 years and have a good understanding as well. The idea was only to start well for the team, concentrate on the line and length. Mohammed Shami: We needed to start the tournament well (on the first ball dismissal of KL in the team's first game), set-up a template for the team. It has been amazing, hopefully we can come back next year in front of these fans. ![]() Here everyone gets net time, everyone gets a chance. It was a family atmosphere, everyone felt welcome, Ashish ensured that. Matthew Wade: Just the team environment, relaxing environment, Hardik, Rashid were leading from the front. ![]() Winning tournaments like this, you'll need to put in a lot of hardword and this is certainly a high point of my career. You always want to do well in big competitions like this. He is the only guy whom we didn't want to bowl to and I'm happy that he's part of our team (on Shubman Gill), Biggest achievement of your career is to be part of a winning IPL team. Everyone had to take responsibility, we did well to come back well in the middle overs. Rashid Khan: We assessed the wicket well, we knew it would be hard to chase down 150. He's got better and better as the competition gone on, tactically he's been brilliant. (On Pandya) He's been very relaxed, we've had a very good bond with Ashish (Nehra) and Hardik. Hardik was superb too, he led from the front.ĭavid Miller: It's been a phenomenal journey, finishing it at the back end was a special feeling, but it has been a collective effort, everyone has stuck up their hand and performed well. (On his fastest delivery) Very proud of the boys for the way they bowled. Lockie Ferguson:I couldn't be more rapped for the boys, finishing with a win. Hardik just told me to go out there and finish off games. Everyone was saying we were short of an experienced batter, but the trust shown in myself and Miller by the team management in the middle order was outstanding. Don't know about party plans, but someone asked me about goals for the tournament, I said I had no personal goal, the only thing was to win the tournament for my team. Rahul Tewatia: We were relaxed evren in the qualifier game, we knew we had done well to top the league, we were confident about finishing well. We wanted to keep them under 150 but fortunately it was much lesser. Our bowlers bowled really well to restrict them to 130. I wanted to be there till the end and that was the talk with the coaches. After winning the under-19 World Cup, winning the IPL is just as big. Emerging Player of the Season - Umran Malik ![]()
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