Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill was not too pleased with the performance of his players against Lucknow Super Giants here on Saturday, saying that while the wicket was on the slower side, the strike rotation left a lot to be desired. LSG, capitalising on half-centuries by Aiden Markram (58) and the brilliant Nicholas Pooran (61) defeated GT by six wickets, overhauling the 181-run target with three balls to spare. While GT openers, Sai Sudharsan (56) and Gill (60), too gave their side a solid start with a 120-run partnership, the middle-order could not adapt to the slow nature of the wicket, thus failing to score at a brisk pace.

"The wicket wasn`t easy to hit from the get-go and this was the conversation that if there`s one batsman set we have to play 17-18 overs so we can get to 200-210," said Gill at the post match presentation ceremony. "Losing back-to-back wickets didn`t help our cause. When we were batting, the ball was stopping; it wasn`t an easy wicket from the first ball. Our strike rotation wasn`t as good as expected and that`s something we have to work on," added the GT skipper, whose side lost its top podium place to Delhi Capitals following the defeat. Gill acknowledged that the team was trying to remain in the game after the below-par score but said the fighting spirit shown by his players gave him confidence going forward.