It helped to play the entire game and hold onto the wickets, according to Sai Sudharsan.

Gujarat Titans’ victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad was largely due to their power to pace the innings. Go deep into the game on a slow-moving Ahmedabad pitch according to Sai Sudharsan. He also said that Gujarat Titans’ pursuit of spinner Mayank Markande in the 16th over of the match was a crucial turning point

At the midway point of the innings, the Titans were 78/2 and chasing 163 to win. Following that, a 64-run partnership between Sai Sudharsan and David Miller kept GT in the match; 24 of those runs came off the legspinner’s 16th over. After that over, GT’s equation—49 off 30—became much simpler, and they won with five deliveries remaining.

“It was not an easy wicket to bat on, with different bowlers to chase after in each over. Choosing the appropriate bowler, making the most of it, and extending the game while holding wickets are the key points, according to Sai Sudharsan. It all depends on the circumstances; clearly, we have to step up when the team needs to score at a higher pace. However, the situation and wicket were different today. I thought that going deep into the game and holding onto wickets benefited us today.

“Under the lights, the wicket became considerably easier. Additionally, we altered the momentum according to the increasing run-rate. We were also able to target the spinners more effectively since playing against them became somewhat simpler. We deliberately chose to remove the spinner because we were waiting for that one spin over, and we are really appreciative of it,” he said.

The SRH spin bowling coach, Muttiah Muralitharan acknowledged that the 16th over proved to be crucial. The wicket was a touch sluggish and low even though there was a lot of spin. We considered approaching 180–170, but we fell short by 10–15 runs. They bowled exceptionally well, and we were unable to take advantage. It’s a manageable total—even 160. We continued playing till the fifteenth over. The team had to take a chance in the 16th over as they had only lost three wickets. We decided to bowl Mayank against two left-handers. We were prepared for them to exert a lot of effort in that over, and if they mistime, we may take a wicket. It was unsuccessful.

In addition, Sai Sudharsan commended the GT bowlers for their ability to limit the potent SRH batting lineup. With Heinrich Klaasen in dangerous form, the visiting team appeared poised to make a last-ditch effort after reaching 100 runs in the 13th over. However, the crucial wickets of Aiden Markram and Klaasen put SRH back, and GT produced a strong bowling effort in the last overs, spearheaded by Mohit Sharma’s outstanding 3 for 25, to hold SRH below 170.

“They had excellent momentum and were pushing several boundaries throughout the powerplay. Everyone thought the score may reach 170-180, but we managed to take wickets when it mattered most, and our bowlers produced some outstanding last five overs. We discussed pulling the squad back during the pause because they were about 10–12 runs ahead of our estimate, according to Sudharsan.

“Our batters found it difficult to hit with Mohit’s bowling style,” Muralitharan continued. We believed that our bowlers had also adjusted. A decent game. It is unrealistic to anticipate winning every game. Our lads made a great effort. There will be a few minor errors. Therefore, we must ensure that we don’t do that in the next”

The renowned spinner from Sri Lanka also discussed how the side’s balance has been impacted by Wanindu Hasaranga’s absence. Though rumors imply that Hasaranga has been ruled out of the competition, Muralitharan expressed hope that the legspinner will join the team in the coming days.

He is experiencing some discomfort. With any luck, he’ll be joining on April 4 or 5. We’re not sure,” stated Muralitharan. “Everyone at the auction covered that one spot, Daniel Vettori. Because of what we already possessed and the fact that no other club would release the greatest Indian spinners, we were unable to acquire any more Indian spinners.

“There was just one choice: hasaranga. We got him. Regretfully, nevertheless, he claims to have some aches and pains. This explains why our equilibrium fluctuates a little bit. It is regrettable when teams experience this. We received a spinner; we didn’t ignore. However, in the end, it does occur.”