IPL 2022: Gill-Saha fifties in vain as Mumbai Indians edge Gujarat Titans by 5 runs in last over thriller

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Mumbai, May 6: Daniel Sams' brilliant last over and some close run-outs in the last three overs helped Mumbai Indians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat as they edged Gujarat Titans by 5 runs in a humdinger in IPL 2022 here at Brabourne Stadium on Friday (May 6).

The match which saw a lot of ups and downs, as fortunes kept switching sides throughout the evening, all boiled down to the final two overs. With Bumrah leaking 11, including a six, in the 19th over the match slipped into the Titans' grip.

The chasing side required 9 runs from the final over and Gujarat's in-form finishers, Rahul Tewatia and David Miller, were present in the middle, it seemed another last-over finish for Gujarat. However, it wasn't meant to be the night for them as left-arm pacer Daniel Sams kept it tidy and restricted GT to 172/5, thus helping his team pull off a sensational win.

Earlier, Murugan Ashwin's two wickets in the middle overs were crucial in instigating Mumbai's fightback as the leg-spinner removed set Wriddhiman Saha (55) and Shubman Gill (52) in the same over and recorded his seventh and eighth wickets of the campaign.

Earlier in the day, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan produced the early fireworks while Tim David provided the late flourish as Mumbai Indians posted 177 for 6. Put in to bat, Rohit (43 off 28 balls) and Ishan Kishan (45 off 29 balls) gave Mumbai a rollicking start but the five-time champions lost three quick wickets before David (44 not out off 21 balls) lifted the team to a competitive total.

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Rashid Khan was the most successful bowler for the Titans with his two wickets for 24, while Pradeep Sangwan and Lockie Ferguson got one each. Alzarri Joseph also took a wicket but he bled 41 runs in his four overs.

After a series of low scores, Rohit seemed to be in good touch as he took the early initiative, dominating the proceedings with his strokeplay as Kishan played the second fiddle The MI skipper was particularly harsh on Alzarri Joseph as he smashed the bowler for four boundaries and a six, while Kishan joined the party in the fifth over, slamming Rashid Khan for a couple of fours to bring up their 50-run partnership.

Rohit then hit Lockie Ferguson for a four as MI posted 63 for no loss in the powerplay. Rashid produced the breakthrough in the eighth over, removing the dangerous Rohit, who was trapped in front while looking to play a reverse shot. Kishan then took over, dancing down the pitch to send Rahul Tewatia over mid-wicket.

Suryakumar Yadav produced his trademark whip for a maximum but perished in his next attempt off Pradeep Sangwan. Back into the attack, Joseph then struck with a slower delivery which Kishan ended up sending to Rashid at mid-wicket as MI slipped to 111 for 3 in 12 overs.

Kieron Pollard lived dangerously with Sangwan and Ferguson bowling two quiet overs and was eventually cleaned up by Rashid, who set up the West Indian with two googlies. Tilak Verma (21) and Tim David then tried to put together a partnership with the latter launching Mohammed Shami for two fours at mid-off and long leg respectively.

David next sent one over Joseph's head for his first maximum before depositing a no-ball from Ferguson for another six in the 19th over. Varma was run-out with Hardik Pandya producing a direct throw, while Daniel Sams too perished with a second-ball duck. However, David smacked Shami for two maximums in the last over to take the team past 170-run mark.

(With PTI inputs)