In the clash between CSK and GT, the combination of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan turned the tables on the CSK bowlers, with Tushar Deshpande’s fielding mishap adding insult to injury for Chennai. Winning the toss proved fortunate for Gujarat Titans, as Gill and Sudharsan laid a solid foundation, accumulating 58 runs without loss in the powerplay.
Sai Sudharsan’s impressive fifty off 32 balls bolstered Gujarat’s scoreboard to 107/0 by the 10th over. Meanwhile, Gill’s brisk fifty off just 25 balls added to CSK’s woes. The pair showed no signs of slowing down, propelling the score to 143/0 by the 12th over. However, frustration mounted for the visitors when Daryl Mitchell lost his cool due to Tushar Deshpande’s lackluster fielding, which gifted Gujarat Titans an easy six.
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In the 14th over, Gill attempted to send a length ball from Mitchell sailing over long-off for a maximum. Despite connecting well, the timing wasn’t perfect, sending the ball towards long-off where Tushar Deshpande awaited. However, Deshpande misjudged the trajectory, letting the ball slip past his grasp and concede a six. Mitchell’s reaction indicated his displeasure at his teammate’s costly fielding lapse.
— AK DS (@AKDS580838) May 10, 2024
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade(w), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi
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Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh
The incident sparked a flurry of reactions on Twitter, with the social media platforms buzzing with discussions about Deshpande’s fielding blunder and its implications for the game.
Drop catch by deshpande 😭 pic.twitter.com/EpRVoaXib0
— Sumit 🇮🇳 (@innocent2904) May 10, 2024
#GTvsCSK
CSK fans to Tushar Deshpande be like:- pic.twitter.com/H1p3W3DM0B— 👌⭐ 👑 (@superking1816) May 10, 2024
Aaj Mitchell jaake deshpande ke bat ki grip tight karega.
It’s a shame ki itna easy catch drop hua.#deshpande #GTvCSK— Sparsh Mittal (@Sparsh_1604) May 10, 2024
Why would you keep Tushar Deshpande at long on ffs? That’s where the ball goes a lot of times. You keep your best fielders at such positions
— Bakri Player (@91_of_79) May 10, 2024
TUSHAR DESHPANDE DROPPED THE MATCH 🤡
— 🄺Ⓐ🅃🄷🄸🅁 1⃣5⃣ (@katthikathir) May 10, 2024
Ha Deshpande catch drop hi toh chahiye tha #GTvsCSK
— Samarth Oza (@SamarthOza711) May 10, 2024
