On Sunday,Sai Kishore’performance at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in this city, the Gujarat Titans defeated the Punjab Kings by three wickets thanks to Rahul Tewatia’s rearguard performance. This victory came amid a duel between top orders struggling to settle in.
Poor shot selection allowed Punjab to come back and give the team headed by Shubman Gill a worry, even though a goal of 143 runs was precisely what the Titan’s batting line-up, which was under intense criticism, would have longed for after receiving criticism.
Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan, the last recognized batting partnership, were at the crease as the visitor reached the 16-over mark. The visitor still needed 38 runs to win the match. Within the subsequent over, the former survived a near-lbw shout while attempting a dangerous reverse sweep off Harpreet Brar. Her attempt was unsuccessful.
The shot was repeated two deliveries later, and he successfully hit a boundary this time. He backed himself up and repeated the shot. Kagiso Rabada’s over, the 18th of the innings, went for 20 runs, which opened the floodgates for the subsequent nine balls, resulting in 27 runs being scored off of them.
Even though Harshal Patel gave the spectators some reason to rejoice by taking two wickets in the 19th over with a yorker and a full toss, Punjab could not avoid suffering its fourth consecutive loss at home.
It was a storyline that Punjab had seen before, with Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma standing at the scorching deck and their team struggling to make ends meet at 86 for five.
As a result of the left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore’s deception in flight, both batters were sent back to the dugout within three overs, which was unfortunate for the home team because it meant there was no chance for redemption this time.
At a point in the innings when the score was 99 for seven, it was up to Impact Player Harpreet Singh Bhatia and No. 9 Harpreet Brar to get the host team’s score up to 142.
Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh put on the team’s second 50-run opening partnership of the season after Punjab decided to bat. However, they were soon forced to watch the proceedings from the sidelines. Punjab’s top order was a complete and utter disappointment.
As a result of a surge of blood to the head, Prabhsimran, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, and Jitesh Sharma all passed away, putting their team in a precarious position.
At the same time, Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, and Rashid Khan took seven wickets between them despite the conditions being favorable for seamers. They managed to confuse the host in its own home.
The 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 in place of 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.
The following is the 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), and 9-140 (Harshal, 19.2).
Omarzai scored 2-0-13-0, Warrier scored 1-0-21-0, Mohit scored 4-0-32-2, Rashid scored 4-0-15-1, Noor scored 4-0-20-2, Sai Kishore scored 4-0-33-4, and Shahrukh scored 1-0-7-0 for the Gujarat Titans bowling team.
