GT vs SRH IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans have eyes on playoff berth in meeting with Sunrisers Hyderabad | Cricket News – Times of India

<p>Gujarat Titans pride themselves on consistency and would be expected to produce a solid show against Sunrisers Hyderabad after a rare “flat” performance.<br /></p>

<p>Another win should be enough for defending champions Titans to seal a play-off berth while Sunrisers are all but out of the reckoning.<br /></p>

<p>Barring Rashid Khan, the Titans bowlers had a forgettable outing vs MI and no one had answers to the special hitting ability of Suryakumar Yadav.<br /></p>

<p>Gujarat Titans remain the table-toppers and tend to quickly learn from their mistakes.<br /></p>

<p>”As a group we weren’t there. In bowling also we were very flat. Didn’t have clear plans or didn’t execute,” skipper Hardik Pandya had said after their fourth loss in 12 games.<br /></p>

<p>With the bat, the prolific top-order could not get going and despite a blinder from Rashid Khan at number 8, the Titans fell short. <br /></p>

<p>Mohammed Shami had a rare off day and he would be expected to conjure up magic with the new ball. Mohit Sharma bowled with the new ball against Mumbai but the move did not play off.<br /></p>

<p>Sunrisers, on the other hand, will be at the mercy of other teams after losing to Lucknow Super Giants from a winning position. <br /></p>

<p>The failure of the top-order and the star bowlers not performing as per expectations has let Sunrisers down this season.<br /></p>

<p>Rahul Tripathi has not set the stage on fire, having totalled 199 runs in 11 games at an underwhelming strike rate of 129.14. <br /></p>

<p>The skipper, Aiden Markram, has not led from the front with 207 runs from 10 games at a strike rate of 129.37.<br /></p>

<p>The positive has been the performance of Abdul Samad, who is finally living up to his potential after years of promise.<br /></p>