GT vs MI: Rohit Sharma taking victory over Gujarat Titans with ‘both hands’ – Luck has to turn at some stage
India Today
On Friday, May 6, Mumbai Indians (MI) secured their second win in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) after they defeated the Gujarat Titans (GT) by five runs.
Mumbai Indians’ (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma sounded delighted after his team defeated the Gujarat Titans (GT) by five runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. It was MI’s second win on the trot after they started their campaign with as many as eight losses. The 35-year-old reckoned that the five-time IPL-winning team didn’t get the apt score, but he also heaped praise on the bowlers for holding their nerve.
After being sent into bat first, MI notched 177/6 on the back of 40s from Ishan Kishan, skipper Rohit, and Tim David. In fact, it was David’s 44-run cameo off 21 balls that gave Mumbai’s score some sort of respectability. The match, in the end, went right down to the wire as the Titans needed nine runs to win off the last over with David Miller and Rahul Tewatia in the middle.
“It was pretty tight towards the back end. Very satisfying, something we were looking for all this while. Luck has to turn at some stage; we'll take that win with both hands. Credit to everyone. We were 15-20 runs short. The way we started, we got stuck in the middle. They bowled well in that situation. Tim David finished things really well,” Sharma was quoted as saying after the match.
“We knew it would be tough, but we held our nerves and that was good to see. A lot depends on how the game is going, who's bowling well on the day. Luckily, I had few resources so I could change up. They bowled slower balls and it was difficult to hit. We wanted to do the same. We did that pretty well; it was a great effort from the bowling unit,” he stated.
Rohit also had words of praise for Sams, who conceded only three runs in the final over. With the Titans needing six runs off the last two balls, Sharma bowled two slower deliveries and bamboozled Miller to the extent that the batter couldn’t even get bat to ball.
“We didn't want to look too far ahead. Even today, we didn't play our best cricket, a lot of credit to the bowlers at the back-end. It's important to back the skills you have. Sams was under the pump in a couple of games but I know the quality he has. It's important to back those guys. We are trying to maintain the same squad how much ever possible. Daniel Sams was brilliant,” Rohit added.
