Twitter users praised Sai Sudharsan after his impressive 96 runs off 41 balls against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Gujarat Titans, who were asked to bat first, had a cautious start with openers Gill and Saha in the first two overs against Deepak Chahar and Tushar Deshpande. However, some sloppy fielding helped them. After Gill’s wicket, things slowed down for Gujarat, with Saha and Sai Sudharsan. The CSK spinners, Jadeja and Theeksana, were getting some assistance from the pitch as the Titans reached 86/1 at the halfway mark.
With 10 overs to go and nine wickets in hand, Sai and Saha decided to up the ante, scoring 23 runs in the next two overs off Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana, giving impetus to Titans’s innings. Saha hit a Jadeja delivery between short third and backward point to score his fifty off 36 balls. However, Chahar got Saha to top-edge a pull and Dhoni took a simple catch, leaving Gujarat at 131-2 after 14 overs.
Sai Sudharsan was slow through the middle overs but then decided to tee off. The left-handed batter had skipper Hardik Pandya at the other end, but he took the mantle of scoring runs at a high pace. Some poor bowling from Theekshana and Pathirana also helped his cause as Sudharsan raced away to fifty off 32 balls. Twitter users were impressed with Sai’s performance, with some praising him for his age of just 21 years. Gujarat Titans scored 214/4 in 20 overs, with Chennai Super Kings needing to chase down the total to win the IPL 2023 final.
