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In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Gujarat Titans (GT) suffered a humiliating loss by a huge margin of 99 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
In the second essay of the game, the Titans witnessed a batting fiasco as they were bowled out for 100 runs in 15.5 overs.
Speaking about the debacle, GT`s batting coach Matthew Hayden said that the loss is unacceptable and it was a horrible day for the hosts. He also added that, except for Kagiso Rabada`s spell, nothing went in their favour.
“I expect our margins to be a lot smaller than 100 (99). That is an unacceptable scorecard for our batting unit. It was just a horrible day for us today. Truth be told, there was nothing good about this day, really, apart from Rabada`s performance with the ball. So we`ve got some work to do, definitely,” he told the media in the post-match interaction.
Rabada returned with the figures of three wickets for 33 runs in his spell of four overs.
The coach then stated that senior players need to be in a better mind space and should be able to shoulder their responsibilities.
“When you look down at our batting line-up, we`ve got wonderful players that have to be in a better mindset and better position to take their opportunities. That is our expectations and has been since the conception of this Gujarat Titans franchise. So you can`t be sitting here and being happy about, a 100-run (99) margin game in a 20-over game. I mean, back in my day, 100 runs was almost a winning total in 50-over cricket!,” said Hayden.
After the loss, the Shubman Gill-led GT is placed in sixth position. They have won three matches and suffered the same number of defeats in six games. The side also has a net run rate (NRR) of -0.821 and six points.
On the other hand, the “Paltan” is placed in the seventh position with two wins and four defeats. The Hardik Pandya-led team also has a net run rate (NRR) of +0.067 and four points.
(With PTI Inputs)
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