PBKS vs GT: Gujarat Titans have defeated Punjab Kings by 3 wickets. Playing first, Punjab Kings had scored 142 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. At the same time, when Gujarat came out to chase the target, the batsmen also realized that it was not easy to score runs on the pitch. The start was very slow and bad for Gujarat as Wriddhiman Saha returned to the pavilion after scoring only 13 runs. There was a partnership of 41 runs between Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan, but the team’s run rate was very slow. In the 10th over, Shubhman Gill was out after scoring 35 runs in 29 balls, but after the end of ten overs, the team’s score was only 68 runs. In the middle overs, Liam Livingstone proved to be very important for Punjab Kings, who dismissed Shubman Gill and dashing batsman David Miller at the score of 4 runs in his consecutive overs.
Till the 14th over, Gujarat team was playing with 91 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. The match was going to change in the next 2 overs. First Sai Sudarshan was clean bowled by Sam Curran, who scored 31 runs in 34 balls. Azmatullah Umarzai also lost his wicket in the very next over. He scored 13 runs in 10 balls. The match had reached such a stage that Gujarat needed 25 runs in the last 3 overs, but given the condition of the pitch, it was not easy to score them. Meanwhile, Kagiso Rabada gave away 20 runs in the 18th over of the innings and from here the match became one-sided. Gujarat needed only 5 runs in the last 12 balls to win. Harshal Patel took 2 wickets in the 19th over, but GT had to score only 1 run in the last 6 balls. Rahul Tewatia hit the winning shot by hitting a four on the first ball of the last over and with this Gujarat won the match by 3 wickets.
Rahul Tewatia proved to be a game changer
Gujarat Titans team was in trouble, so Rahul Tewatia came to bat at number six. He batted patiently at first and changed the course of the match by scoring 20 runs including 3 fours and 1 six in the 18th over of the innings. Tewatia ensured Gujarat Titans’ 3-wicket victory by playing a stormy innings of 36 runs in 18 balls in difficult conditions.
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