Shubman Gill made a strange excuse after the defeat against Lucknow, know what after the match
Cricket News Desk. In the 64th match of the Indian Premier League 2025, Gujarat Titans suffered a crushing defeat to Lucknow Supergiants with 33 runs. The match between the two teams was played at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the match, Gujarat captain Shubman Gill won the throw and decided to bowl first, but it wasn’t effective. In such a situation, after the match, Captain Gill was seen defending his decision. Shubman Gill was definitely disappointed after the defeat to Lucknow, but about his decision to bowl earlier, he said this decision was not wrong. Shubman Gill said: “We gave 15-20 extra runs in bowling.” We hoped he would score 215-220 runs. The decision to bowl first was not wrong and we bowled well in the PowerPlay. The way Shah Rukh and Rutherford batted in this match was positive for us. We will try to get a rhythm in the next game. Lucknow’s team scored 235 runs. After losing the match in this match against Gujarat, Lucknow’s team batted first. For Lucknow, Michelle Marsh and Aiden Markram shared a 91 -Run partnership for the first wicket. Markram was rejected for 36 runs from 24 balls, but Marsh alone handled the team and scored a century at 56 balls. Michel Marsh was discharged from Lucknow for 117 runs. In turn, he faced 64 balls that included 10 fours and 8 sixes. It was also the first century of Mitchell Marsh in the IPL. Apart from Marsh for Lucknow, Nicholas Puran scored an unbeaten turn of 56 out of 27 balls, while Captain Rishabh scored 16 runs. In this way, the team scored 235 runs in the prescribed 20 overs. In response, the Gujarat team was able to score 202 runs. Share this story -tags