IPL 2022, GT vs DC | This is the Shubhman we all want to see, Hardik Pandya praises the youngster

Gujarat Titans have continued their winning momentum in the tournament registering their second victory in the tournament. Shubhman Gill smashed 84 runs from 46 balls and was instrumental in helping the team put up a decent total. While defending the target, GT pacers were effective from the start as they used short-pitched deliveries very well. Lockie Ferguson was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped four wickets from 28 runs in his spell. Reflecting on the win, captain Hardik Pandya has praised Gill and Ferguson for the victory. 

Delhi Capitals were reduced to 34/3 but then Rishabh Pant and Lalit Yadav stitched a crucial partnership that might have changed the course of the game. Varun Aaron was injured in the second innings and so the team was one bowler short. Hardik Pandy stepped up on the occasion and bowled four overs. Pant looked to snatch away the game from GT but Ferguson came to the team’s rescue as he dismissed Pant with a bouncer on a score of 43 runs. 

“We were one bowler short with Aaron's injury, had to take it as deep as possible and it worked for us. Till Rishabh was there, the game was in the balance or maybe Delhi was ahead, and that over from Lockie really turned it for us,” he explained.

Ferguson was adjudged Man of the Match for his heroic spell. He used his pace and bounce to send the batters packing. He said that he was trying to use the bounce from the surface and was hitting hard lengths. 

He also praised the bowling attack of the team saying his bowling partners made him easy to bowl without pressure. 

“Was one of those nights and with the kind of bowling partners I have, makes things very easy for me. It's great (to have a potent bowling unit) and helps to spread calmness in the group. The pressure was coming from both ends with the ball and it worked for us. I think it (bowling extra fast) is more of an instinct thing,” he explained.