India, June 1 -- Although he was smiling, the look of disappointment was visible on Shubman Gill's face as he made his way to the podium for the post-match presentation. The Gujarat Titans captain failed miserably with the bat as his side lost by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.

Speaking in the post-match presentation, Gill was straightforward and didn't hide behind excuses. He started off by pointing out that reaching a total of 180 or 190 could have helped his bowlers defend the target. "Yes, definitely, if we would have gotten close to a 180 or 190, it would have been a good match," he said.

After Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bat, GT got off to a horrible start. Openers Sai Sudharsan (12) and Gill (10) depa...