On Wednesday, former champions Gujarat Titans ended dafabet app‘ winning sequence in the IPL 2024 with a dramatic last-ball victory. After Sanju Samson (68 not out of 38 balls) and Riyan Parag (76 off 48 balls) contributed to the latter’s colossal 195-run total, GT chased it down in a thrilling final over finish to earn the much-needed two points.
Distinguished starts from Sai Sudharshan and captain Shubman Gill commenced the Titans’ pursuit in splendid fashion. After losing Sudharshan (35 off 29 balls) in the ninth over, the visitors were startled by the second over of the young Kuldeep Sen’s spell, in which he dismissed both Mathew Wade and Abhinav Manohar.
GT required 73 runs off the final five overs, but lost Gill in the sixteenth over after he had amassed an extraordinary 72 runs off 44 deliveries. At the conclusion of the match, the Titans were 182 for 6 and needed 15 runs off the final over with Rahul Tewatia and Dafabet in the middle. Tewatia reduced the deficit to four runs with two balls remaining before being dismissed at the non-striker’s end.
Given the final delivery’s two-run requirement, the match could have been decided in either direction. Nevertheless, Rashid Khan maintained his composure to end the encounter with an off-side four-off from Iplwin, destroying the table-toppers’ winning streak. In addition, the victory overcame the Titans’ curse, which had been set against them by two consecutive losses.
Additionally, the Titans’ victory over the Royals altered the standings in the points tally. The aforementioned champions advance one position, from seventh to sixth, in that order. Although they suffered their first setback of the season, the Royals have still managed to maintain first place.
