The league stage matches in IPL 2023 are over. All 10 teams have played their 14 matches and four teams have reached the playoffs. Gujarat and Chennai were the initial two teams and will play the first qualifier. Whereas, the teams of Lucknow and Mumbai stood third and fourth. Both these teams will face each other in the Eliminator match. The Gujarat team has topped the points table for the second consecutive season.This team, which will join IPL in the year 2022, has topped with 20 points in both its seasons. Last season, the Gujarat team also became the champion and this season is also a strong contender to win the title.
The performance of the Gujarat team, which has played two seasons in the IPL, has been excellent. Gujarat has played 30 matches so far and won 22. At the same time, he has faced defeat in eight. Now Gujarat has to face Chennai in the first qualifier match. In such a situation, we are giving 10 reasons for the dominance of this team in IPL.
- The effect of the pairing of Hardik and Ashish Nehra
The pair of Hardik Pandya and Ashish Nehra has been very effective for Gujarat. Hardik is captaining Gujarat for the first time and Nehra is also working for Gujarat for the first time as head coach. Both have understood their responsibility very well and together they are ready to make the Gujarat team champion for the second time. Captain Hardik understood his responsibility and is playing well with consistency.He gives responsibility to the players on the field according to their ability and is leading from the front himself. At the same time, Ashish Nehra has been successful in everything from making the team to preparing the players. - Match winner of Shubman Gill team
Shubman Gill has done consistently well for Gujarat. Gill had played many match-winning innings for the team last season as well and this season he has been seen in a different rhythm. He has scored a century in two consecutive innings.It has taken two centuries for Gujarat so far and both have come from Gill’s bat. Gill plays cautiously in the beginning and is also adept at scoring fast runs at the end. Chasing the target, Gill plays in the best way and also finishes the match. His excellent form and excellent batting have contributed a lot to Gujarat’s success. - Amazing of Rashid and Tewatia
While Gill scores runs with consistency as an opener for Gujarat, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan specialize in explosions in the lower order.Rashid and Tewatia don’t even get to bat in every match, but whenever required, these players have played charismatic innings to win their team. Gujarat players come back after learning from their mistakes and this team never loses matches in a row. So far the Gujarat team has lost two consecutive matches only once. Last season, Gujarat had to face defeat against Punjab and Mumbai. - Balance of bowling
The head coach of Gujarat is Ashish Nehra and he built the team around the bowlers. Players like Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya and Alzarri Joseph are doing wonders in fast bowling. Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Mohit Sharma and Lockie Ferguson have also bowled brilliantly for Gujarat. Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore have done wonders in spin bowling. Noor Ahmed also performed well this season.Nehra bought all these bowlers under the strategy and according to their ability they were given responsibility. For this reason, this team is continuously performing well in bowling. - Team strong due to Hardik Pandya
A player like Hardik Pandya gives strength to any team and the Gujarat team is getting the same advantage. Coming in at number three, Hardik manages Gujarat’s innings and has the ability to score quick runs at the end. If he gets a good start, he can bat in the middle overs as well.At the same time, in bowling, along with Shami, he is performing amazingly in the powerplay. In the middle overs too, Hardik has been extremely effective with his lofted deliveries. Because of this, when the performance of a bowler or batsman is poor, Hardik makes up for it and the team wins the match. - All players know their job
Gujarat team now has many star players.Big names like Captain Hardik Pandya to Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami are in this team, but this was not the case in 2022. Gill was trying to cement his place in the Indian team. Hardik was returning after injury. Shami was also a big player, but his economy rate in T20 was nothing special. Rashid alone was a big star in the team. However, all the players in this team have got their job according to their ability and their role is clear.For this reason, from Wriddhiman Saha to Hardik, Gill, Rashid and Shami are doing consistently well. Gujarat has also used Vijay Shankar and Rahul Tewatia very well. Mohit Sharma is also doing wonders for Gujarat because of the clear work done by all the players. - Shami’s excellent form
Mohammed Shami is in excellent form after coming to Gujarat. Hardik makes him bowl more with the new ball and Shami continues to do well for this team. He is taking wickets in the powerplay. For this reason, his economy rate is also excellent and Shami makes the work of other bowlers easier. In many matches, Shami has taken wickets in bunches in the powerplay and dismissed the opposition in the first six overs itself.The best batsmen of most teams play in the top order and Shami puts the opposition team in trouble by dismissing these batsmen in the powerplay. - New match winner in every match
The biggest strength of Gujarat is the excellent game as a team. Players like Gill and Shami may be doing wonders in every match, but this team is not dependent on any one player. A new match winner emerges in every match for Gujarat. Sometimes Abhinav Manohar does wonders and sometimes Rahul Tewatia or Vijay Shankar play brilliant innings.In bowling, Mohit Sharma and Noor Ahmed also perform well when given a chance. For this reason, the opposition team is not able to defeat Gujarat by dismissing any one player. - Correct use of resources
The management of the players in the Gujarat team is excellent. Despite not being a T20 fanatic, this team has utilized players well and achieved consistent success.In the Gujarat team, players like Rahul Tewatia rarely play the ball and do not contribute much in bowling. Despite this, he continues to play matches and win the team on important occasions. Gujarat team is using all the players properly and sending them in the right order to bat or bowl. Instead of building a team on the basis of players, Nehra and Hardik select players according to the need of the team. For this reason, this team gets the best out of every player. - Great mix of young and experienced players
The Gujarat team has a great mix of young and experienced players. This team has young players like Shubman Gill and Abhinav Manohar, whose game is getting better continuously. At the same time, there are also experienced players like Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller, who are now playing only T20 format and are making their mark.Apart from this, there are players like Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan in this team, who have a lot of experience, but their age is also not much. These players are the biggest reason for the strength of the team.
