IPL 2025: Gill Blames Fielding for Gujarat's IPL 2025 Exit Against Mumbai Indians
After Gujarat Titans' defeat in the IPL 2025 Eliminator, captain Shubman Gill cited poor fielding as the reason for the defeat. Mumbai Indians won by 20 runs, with Jasprit Bumrah's yorker changing the course of the match. Even Gujarat batsman Sai Sudharshan's 80-run innings could not win the team.
The IPL 2025 Eliminator match was played between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the New PCA Stadium in Mohali, where Mumbai won by 20 runs to end Gujarat's journey. After the defeat, GT captain Shubman Gill looked very disappointed and described the team's poor fielding as the biggest reason for the defeat.
Chasing 229 runs, Gujarat's start was fine. The biggest impressor was B Sai Sudharshan, who played a brilliant knock of 80 off 49 balls, which included 10 fours and 1 six. Along with him, Washington Sundar also scored a quick 48 off 24 balls. But despite this, the team was able to score 208 runs in 20 overs and lost by 6 wickets.
Shubman Gill said after the match, "The last 3-4 overs did not go our way, but still a good match. We dropped three easy catches in the powerplay, which made a difference. When you miss chances early on, it becomes difficult for the bowlers to come back. ”
Gill admitted that if the team had worked a little harder in fielding, the result could have been different. Rohit Sharma got a lifeline on 3 and 12, while Suryakumar Yadav was also left on 25 runs. Later, both of them together brought the team to a big score of 228.
Prasidh Krishna and Sai Kishore took two wickets each for Gujarat, but it was not easy to stop MI's score. For Mumbai, Rohit Sharma scored 81 runs in 50 balls and Suryakumar Yadav played a quick innings of 33 runs.
Mumbai Indians will now play Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on June 1. While the season ended here for Gujarat, Shubman said that the team has high expectations from players like Sai Sudharshan and he has given many positive signs for the coming season.