Gujarat Titans (GT) all-round performance guided them to a three-wicket victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Sunday. Chasing a mere total of 143 runs, GT openers Shubman Gill and Wridhiman Saha started off the innings positively. Saha and Gill put 25 runs to the board when the former was dismissed after scoring just 13 runs. Sai Kishore Wins Man of the Match Award in PBKS vs GT IPL 2024 Match.
After Saha's dismissal, Sai Sudarshan came out to bat along with Gill. Both batters put on a partnership of 41 runs before Gill was dismissed in the 10th over after scoring 35 runs in 29 balls with the help of five boundaries when the team score was 66.
PBKS vs GT IPL 2024 Stat Highlights
After Gill's dismissal, David Miller came out to bat in the middle along with Sudarshan. Miller was dismissed after scoring just four runs when the team score was 77 and then the side lost the wicket of Sudarshan at the score of 97 after scoring 31 runs with the help of three boundaries.
After the four wickets, Azmatullah Omarzai and Rahul Tewatia were on the crease. Omarzai was dismissed in the 16th over when the team score was 103. The Afghanistan all-rounder was able to score just 13 runs before going back.
Tewatia controlled the end end from one hand but from the other end, the wickets kept falling. In the 19th over, the GT side first lost the wicket of Shahrukh Khan (8) and then the wicket of Rashid Khan (3).
The Shubman Gill-led side chased down the target with five balls to spare and three wickets in hand. Harshal Patel (3/15) was the pick of the bowlers for PBKS.
Earlier, PBKS skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bat first.
Openers Prabhsimran and Curran started off the innings with a positive intent and went on to score 50 runs in 5.2 overs. The hosts lost the first wicket in the sixth over as Mohit Sharma dismissed Prabhsimran, who scored 35 runs in 21 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes each in his innings.
After 6 overs, the Kings were 56/1. Following the dismissal of Prabhsimran, Rilee Rossouw came to bat along with the skipper. In the seventh over, Rossouw was sent back to the dressing room after scoring just nine runs on the bowling of Noor Ahmad when the team score was 63 runs.
After Rossouw's dismissal, the side's wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma came out to bat. He along with Curran was able to put on just four runs to the total before the latter was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs. Rashid Khan took the wicket of the skipper in the eighth over when the team score was 67 runs.
Liam Livingstone came to bat next along with Jitesh. Both the batters were able to put in just 11 runs before the star England batter was dismissed on the bowling of Noor. Inside 14 runs, the Punjab franchise first lost the wicket of Jitesh when the team score was 86 and then the wicket of Ashutosh Sharma at the score of 92.
After 14 overs, the Punjab-based franchise was 93/6. After the fall of six wickets, the Punjab-based franchise brought in Harpreet Singh Bhatia as an impact substitute to bat along with Shashank Singh. In the 16th over, Shashank was sent back when the team was at 99. Sai Kishore took this wicket when the batter was at the score of 8.
Harpreet Brar came into bat next to the middle. He along with Bhatia built a partnership of 40 runs before the former was dismissed after scoring 29 runs in just 12 balls which was laced with four boundaries and a six. Bhatia was dismissed after scoring 14 runs in 19 balls. The side was bundled out for 142 on the last ball of the 20th over. PBKS vs GT Memes Go Viral After Punjab Kings Lose to Gujarat Titans by Three Wickets in IPL 2024.
Sai Kishore was the star bowler for the visitors. The GT franchise bowler snapped four wickets in his spell of four overs where he conceded 33 runs in the match. Two wickets each were grabbed by Mohit Sharma and Noor Ahmad in their respective spells. One wicket was bagged by Rashid.
Brief Score: Gujarat Titans 146/7 in 19.1 overs (Rahul Tewatia 36*, Shubman Gill 35, Harshal Patel 3/15) vs Punjab Kings 142 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35, Harpreet Brar 29, Sai Kishore 4/33).
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