Gujarat Titans were trailing the DLS par score at 132 for 6 during the second interruption, but after a prolonged delay, they managed to pull off a thrilling win. It was another thrilling contest in IPL 2025 on Tuesday night. Gujarat Titans edged past Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller at Wankhede Stadium. Rain affected the intense clash twice, which added more thrill to it with a revised target for the Gujarat Titans.
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Gujarat Titans Edge Past DLS Drama in Thrilling Final-Over Finish
Gujarat were behind the DLS par score at 132-6 during the second break, but after a long wait, achieved a nail-biting victory. The officials revised the target to 147 after shortening the chase to 19 overs, leaving Gujarat needing 15 runs from the final six balls with Rahul Tewatia and Gerald Coetzee at the crease.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya chose Deepak Chahar to bowl the all-important over, but he failed to hold on to his nerves.
Tewatia hit a boundary off the first ball to put the pressure on Chahar, a single came off the second ball. Coetzee smashed a six on the third ball before holing out on the fifth with only one run required to win. Chahar also bowled a no-ball in the over.
Arshad Khan came out to bat in the tricky position and he hit it towards mid-off and ran straightaway to steal a single. Hardik picked the ball but missed out on a throw from close range, and the Titans registered a crucial win.
Fans criticized Chahar for his lack of presence of mind, as he failed to move near the stumps to gather the ball, bringing the poor throw under scrutiny. Hardik also faced backlash for not throwing the ball towards Suryakumar Yadav, who was close to stumps, instead he went for a direct hit and missed it from close range with the batter completely out of frame.
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