IPL 2023: MI captain Rohit Sharma said this after losing. Batting first, Gujarat restricted Mumbai to 152 for nine after scoring 207 for six.
Bowled Poorly in the last overs:-
After suffering a crushing 55-run defeat against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said that his team once again bowled poorly in the last overs.
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Gujarat were 130 for four in 15 overs but Mumbai bowlers gave away 77 runs in the last five overs.
Poor performance of the bowlers in the death overs:-
Rohit told the IPL broadcasters after the match, “It is very disappointing, we had a hold on the match till the last few overs.
After that we gave away a lot of runs. It’s about bowling right. You should see which batsman you are bowling but we failed in that.
Defending the decision to bowl said:-
The decision to bowl first after winning the toss, he said, “Every team has its own strength.
Our batting is good so we were looking to chase down the target. Although we struggled with the bat from the beginning.
This was the fourth defeat of the Mumbai Indians. With this defeat, the team has moved to the seventh position in the points table. Gujarat Titans have moved to the second spot with this win.
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This was Gujarat Titans’ fifth win under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. The team has lost 2 times in 7 matches. Gujarat Titans are second in the table with 10 points.