Player from Pakistan Duboi Gujarat Titans Lootia, shattered Shubman Gill’s dream of winning the title

Gujarat Titans: In the IPL 2025 (IPL 2025) eliminator, a player from Pakistan did what the worst dreams of Gujarat Titans. Gill went out to win the title under the captaincy of Gill, but the team’s journey stopped there, this player from Pakistan not only dripped the catch, but also blew his own wicket. Fans are unable to understand what happened, so who was the one who drowned GT’s loot?

Gujarat Titans won the toss and decided to bowl first, but the team’s strategy collapsed when the player standing behind the wicket drove two very important catches. Mumbai Indians batsmen took advantage of these catch.

These two catches Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav picked up the dreams of Gujarat Titans. While Rohit scored a fiery innings of 81 runs, Suryakumar Yadav scored 33 runs and took the team to a big score.

Debut in playoffsBut the performance was worth forgetting

The name of this player is Kusal Mendis, who became the first foreign player to debut in IPL playoffs. Jose Butler had high expectations from Mendis, who was included in the team, but not only disappointed the team in fielding, but also lost control over himself in batting.

Mendis left the first catches in the IPL 2025 eliminator match, and then at a critical time, he became a ‘hit wicket’ by scoring 20 runs in 10 balls. His same mistakes played a decisive role in the defeat of Gujarat Titans.

From PSL to IPL, the process of poor form continues

Mendis recently joined the IPL by playing Pakistan Super League. In PSL 2025, he scored a total of 143 runs for Quetta Gladiators and his strike rate was only 35.75. He did not even get a chance to bat in the last three matches.

At the same time, in international T20 cricket, the average of Kusal Mendis has been 25.60, which cannot be said enough for a match winner. Such figures put the team in trouble, not strong on big occasions.

Mumbai Indians, batting first, scored a huge score of 228 runs. Rohit Sharma, Johnny Bairstow, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya contributed significantly. In response, Gujarat’s team could score 209 runs. Now Mumbai will face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2.