After a heart-breaking defeat towards Kolkata Knight Riders in a last-ball end, Gujarat Titans registered a 6-wicket win over Punjab Kings on the PCA IS Bindra (*6*) Stadium on Thursday. Gujarat, who had been strengthened by the inclusion of their common captain Hardik Pandya, first saved the Punjab all the way down to 153/8 of their 20 overs earlier than chasing down the entire with within the final over.
Mohit Sharma, who was making his IPL comeback, was the decide of the bowlers for the Titans as he completed with figures of two for 18. In response, Gujarat bought off to an ideal begin with the assistance of Wriddhiman Saha (30 off 19) and (*18*) Gill (67 off 49) and whereas Saha departed after a brisk begin, Gill continued and made certain he got here again solely after the crew had crossed the end line.
This was the second time in a row that PBKS batting flopped. While final time round Shikhar Dhawan was just about the lone warrior, scoring 99, this time round when the skipper departed cheaply, the middle-order batters failed to attain at a brisk price with Bhanuka Rajapaksa scoring 20 off 26 deliveries. Matthew Short top-scored for the crew with 36 off 24 balls. In the tip, it was Shahrukh Khan’s 9-ball 22 that allowed Punjab to get previous 150 however because it turned it wasn’t sufficient on what was a great batting floor in Mohali.
In the tip although all of it grew to become a bit tensed, a bit greater than GT would have appreciated as Titans allowed the match to enter the ultimate over the place Curran bought the higher of a set Gill to set issues up for an exhilarating end. However, ultimately with 4 wanted off two balls, Rahul Tewatia scored a boundary to seal the sport for the inuguaral champions.
For Punjab, Harpreet Brar was one of the best bowler as he completed with figures of 1 for 20.
