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Gujarat Titans defeated Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets. In this match, Delhi scored 203 runs batting first. After this, the Gujarat target reached the Gujarat target due to the best innings of Jose Butler and Sherfen Rutherford. Butler scored an innings of 97 runs. But now after the victory, the team of Gujarat Titans has suffered a major setback and captain Shubman Gill has been fined.
Gill fined Rs 12 lakh
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has been fined Rs 12 lakh for a slow over speed in the match against Capitals. This was the first crime of this session of his team under Section 2.22 of the IPL code of conduct. The IPL Governing Council has lifted the ban on slow over speed offenses this time. Now IPL captains are given demerit points and fine for slow over speed.
The name of Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has now joined the list of captains to be punished for slow over speed in the IPL 2025 season. Earlier, Akshar Patel of Delhi Capitals, Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals and Ryan Parag, Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajat Patidar, Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants and Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians have been taken similar action for similar reasons. Compared to last year, this year IPL has changed the rules and now disciplinary action is taken during financial punishment, demerit marks and matches instead of banning players on repeated misbehavior.
Gill decided to bowl first in the scorching heat of Ahmedabad in the match against Delhi. The temperature in this match reached 40 degrees Celsius, causing a lot of trouble to the players on the field. The game was interrupted many times due to continuous heat. Delhi scored 203 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 8 wickets. After this, Gujarat won the match with seven wickets and four balls remaining. Jose Butler received the ‘Player of the Match’ award for an unbeaten innings of 97 runs off 54 balls.
The team of Gujarat Titans ranks first in the points table.
The Gujarat Titans have benefited greatly from the victory in the match against Delhi Capitals and have topped the current season points table. The team has played a total of 7 matches so far this season, out of which it has won five and defeat in two. His net run rate is plus 0.984 with 10 points. He still has 7 matches left in the current season and the possibility of reaching his playoffs is very high.
Butler’s big innings
Gujarat Titans bowlers and batsmen performed brilliantly in the match against Delhi Capitals. For the team, Jose Butler scored 97 runs off 54 balls with the help of 11 fours and four sixes. Sherfen Rutherford scored 43 runs. Due to these players, the team easily achieved the target. The famous Krishna took the maximum four wickets for the team.