The Gujarat Titans won the last ball of the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad and advanced to the top of the points table.
Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field, scoring 195 for 6 in their first innings.
Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 65 and Markram with 56. Similarly, Shashank Singh, who chased down sixes in the last 3 balls of the 20th over, scored 25 off 6 balls.
Gujarat then went on to score the first run of the innings. Starter Saha was chasing all the available balls for fours. Saha, who scored 68 off 38 balls with 11 fours and a six, was bowled by Umran Malik.
Even though the run was coming right, the Gujarat Titans needed 22 runs to win the last over. At that time, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan were on the field. In the final over, Marco Jensen bowled Rashid Khan - Rahul Tewatia pair for 25 with 4 sixes.
Rashid Khan, who surprised everyone, chased down the last two balls for a six, despite Hyderabad's hand being too high. In the match against Bangalore, Jensen, who bowled well, conceded 22 runs in a single over, much to the disappointment of SRH fans.
However, fans are optimistic that he will return to good form in the upcoming matches. After the match, Rashid Khan spoke about how he managed to score 22 runs in the last over.
"It was a pleasure playing well against Hyderabad. I had a lot of confidence in my batting which I have been focusing on for the last two years. Thus, I tried to play my game.
When it came to the need of 22 runs in the last over, Tewatia said, 'They scored 25 runs in the last over of one of our best bowlers. We would have the same hope. dont fear. Nothing is possible. Stay tuned. Strike hard, 'I told him. That was our plan, "said Rashid Khan.
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