Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Gujarat Titans (GT) ace bowler Mohammed Shami displayed sensational form with the ball as he picked up 4 wickets giving away only 11 runs in the process against Delhi Capitals (DC).
During the mid-innings break when he was asked if he wanted to bowl more, Shami came up with a witty reply. “Nahi nahi, petrol khatam ho chuka tha (I have given it my all and bowled four on the trot),” said Shami after becoming the Purple Cap holder.
With his impressive performance, Shami bagged the Man of the Match award but it wasn’t enough to seal the game for the title defenders.
GT had the worst possible start while chasing 131 as they ended up losing three crucial wickets of Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar in the powerplay. Skipper Hardik Pandya tried to pull GT back into the game but it wasn’t enough as they kept losing wickets at the other end at regular intervals.
“I felt we should have chased this. The mistake was losing wickets at regular intervals, we needed partnerships and they came too late for us. However, plenty of games left. Such things happen,” Shami said after the match.
