A distraught Gujarat Titans skipper, Shubman Gill, admitted that early wickets didn’t allow his side to get any momentum as a total of 180 to 190 would have given his team a chance to fight against a rampaging Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which beat the host handsomely with two overs to spare in the IPL final on Sunday.
The top three of skipper Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler failed to cross the 20-run mark, and the lack of quality in the middle-order was visible as GT managed only 155 for eight. It was Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 75 that ensured RCB’s win in just 18 overs.
“If we’d have gotten 180-190, it’d have been a good match. Maybe a little two-paced but not too much. There’s some early movement for pacers. We lost early wickets and never got momentum,” a rejected Gill said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Even while defending, GT was hammered for 62 well inside the PowerPlay by Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer, which ended its hopes of a comeback.
“We felt we’ll be in the game if we took 1-2 [wickets] in the PowerPlay. We gave 15-20 too many; they got away in the PowerPlay.”
On what stood out for the GT skipper in its final appearance, he spoke about the bowling effort that ensured that they won nine games in the group league stage despite losing the first two.
“We were one of the best bowling sides. We came back strong after losing the first two games. Kept challenging and improving ourselves. Very happy overall. Yes, we couldn’t get over the line but even if we had won the trophy, there would be things to improve.”
Published on Jun 01, 2026
