IPL 2025: गुजरात ने दिल्ली को चोटी से उतारा तो सामने आया अक्षर का दर्द, बताया कहां हो गई चूक

Ahmedabad. The team of Delhi Capitals suffered defeat despite scoring 203 runs on Saturday. The host Gujarat Titans defeated him by 7 wickets. The Delhi team lost for the first time this season by scoring more than 200 runs. The Gujarat Titans won for the first time by chasing more than 200 runs. After this match of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitates captain Akshar Patel admitted that his team was left behind by 10 to 15 runs.

Delhi Capitals were number-1 with 10 points in the point tail before this match. Gujarat Titans have now defeated Delhi and captured the peak. Delhi’s team has slipped at number two. Akshar Patel said after this defeat, ‘I think we were left behind 10-15 runs. This created a difference. When we wanted to score fast, we kept losing wickets continuously. We lost the rhythm and could not finish the match as per our wish. After 14 overs of Delhi Capitals, the score was 146 for three wickets, but due to falling wickets in the final over, she could only manage 203 runs for eight wickets. In the final overs, Gujarat bowlers tightened the grip and gave only 15 runs in the last two overs.

Akshar Patel said, ‘If we had got some more hits in the last over, we could have stopped them. We bowled well, but if we had been a little better in our ‘catching’ and fielding, it would have been good but we missed our goals. He further said, ‘There is not much to think about it. We just need to learn what else we could do and do not make the same mistakes next time.

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill praised his bowlers who returned when it seemed that Delhi could score more than 220 runs. Gill said, ‘At one time it seemed that his score would be 220-230, but the bowlers are credited with the return. We are following the target well. Gill also appreciated 119 runs for the third wicket between Jose Butler (97) and Sherfane Rutherford, which was scored in just 69 balls.

He said, ‘The way Sherfane and Butler rotated the strike, it was fantastic. His shots were tremendous. He batted very well. The way he rotated the strike and chose his bowlers, it was fantastic.

Jose Butler was seen struggling with muscle stretch during his innings, he admitted that it was difficult to face the heat. He said, ‘While batting, I felt a stretch in the muscles. But being fit and capable of performing under pressure in summer is part of the game. He was not much troubled by missing a century, he said that victory matters more. He said, ‘You want to win the match. If a century had been scored, it would have been good, I had opportunities. But two digits are good.