Shubman Gill (Photo Courtesy: IPL)

New Delhi: Captain Shubman Gill It was best summed up after Gujarat Titans’ clinical chase – sometimes, momentum finds you. And on Thursday night in Ahmedabad, it certainly happened.Leading from the front, Gill played a decisive role in Gujarat Titans’ four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, later admitting that an early stroke of luck laid the foundation for his match-defining innings.“It feels very satisfying. It’s great to restrict a team like them to 155 runs on a wicket like this,” Gill, who scored 43 runs off just 18 balls, said after the win. “I was a bit lucky on the first ball and then I thought today was my day. I was in my position and confident about bowling.”After initial relief, Gill created the atmosphereThat “lucky” moment has already arrived Bhuvneshwar Kumar When an inside edge went for four, but Gill countered it in style. He changed gears quickly and put RCB under pressure by adopting an aggressive approach in the powerplay.Reflecting on his mindset during the chase, he said, “The energy was very high after the second over. I just felt like I was in the zone.”Gill’s aggressive intent, combined with pace contributions jos buttler and late abstinence Rahul TewatiaThis ensured that GT remained ahead despite a slight middle-order wobble.“Tewatia is a very important player for us. That was one of the conversations we had in the timeout. He made some good runs and everybody got hits in the middle,” Gill said.Patidar acknowledges Gill’s influenceOn the other hand, RCB captain Rajat Patidar admitted that Gill’s powerplay attack proved to be decisive.“Obviously, the score was not good enough on this track,” admitted Patidar. “But the way Shubman played, especially in the powerplay, he put us under pressure and took the game away.”Despite scoring just 155 runs, RCB managed to stretch the contest much longer than expected, which Patidar considered a positive.He said, “I think the way we bowled and extended it to 15-16 overs is a positive sign. There was good grass there which helped the fast bowlers.Lessons for RCB from GT’s move forwardPatidar also pointed to key areas for improvement. He said, “We gave away a lot of wickets in the middle and due to this we were on the back foot.”Earlier, GT bowlers had laid the foundation by bowling out RCB for 155 runs with disciplined bowling coupled with fast fielding.However, in the end, the night belonged to Gill – a mixture of luck, timing and possession. As he himself said, once that initial moment suited him, everything else just followed.