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2 weeks ago | sportscafe.in | Arijit Kundu

Like their previous game, Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians captain, opted to field first against the Lucknow Super Giants. Eyeing to extract lateral movement off the surface with the new ball, Boult failed to penetrate the opposition batting order as Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh played him cautiously. However, he leaked a four and a six in his next over before a potential wicket went begging due to lack of appeal.

2 weeks ago | sportscafe.in | Arijit Kundu

In a fresh new update, Bumrah will not be able to feature for the Mahela Jayawardene-coached set-up in their next couple of tasks against the Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Gujarat-born has yet to get a fitness clearance from the National Cricket Academy’s Centre of Excellence. Bumrah incurred a low-back stress injury during the penultimate day of the Border Gavaskar Trophy’s fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

3 weeks ago | sportscafe.in | Arijit Kundu

Eyeing to make it a back-to-back win after a convincing triumph over the Mumbai Indians, the toss belonged to Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. New ball pacers Arshad Khan and Mohammed Siraj spit venom at the start, removing Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal, respectively. Soon after, Siraj went on to shatter the stumps of Phil Salt inside 38 runs powerplay before Ishant Sharma outsmarted captain Rajat Patidar to reduce them to 48/4 in seven overs.

3 weeks ago | sportscafe.in | Arijit Kundu

Electing to field first, the Titans bowlers backed captain Shubman Gill’s decision to field first by fetching three wickets inside the powerplay. Despite struggling with the bat, Liam Livingstone’s fifty, coupled with Jitesh Sharma’s 33 and Tim David’s 32, propelled the Bengaluru side to 169/7 in 20 overs. In reply, the RCB bowlers failed to penetrate the GT batting order in the second innings, despite Shubman Gill’s wicket inside the powerplay.

3 weeks ago | sportscafe.in | Arijit Kundu

Winning the coin-flip and deciding to field first helped the Titans pacers to capitalise on the early moisture. Arshad Khan and Mohammed Siraj struck early with the new ball, removing Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikall halfway through the powerplay. Even Phil Salt seemed to be struggling against the pacers before breaking the shackles with a gigantic six off Siraj.