Rahul Tewatia revealed how he faced the threat of Mitchell Starc when Gujarat Titani faced Delhi’s capital cities in match 35 Indian Premier League 2025 on Saturday, April 19 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. Tewatia stayed out on 11 out of three balls like Titani chased the target 204 with four balls that saved and won seven goals.
With 10 running needs from the last end, all three results were on the cards. But Tewatia slog swept Starc for six, then the inner edge helped him collect the border and winning runs. Tewatia said that with the knowledge that the oldc would mix yorkery, he planned to follow him.
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“No, it wasn’t as if he was just about to mix only yorkers. But yes, judging by how he bowed in the last match and how they managed to defend these runs, there was definitely the feeling that he would again mention his yorkers.
Tewatia also said how Jos Buttler did not care about his own century, and asked him to go to his missiles last. Buttler has not received a strike lately, but the match player won the prize for his undefeated 97-Runck Off 54 balls with 11 four and four sixes.
“He played with me for the first time here in GT. So he just told me one thing when we needed 10 runs for the last time -” don’t think about your hundred, just focus on your plan. “He knew my thinking and told me,” I know you’re very clear in your mind, so be it your plan, just do it on my hundred, look at the victory in the match, “Tewatia added.
With the victory, Titani regenerates their best place in the 10 -point table and a clean running rate of +0.984 thanks to victory in five out of seven games.
Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
April 20, 2025
