We could’ve lost 4 out of 6, but instead have won 5 out of 6. “First couple of games we played we won close games. Releases a lot of pressure, needed someone to help out at the back end,” Miller said, adding that luck too smiled on his side in the ongoing campaign. Getting in with the position at 16/3 gives me an opportunity to shine, doesn’t happen too often but when the ball was new it helps. “It came off tonight and pretty chuffed with the innings. It does take me back to memory lane, it was sort of play my game, see ball hit ball, with the rate already quite high, I wanted to express myself. “I have been really working hard on my fitness. Referring to his epic century for the Kings XI Punjab franchise which is now called Punjab Kings, the big-hitting Miller said he was looking to express himself in the middle. David Miller of Gujarat Titans celebrates after Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League 2022 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings, at the MCA International Stadium, in Pune, Sunday, April 17, 2022. We have a good lower order that can hit the ball really hard.“Exceptional over, in my opinion that over was the game-changer and he struck it beautifully,” Man of the Match Miller said of Rashid’s batting at the post-match presentation ceremony. We told David to go for it when the ball was in his zone. “(When Miller walked out) We wanted to take the game deep. Special to deliver it with the bat,” said Rashid. “It's a dream to captain the team, but overall the win made it memorable.
The leg-spinner also spoke about his experience of leading in the IPL. Luckily he (Jordan) bowled where I wanted it to," said Rashid.
Told him (Miller) that if we can get 20 in the over then we can chase 30 in the last two. "That was the time I had to step up with the short boundary in play. Stayed focused and tried to hit the ball hard,” Rashid said in the post-match presentation following the victory, as he spoke about the over. “I backed my batting skills and had a got discussion with Miller. The Afghanistan star scored 23 runs in five deliveries off Chris Jordan's third over (18th over of the innings), turning the game on its head. Following the game, Rashid, who played in his first IPL match as captain, spoke in detail about his own performance with the bat. With the victory, the Titans have solidified their position at the top of the table, as they became the first team to reach 10 points in the edition. Chasing a 170-run target to win, the Titans were reeling at 48/4 in 8 overs before David Miller (94*) dished out a remarkable outing, and forged an 80-run stand alongside stand-in skipper Rashid Khan (40) to not only bail the side out of trouble, but eventually steering them to a fifth win in six games in IPL 2022 so far. The Gujarat Titans produced a stunning performance on Sunday to beat the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 3 wickets in Pune.
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