
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match Highlights: On the basis of captain Shreyas Iyer’s stormy innings, Punjab Kings first scored 243 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, after which Vijaykumar, who was brought as an impact player, showed his impact and made pressure by throwing a dot ball at a crucial time, due to which Punjab won from 11 runs in their first match of the season. Chasing a target of 244 runs from Punjab, Sai Sudarshan (74 off 41 balls, five fours, six sixes) and Jose Butler (54 off 33 balls, four fours and two sixes) scored 232 runs for 5 wickets for Gujarat.
Punjab’s victory moments
Punjab Kings Hold their nerves in the end to clinch a splendid win against Gujarat Titans
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Toss: Gujarat chose bowling
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss against Punjab Kings and decided to bowl first. Gill said during the toss that he would remain more during the second innings, so he decided to bowl. Shreyas Iyer also admitted that he would also win the toss and decide to bowl first.
The coin fell in the side of the gill
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Shreyas Iyer’s storm at Gujarat’s home ground
Priyansh Arya, who was making IPL debut to Punjab Kings, came out to bat first after losing the toss, made an aggressive start from the initial over itself. Arya hit the deep square leg against Siraj, who came to put the first over and opened the team and his run account. In addition to this, he got a life of life off Rabada. Arshad hung his catch. Arya was playing for 6 runs then.
Punjab got the first blow on the very first ball of the third over as Prabhasimran Singh (5 runs). After this, Iyer came to the crease. Iyer sent the ball to the audience after hitting the field against the experienced fast bowler of South Africa. Both batted rapidly in the initial over, due to which Punjab Kings scored 73 runs in power play.
Announcing their Arrival in Style!
Priyansh Arya on his #Tataipl debut and shreyas iyer on his #Pbks Captaincy Debut Are Off to a Start
Pbks 73/1 after 6 overs.
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Gujarat captain Shubman Gill then handed the ball to Rashid Khan and he gave the team a second success by dismissing Arya. After this, Ajmatullah Omrajai, who came to the crease, tried to form a partnership with Shreyas Iyer. Punjab scored 104 runs losing 2 wickets in 10 overs. Iyer and Omrajai scored runs around the ground.
But after this, Sai Kishore, who came after this, dismissed Omarjai and Glenn Maxwell on the bowlers, which made Punjab score 105 for four in the 11th over.
Sai Kishore double success
Twin strikses, ft. Sai Kishore
The #GT Spinner thrills the home crowd with back-to-back wickets
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However, these wickets had no effect on Iyer’s innings. He completed a half -century in 27 balls. Stoinis became Kishore’s third victim by scoring 20 off 15 balls.
New Team, Same Consistent Shreyas Iyer
He gets to his maiden fifty in #Pbks Colors Off Just 27 Deliveries
Pbks are 139/4 after 14 overs.
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Half of Punjab’s team returned to the pavilion on a score of 162. The last 28 balls were left. Iyer and Shashank Singh then beat the Gujarat bowlers a lot and both of them rained fours and sixes. Both of them made an unbreakable partnership of 81 runs in the last 28 balls to bring the team to 240 runs.
Iyer’s stormy batting
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Enjoy Glimpses of a Shreyas Iyer Special in ahmedabad as he remained unbeated unbeated on 97*(42)
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For Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 97 runs in 42 balls with five fours and 9 sixes. While Shashank Singh scored an unbeaten 44 runs off 16 balls and two sixes. At the same time, opener Arya hit 7 fours and two sixes during his innings.
Sai Kishore was the most successful for Gujarat
Sai Kishore was the most successful bowler for Gujarat in this match. He took 3 wickets giving 30 runs in 4 overs. While Rashid Khan gave 1 wicket, giving 28 runs in 4 overs, Kagiso Rabada took 1 wicket in 4 overs and took 1 wicket. Siraj proved to be the most expensive bowler for Gujarat. He robbed 54 runs in 4 overs and he did not get any success.
Sai Kishore and Jose Butler failed to fail
Sai Sudarshan hit the first ball for Gujarat to chase a target of 244 runs from Punjab. Whereas, on the last ball of this, captain Gill came a six with the bat. But Punjab got a tremendous comeback in the third over to Punjab and gave just two runs. Punjab was able to score only 17 runs in the first three overs. But then Shubman Gill changed his gear.
On Ajmatullah Omarjai, who came to throw the fourth over of the match, Shubman Gill did not show any mercy and scored 19 runs and reduced the pressure by hitting two sixes and a four in this over. Gill’s performance remained so in the next over and he hit two sixes in Marco Jaisan’s over. Gill had made up his mind to continue this aggressive style in the powerplay, but Maxwell put a stop to his innings. In the powerplay, Gujarat scored 61 runs losing 1 wicket.
Shubman Gill Departs after a Quickfire Cameo!
Glenn Maxwell Gives #Pbks their first breakthrough #GT Are 61/1 at the end of the powerplay.
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After Gill’s dismissal, Jose Butler, who came to the crease, completely changed the attitude of the match with Sai Kishore. They shared an 84 -run partnership for the second wicket of both of them. During this, Butler scored 32 runs from 20 balls, while Sai Sudarshan scored 49 runs from 20 balls. After 12 overs, Gujarat’s score was 138/1 and it seemed that Gujarat had no problem in the run chase.
Sai Sudarshan and Jose Butler’s invasion
Hammered x 2 50
Sai Sudharsan & Jos Buttler in Full Flow as #GT Race towards a mammoth chase
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However, in the very next over, Arshdeep came and broke the partnership and got Sudarshan caught by Shashank Singh. Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for 74 runs on 41 balls with five fours and six sixes. After Sudarshan’s dismissal, Sharfen Rutherford, who came to the crease, showed an aggressive stand and he scored 17 runs in Stoinis over two sixes and a four.
Sherfane Rutherford Injects Momentum Into #GT‘s chase
With jos buttler also going strong, can gt get there?
They need 75 from 6 overs.
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But its eagle Punjab King’s impact player Vijaykumar Vaishya gave a full stand of the match. He conceded just 5 runs in his first over.
How Crucial was that 17th over from Vijaykumar Vyshak?
Jos buttler departments for 5 50
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In its next over, Marco Jaanson spent only 8 runs. After 16 overs, Gujarat’s score was 182/2 and he needed 62 runs to win the last 24 balls. Vijaykumar once again threw cheap over and spends only 5 runs in his second over. The impact of three consecutive cheap overs was seen and pressure on the Gujarat batsmen.
On the 18th over, Jose Butler wanted to make big, but he lost his wicket on the last ball of the over. Butler returned with a half -century. Rutherford played some big shots in Vijaykumar’s third over and scored 18 runs, but it was not enough and Gujarat needed 27 runs to win in the last over. But in the last over, Arshdeep first run out Rahul Tewatia and then ensured the team’s victory by dismissing Rutherford on the fourth ball.
Rutherford’s struggle till last
A Fighting Knock!
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Punjab bowlers performance
The most successful bowler for Punjab was Arshdeep Singh, who took 2 wickets giving 36 runs in 4 overs, while Marco Jansen took Butler’s wicket at the crucial time. Jansen took 1 wicket, giving 44 runs in 4 overs quota. While Maxwell took 1 wicket in 2 overs, giving 26 runs. However, Vijaykumar Vaishya proved to be very important in this match, whose two overs proved to be the turning point of the match. Vijayakumar gave just 38 runs in 3 overs. However, he did not get any wicket.
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