Gujarat Titans batter Sherfane Rutherford was unable to make any impact during IPL 2025 clash against Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi stadium on Marach 29, Saturday. Sherfane Rutherford came in to bat at number five with the intention of providing a strong finish to the Gujarat Titans' innings. The West Indies international cricketer displayed glimpses of aggressive hitting, striking two impressive sixes early in his innings. However, he couldn't capitalise on this promising start in the match.
Rutherford's innings was cut short in the 19th over after scoring 11-ball 18 when he was dismissed by Deepak Chahar of the Mumbai Indians, who bowled exceptionally well to regain control for his team towards the end of the innings. Chahar delivered a ball on a good length around the off-stump, and Rutherford attempted to hit it for a big six but mistimed his shot, leading to his dismissal.
Following Sherfane Rutherford's attempt to loft the ball over long-off, Mitchell Santner positioned himself well to take a comfortable catch, resulting in Rutherford's dismissal. The reaction of Gujarat Titans' head coach, Ashish Nehra, immediately after the left-handed batter's departure, drew considerable attention.
Ashish Nehra visibly displayed his frustration, as he was seen screaming his gut out in anger in the dugout. He held his hands up in the air as he openly expressed his dissatisfaction with the manner of the dismissal.
Watch Ashish Nehra's reaction on Sherfane Rutherford's dismissal here:
Gujarat Titans appeared to be on track to go past 200-run mark but MI bowlers staged a remarkable comeback in the latter stages of the innings, successfully restricting their opponents to 196/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Sai Sudharsan emerged as the leading run-scorer for GT as he notched a solid 63 runs from 41 balls, which included four boundaries and two sixes. Skipper Shubman Gill also played a valuable innings, scoring 38 runs off 27 balls, hitting four fours and one six in the process.
Gujarat Titans' playing XI
Shubman Gill (capt), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Phillips, Ishant Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar
Mumbai Indians' Playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks