Indian Premier League (IPL) defending champions Gujarat Titans. They started the 16th season with a win. The team’s Kiwi batsman Kane Williamson got injured in that match against Chennai Super Kings. He was knocked out of the tournament due to a back injury. On Friday (March 31) against Chennai, Williamson made a leaping effort to save six. Although he managed to save six, he injured his knee when he fell to the ground.

Instantly, the expression of pain became evident on his face. Both physios rushed to the field for treatment. Nursing begins. But he was not in a condition to play. As a result, Sai Sudarshan came to bat for Gujarat as an impact player instead of Williamson. Gujarat announced on Sunday that Williamson will not be able to play for the rest of the tournament. Apart from this, the club management also expressed disappointment with this bad news. In a statement, Titans director Vikram Solanki said, ‘Losing Williamson so early in the tournament is a huge loss for us. I wish him a speedy recovery. Hope to be able to return to the game soon. Williamson could not even bat in that match against Chennai. Whereas Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai scored 178 runs after losing 7 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. In reply, Gujarat scored 182 runs, losing 5 wickets with 4 balls in hand. Gujarat wins by 5 wickets.