Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets against Punjab Kings. Hardik Sena, who entered the ring with a target of 154 runs, achieved the target in 19.5 overs. Opener Shubman played a vital role in the team’s win with a brilliant half-century.
Opening the batting with a target of 154 runs, the openers gave an excellent start to the Gujarat Titans. Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill added 48 runs for the first wicket. But Saha, who scored 30 runs, was added to the pavilion by Rabada. Sai Sudarshan, who came after that, was dismissed after scoring 19 runs. Captain Hardik Pandya left after 8 runs. With this, Gujarat lost 3 wickets for 106 runs.
Shubman who erupted…
During this time Shubman Gill supported the team. Along with David Miller, he led the team to victory. In this sequence, he scored 67 runs in 48 balls with 7 fours and a six. Then Miller assisted him with 15 runs off 11 balls with 1 four. Arsh Deep Singh, Rabada, Harpreet Brar and Sam Curran took wickets among the Punjab bowlers.
Earlier, Punjab Kings, who lost the toss and batted, made 153 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Punjab Kings, who started batting, suffered a setback early on. The first wicket was lost before Khato opened. Prabh Simran Singh is ducked by Shami. After that, captain Dhawan (8) turned back as the second wicket. Matt Short (36) and Banuka Rajapaksa (20) who came to the crease at this time supported the team. Matt Short, the key man, hit 6 fours and 1 six off 24 balls. But Matt Short (36) was added to Rashid Khan’s pavilion. As a result, Punjab lost 3 wickets for 55 runs.
Jitesh Sharma’s fight..
Jitesh Sharma, who joined Rajapaksa, swung the bat. Both of them added 36 runs for the fourth wicket. But Jitesh Sharma who scored 25 runs was dismissed by Mohit Sharma bowling. Sam Curran (22) and Shahrukh Khan (22) who came next scored runs and Punjab got a moderate score. Among the Gujarat bowlers, Mohit Sharma took 2 wickets. Shami, Joshua Little, Alzari Joseph and Rashid Khan took a wicket each.