An IPL statement said Gill was fined Rs 12 lakh as it was his team's first offense of the season related to minimum over rate under the IPL code of conduct. Defeat in the current season when defending champions Chennai Super Kings defeated them by 63 runs. The Titans won their first match against Mumbai Indians by 6 runs under the leadership of Gill, who was leading an IPL franchise for the first time. Gill said after the match, CSK beat us with the bat and then when they were bowling they performed very well.
8 wickets in 20 overs
We did not score good runs in the powerplay. We were expecting a target of 190 to 200 runs because it was a good wicket. But we were disappointed in batting. After being invited to bat, CSK made a challenging score of 206 runs for six wickets. Gujarat Titans could score only 143 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
lost by 63 runs
Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, lost by 63 runs. After this, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill gave his reaction. Shubman Gill said that our batsmen flopped badly. But Chennai Super Kings continuously improved their strategy. Our attempt was to score as much as possible in the powerplay, but we failed to do so, which cost us.