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\nFormer India batter Sanjay Manjrekar backed table toppers Gujarat Titans to finish in the top-two spot of the IPL 2025 standings.
Currently, Gujarat Titans are placed at the top spot with 18 points in 13 matches while Punjab Kings (17 points), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (17 points) and Mumbai Indians (16 points) sit at second, third and fourth respectively. All four teams have already secured playoffs berth and are fighting for the top-two spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With only one game remaining against Chennai Super Kings, GT have to win the clash to confirm the top spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I think Gujarat Titans might be the first team to secure a top-two spot. They've only dropped one game, which could be just what they need to recharge and come back stronger in the next match,\" Manjrekar said on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RCB and PBKS lost their penultimate games to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals respectively to dent their top-two finish hopes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manjrekar hailed Sameer Rizvi\u2019s mature knock under pressure for Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe's coming of age, like many young Indian players this season. It hasn\u2019t been about the big names \u2014 this IPL has belonged to the younger lot. What stood out in this innings was how he dominated spin and found ways to score against quality bowlers like Marco Jansen and Arshdeep Singh. And this was a proper chase \u2014 there wasn\u2019t any advantage from dew, which can sometimes make it feel like you're already 20 runs ahead. That wasn\u2019t the case, and if not for Rizvi, I don\u2019t think Delhi Capitals would\u2019ve pulled it off.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manjrekar observed how IPL 2025 has been defined by Gen Bold players and lauded youngsters like Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Suryavanshi for their breakout season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe's coming of age, like many young Indian players this season. It hasn\u2019t been about the big names \u2014 this IPL has belonged to the younger lot. What stood out in this innings was how he dominated spin and found ways to score against quality bowlers like Marco Jansen and Arshdeep Singh. And this was a proper chase \u2014 there wasn\u2019t any advantage from dew, which can sometimes make it feel like you're already 20 runs ahead. That wasn\u2019t the case, and if not for Rizvi, I don\u2019t think Delhi Capitals would\u2019ve pulled it off.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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