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Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif expects defending champions Gujarat Titans to bounce back from defeat against Mumbai Indians when they host Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last IPL 2023 league stage match at home.
The last week of the league stage in TATA IPL 2023 has begun and no team has qualified for the playoffs as the Race for Playoffs keeps getting intense. GT had the chance to seal a spot in their last encounter, but a top order collapse saw them lost to Mumbai Indians.
On Monday (May 15), first-placed GT host ninth-placed SRH at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Hardik Pandya-led side will once again get the chance to confirm a spot as they needs just one win to qualify for the playoffs for the straight second time with a victory over SRH.
Kaif, who felt Hardik was disappointed with the display against MI, has backed the defending champions to come out victorious against Sunrisers Hyderabad and become the first team to enter the top four in this season.
"Gujarat Titans can be the first team to qualify for the playoffs with a win against SRH. Captain Hardik Pandya looked unhappy with his and his team's performance in the previous game and they'll be looking to make a comeback," Kaif said on Star Sports Cricket Live.
"Their performance away from home has been good and they'll be looking to improve the winning record at home this time," Kaif stressed on the importance of improving their home record as they have won three and lost three so far in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, another former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has highlighted a big problem with the GT batting line-up in this IPL. The defending champions have struggled to have a set batter at number three with the likes of Hardik, Sai Sudarshan and Vijay Shankar tried in the spot so far.
"Gujarat Titans are facing a batting conundrum at number 3. Hardik hasn't been able to live up to the expectations with the bat this year. But if he isn't firing at number three, it will be tough for the team management to figure out whom to send on this position," Pathan said.
