2024-04-22 19:34:38
Punjab Kings chased down a target of 143 runs in front of Gujarat Titans. At that time, everyone assumed that the loss of Punjab was very certain. Because 200 runs are often scored in this season of IPL. But Punjab did not give up so easily. Struggle is suffocation. The hero is Rahul Tewatia. Gujarat won the match by 3 wickets based on his great innings.
On Sunday (April 21), Punjab won the toss at the Maharaja Jadwinder Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab and scored 142 runs in the allotted 20 overs after winning the toss and batting first. Gujarat won with 5 balls and 9 wickets in response to Tewatia’s heroics.
Sam Karan and Prabhasimran Singh, the two openers of Punjab brought a good collection to the team when they came to bat. Punjab Kings took half century before the power play. Pravsimran scored 35 runs off 21 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes to break the pair. Riley Russo came and couldn’t last.
The Punjab batsmen basically lost to the two Afghani leg spinners of Gujarat. Rashid Khan struck to dismiss Noor Ahmed Russo. Sam Curran lbw by Rashid. After that, Punjab was suppressed by Gujarat. Liam Livingstone could not increase the innings. Noor’s second victim was 6 runs off 9 balls.
At one stage, Punjab lost 7 wickets for 99 runs. From there, Harpreet Singh and Harpreet Brar added 39 runs for the eighth wicket. Punjab Kings get the capital to fight in the pair of two Harpreet. Brar played an effective innings of 29 runs off 12 balls with 4 fours and 1 six. Harpreet Singh scored 14 runs.
The two openers of Gujarat Titans, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill, got off to a good start in response. Wriddhiman was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh after the team scored 25 runs. After that, Shubman went ahead with Sai Sudarshan. The pair broke when Gill was dismissed for 35 off 29 balls. David Miller also departed quickly.
Sudarshan got out after the team scored 97 runs. Then Tewatia came to the crease. Nemey opened the account of runs by hitting four. Punjab Kings needed 38 runs in the last four overs. Tewatia and Shah Rukh Khan together brought the match within reach. Tewatia hit two boundaries in the 17th over. 20 runs in the 18th over made the match easy.
Arshdeep Singh created some excitement by hitting a couple of hits in the 19th over. But Tewatia hit a boundary on the first ball of the last over to ensure the team’s victory. Until the end, this batsman remained unbeaten with 36 runs off 18 balls with 7 fours.