Gujarat Titans bowler Sai Kishore celebrates after taking a wicket through the Indian Premier League 2024 match towards Punjab Kings in Mullanpur on April 21, 2024.
| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
In the battle of shaky high orders, Rahul Tewatia’s rearguard motion took Gujarat Titans over the road by three wickets towards Punjab Kings on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium right here on Sunday.
Though a 143-run goal was simply what the under-fire Titans batting line-up would have wished for, poor shot choice helped Punjab claw again and provides the Shubman Gill-led facet a scare.
At the 16-over mark, the customer nonetheless wanted 38 runs to win with the final recognised batting pair, Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan, on the crease. The former survived a detailed lbw shout within the following over, trying a dangerous reverse-sweep off Harpreet Brar.
He backed himself and reprised the shot two deliveries later, fetching a boundary on this event. That opened the floodgates as 27 runs got here off the subsequent 9 balls, with Kagiso Rabada’s over, 18th of the innings, going for 20 runs.
Though Harshal Patel gave the group some cheer with two wickets within the nineteenth over with a yorker and a full toss, it wasn’t sufficient for Punjab to keep away from its fourth consecutive defeat at house.
Earlier, it was a well-known script for Punjab as Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma stood on the burning deck, with their group floundering at 86 for 5.
Unfortunately for the host, there was no redemption this time as each batters have been again within the dugout in a span of three overs, deceived in flight by left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore.
With the innings tottering at 99 for seven, it fell upon Impact Player Harpreet Singh Bhatia and No. 9 Harpreet Brar to pull the host to 142.
After electing to bat, Punjab’s high order flattered to deceive as Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh placed on the group’s second 50-run opening partnership of the season however have been quickly watching the proceedings from the sidelines.
Prabhsimran, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma succumbed to a rush of blood to the top, leaving their facet in early hassle.
Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad and Rashid Khan picked seven wickets between them, transcending seamer-friendly situations and bamboozling the host in its den.
Scoreboard
PUNJAB KINGS: Sam Curran lbw b Rashid 20 (19b, 2×4), Prabhsimran Singh c Saha b Mohit 35 (21b, 3×4, 3×6), Rilee Rossouw lbw b Noor 9 (7b, 2×4), Jitesh Sharma b Sai Kishore 13 (12b, 1×6), Liam Livingstone c Tewatia b Noor 6 (9b, 1×4), Shashank Singh c & b Sai Kishore 8 (12b), Ashutosh Sharma c Mohit b Sai Kishore 3 (8b), Harpreet Bhatia (Impact Player rather than Prabhsimran) run out 14 (19b), Harpreet Brar c Shahrukh b Sai Kishore 29 (12b, 4×4, 1×6), Harshal Patel c Shahrukh b Mohit 0 (1b), Kagiso Rabada (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb-1, nb-1, w-2): 4; Total (in 20 overs): 142.
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-52 (Prabhsimran, 5.3 overs), 2-63 (Rossouw, 6.6), 3-67 (Curran, 7.5), 4-78 (Livingstone, 10.2), 5-86 (Jitesh, 11.4), 6-92 (Ashutosh, 13.5), 7-99 (Shashank, 15.2), 8-139 (Harpreet Brar, 18.6), 9-140 (Harshal, 19.2).
GUJARAT TITANS BOWLING: Omarzai 2-0-13-0, Warrier 1-0-21-0, Mohit 4-0-32-2, Rashid 4-0-15-1, Noor 4-0-20-2, Sai Kishore 4-0-33-4, Shahrukh 1-0-7-0.
Source: www.thehindu.com
