According to Shubman Gill, Gujarat Titans should have defeated Delhi Capitals by a comfortable margin on Tuesday, May 2, during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. GT struggled to get going after limiting DC to 130 for eight. In 6.4 overs, they were reduced to 32 for 4.

The Titans fell by five runs despite skipper Hardik Pandya and Abhinav Manohar putting together a 62-run partnership for the fourth wicket. The pitch wasn't that horrible. We did a great job bowling. The burden on the lower level was increased since we were unable to knit partnerships in the top tier. The surface was difficult to bat on, but given our batting lineup, chasing 131 shouldn't have been an issue, according to Gill, who was mentioned in the post-game news conference.

Gill added that the Titans' run-chase was not made any simpler by the DC spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. David Miller was the coveted victim of Kuldeep, who only allowed 15 runs to be scored off four overs. Axar bowled at an economy rate of six but was unable to create a breakthrough. He said, "DC spinners bowled well and it was hard to hit boundaries."

Gill added that GT captain Hardik Pandya struggled with the bat but praised the DC bowlers for their excellent bowling in the final few overs. Hardik managed to stay unbeaten on 59 off 53 balls with seven fours, but he was unable to lead the Titans to victory. "As players and batters, we are all going to have bad days occasionally.

He simply had one of those off days and backed himself, like every batter ought to do. He trusted himself to make those runs, but in the end, DC bowlers threw some nice yorkers," Shubman continued.