“Our batting efficiency was very common,” Gill mentioned on the post-match presentation. “I feel the wicket was alright, to be sincere. If you happen to see our dismissals, the ball I acquired out to had nothing to do with the pitch. Even the way in which Wriddhi [Wriddhiman Saha] bhai acquired out had nothing to do with the pitch, and Sai [Sudharsan] acquired run out. So I do not assume it had something to do with the pitch. Only a unhealthy batting efficiency and poor shot choice, I’d say.”
After being despatched in, Titans misplaced Gill within the second over, caught at additional cowl off Ishant Sharma. Two overs later, Saha performed on towards Mukesh Kumar, and by the tip of the powerplay, they had been 30 for 4.
“We had been undoubtedly beneath par tonight. You may make all the reasons on this planet, however on the finish of the day, we did not play adequate cricket.
“You aren’t going to win too many video games if you find yourself three or 4 wickets down within the powerplay. A rating of 120-plus would have been at the very least one thing presentable for the bowlers to bowl at. However beneath 100 was simply not sufficient. So, yeah, it is a kind of issues and we simply could not get any momentum. Rashid [Khan, who scored 31 off 24] got here in and performed with good intent, and sort of proved possibly enjoying with a whole lot of intent was the way in which ahead.”
Within the final two seasons, a definite function of Titans’ success was totally different gamers stepping up in numerous video games. This time, within the absence of Hardik Pandya (traded) and Mohammed Shami (injured), they’ve appeared over-reliant on Gill within the batting division, and Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma within the bowling.
“We acquired completely pumped however the factor is, if we had gained tonight, we might have been 4 [wins] from seven [games],” he mentioned. “It simply was a kind of video games the place I do not really feel something went our manner. As I mentioned a few video games in the past, I do not really feel there are any areas of main concern. There have been one or two video games the place we’ve not performed to our potential but when everybody simply performs the way in which they’ll, I feel all the pieces is fairly candy. I feel it is simply ourselves within the mirror, ensuring that we’re prepared for the subsequent sport.
“Everybody wrote us off the final two years and we had been within the finals each years. So it is nearly ensuring everybody sticks to their contribution for the workforce and, most definitely, it was simply a kind of outcomes tonight.”
