Why Gujarat Titans are no longer the team to beat - IPL 2022

Gujarat Titans, still sitting pretty at the top with most number of wins, succumbed to their second defeat in their 10th match of the tournament. They lost by only 5 runs to Mumbai Indians who are at the bottom rung of the ladder and are 10th placed. The top team, losing to the last placed team just goes to show how Topsy turvy this tournament can be. Along with SRH, they also have suffered their second loss in the second part of the tournament. GT required only 20 odd runs from their last 15 balls and looking at their heroics in the previous matches, should have been a cakewalk. Infact their openers forged a century stand and Shubhman Gill was in top form too. However, two needless runouts towards the end of the innings put paid to their hopes. Still, a top ranked team is supposed to get over the short setbacks and move forward. However, that didn't seem the case on this occasion. The fact that they couldn't score 8 runs in the last over makes us feel that this team is not fir to be winner of IPL 2022. Champion teams always show Champion stuff. That's what CSK and Mumbai Indians are good at. What this defeat shows is against a reputed opponent, GT are going to break into pieces. They don't appear to be that strong. We feel they won't be deserving Champions of IPL 2022.

Going back to Mumbai Innings, Rohit Sharma struck some form that ultimately helped the MI to a par score of 177. Having been at 111 at the end of 12th over, they should have scored at least over 200 runs. They should ponder over as to why they didn't make it. It was to GT bowlers credit that they pulled back, however when it was not Miller's day, GT had to suffer the ignominy of a loss. Mumbai record their second win, however the prospect of them making the playoffs is still remote as they can at a maximum score only 6 wins, with lot of teams above 5 wins. MI can however spoil others chances is what we feel, from their performance today. Let's wait and watch.

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