AHMEDABAD: Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said a "high caliber" batting effort from Gujarat Titans openers - captain Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudarshan - led to the defending champions' 35-run defeat in the IPL match here. .
Gill (104 off 55b) and Sudarshan (103 off 51b) scored devastating centuries in an opening partnership of 210 to take GT to 231/3 and then restrict the defending champions to 196/8 to stay in the play-off race. Gave. ,
The win moved GT from bottom to eighth in the table. They have 1 point from 12 matches, while CSK finished fourth with 12 points.
"It was a good attack and the batting was of the highest calibre," Fleming said in Friday's post-match press conference.From the first over he disrupted our plans. We weren't able to control anything until the later stages of the night.
"We didn't execute as well as we could have but the second half was great batting from two very good players."
The former New Zealand captain appreciated Sudarshan's efforts."Last year in the final, he (Sudarshan) played very well, he scored 96 runs. I have watched him closely, he has good connections in the Chennai area. He is an amazing player and today he proved that."
Fleming said the attack from the GT openers put a lot of pressure on CSK, which resulted in errors in bowling and fielding.
“We were a little worried about the absence of some players.The players who were playing today had performed really well in the last game, so the confidence was high.
"Sometimes you do all the right things but good batting can take the pressure off you. It was some high caliber hitting, just the pressure of that attack loosened us up a bit," he said.
“The fielding has been really good, you can't just look at one game. We were under pressure today.Both bowling and fielding can often be on the backfoot under pressure. Today, we probably lagged a little behind mentally."
Gill (104 off 55b) and Sudarshan (103 off 51b) scored devastating centuries in an opening partnership of 210 to take GT to 231/3 and then restrict the defending champions to 196/8 to stay in the play-off race. Gave. ,
The win moved GT from bottom to eighth in the table. They have 1 point from 12 matches, while CSK finished fourth with 12 points.
"It was a good attack and the batting was of the highest calibre," Fleming said in Friday's post-match press conference.From the first over he disrupted our plans. We weren't able to control anything until the later stages of the night.
"We didn't execute as well as we could have but the second half was great batting from two very good players."
The former New Zealand captain appreciated Sudarshan's efforts."Last year in the final, he (Sudarshan) played very well, he scored 96 runs. I have watched him closely, he has good connections in the Chennai area. He is an amazing player and today he proved that."
Fleming said the attack from the GT openers put a lot of pressure on CSK, which resulted in errors in bowling and fielding.
“We were a little worried about the absence of some players.The players who were playing today had performed really well in the last game, so the confidence was high.
"Sometimes you do all the right things but good batting can take the pressure off you. It was some high caliber hitting, just the pressure of that attack loosened us up a bit," he said.
“The fielding has been really good, you can't just look at one game. We were under pressure today.Both bowling and fielding can often be on the backfoot under pressure. Today, we probably lagged a little behind mentally."
