IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma lauds Daniel Sams for holding nerve in Mumbai Indians' win over Gujarat Titans

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday praised the "skills" of Daniel Sams after the Australian fast bowler defended nine runs off the last over to hand his team their second win this IPL. The five-time champions edged out table-toppers Gujarat Titans by five runs as they kept down the opposition to 172-5 in a chase of 178 at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium. Gujarat were sailing along at 156-3 when skipper Hardik Pandya was run out and Mumbai seized the moment to make a comeback.

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Mumbai Indians snatched a sensational five-run win over Indian Premier League leaders Gujarat Titans on Friday. Gujarat needed nine gettable runs in the final over but fast bowler Daniel Sams conceded just three to earn Mumbai only their second win in 10 games. Gujarat finished at 172/5 after Mumbai

David Miller, who made an unbeaten 19 in his 100th IPL match, and Rahul Tewatia, attempted to complete the chase but left-arm quick Sams denied the opposition with just three runs in the 20th over that included a run out. "He was under the pump in a couple of games, but I have seen him for Australia and in the BBL (Big Bash League), he has a lot of skill," Rohit said of his bowler who was taken for 35 runs in an over by Kolkata Knight Riders' Pat Cummins. "It was not easy to defend nine runs." Openers Wriddhiman Saha (55) and Shubman Gill (52) added 106 but leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin sent the duo back to the dugout in his fourth over. Gujarat, one of the two new teams in the expanded 10-team Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, still stay top of the table but went down to their second successive loss.

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