The IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians was a thriller, and it went to the last over, with Shubman Gill’s team prevailing by six runs in the end. The dew has sat in, and it was difficult to grip the ball at the Narendra Modi Stadium, but the veteran Mohit Sharma bowled a sensational spell under the most testing conditions. He took an unbelievable catch of Dewald Brevis of his bowling to start the flurry of wickets.
Tim David, the prominent Australian. also fell to the clever piece of booking by Mohit. He conceded 32 runs and was the favorite for the Player of the Match award. However, the jury went with Sai Sudharsan, who scored 45 runs for Gujarat Titans. He faced 39 balls, hit three fours and a 1 six, and was the main contributor to his team’s total of 168/9 in 20 overs.
Former India player Irfan Pathan was unhappy with the Player of the Match award choice.
“Wrong choice. The award should have gone to Mohit Sharma and not Sai Sudharsan. Gujarat Titans won the game because of Mohit. Had not bowled that spell, MI would have clinched the victory in the 18th over. He took the wicket of Dewald Brevis, who was set and would have taken MI to the finishing line,” Irfan Pathan said on Star Sports.
Chasing 169, Mumbai were ahead in most parts of the game. Rohit Sharma scored a well-compiled 43 off 29 balls. But Mi couldn’t keep the tempo in the death overs, and some reckless shots and poor decisions led to their defeat. The visiting team was restricted to 162/9 in 20 overs. Besides Mohit, Umesh Yadav, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Spencer Johnson took two wickets each. Sai Kishore gave away just 24 runs and picked up a wicket.
Rashid Khan, the best T20 bowler, didn’t get a wicket, but his four overs kept MI under pressure, and they couldn’t hit him for boundaries. He conceded 23 runs from his quota of 4 overs.