Shubman Gill Says 'Impact Player Provides Extra Cushion' After 12th 200-plus Score in IPL 2024

Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill accepted that the Impact Player has a bit of a role to play in making the matches high scoring as he provides the extra cushion for batters to keep going hard at the bowlers, after going down by just four runs to Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.

The ongoing IPL season saw its 12th 200-plus score as Delhi Capitals piled on 224/4 and Gujarat Titans managed only 220/8 in reply.

“I think impact player has a bit of a role (in making the matches high scoring), even if you lose extra wickets, extra cushion is there for the batters to keep going and it gives the license for the batters to keep going till the end,” Gill said after GT’s four-run loss.

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Despite starting strong, GT bowlers allowed DC to make a comeback as Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel stitched a 113 run-stand and Gill felt his side was guilty of giving away a few extra runs.

“At one stage we thought we will be able to restrict them around 200-210. We gave away a few extra runs in the last couple of overs,” Gill said.

“But the good thing about chasing is that you know what you are chasing. It’s a small ground, and it’s chaseable. Execution becomes very important [for bowlers]. If there’s nothing in the wicket for the bowlers, then you have to execute your plans – or your yorkers.”

Shubman Gill also said it was disappointing to lose such a close game.

“I think we played some really good cricket, disappointing to lose in the end, but great character shown by everyone. Great fight till the end and we never thought we were out of the game at any point,” the GT skipper said

“When you’re chasing 224, there’s no point in talking about plans, just go out and score runs,” he added.

(With inputs from Agencies)