Gujarat Titans suffered a significant setback during their clash against Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad when promising youngster Sai Sudarshan was forced off the field due to an injury. In a dramatic moment during the second innings, on the final delivery of the ninth over, Sudarshan made a diving attempt at the long leg boundary to prevent a six.
Although Suryakumar Yadav had sent the ball racing, the dive proved costly as the talented Tamil Nadu batsman clutched his left hamstring immediately afterward. The fielding effort, meant to save crucial runs, turned into a moment of concern as he was promptly taken off by the team physio, with the severity of his injury still unknown.
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Before the unfortunate incident, the 23-year-old had been in scintillating form, playing a crucial knock that saw him score 63 off 41 balls, helping Titans set a challenging target of 197. Sudarshan’s innings had been marked by a series of aggressive strokes, beginning with two beautiful boundaries off Trent Boult in the second over.
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His attacking mindset continued as he took on Mujeeb Ur Rahman, greeting the spinner with a drag-down boundary before launching him for a six over the bowler’s head. Even as wickets fell at the other end, Sudarshan managed to keep the momentum going, moderating his stroke play but maintaining a steady run rate of nine per over. He reached his eighth IPL fifty off just 33 balls, highlighted by an audacious 84-metre six over deep mid-wicket.
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In another memorable over, Shubman Gill capitalized on a loose delivery from Mujeeb, smashing the Afghan off-spinner for a boundary through fine leg. With the Titans surging to 46/0 after five overs and then to 66/0 in the final powerplay, the innings looked promising until this unfortunate injury disrupted their momentum.
