The high-stakes game will, thus, come down to fine match-ups and finer margins between two teams that have shown identical tendencies to squeeze out every ounce of ability from the squads at their disposal.
Gujarat Titans however, have no time for such emotional storylines. Just a night ago, Hardik Pandya fielded a full strength side even as his team was confirmed to play the first qualifier, and preached the need to maintain good habits and momentum. GT were on-brand with the ruthless approach, as it has enabled them to be the only side that has maintained a distance from the traffic in the middle of the points' table all season.
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