Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets at home
By : Mahi
Gujarat registered its third win in IPL 2023. Batting first, Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings set Gujarat a target of 154 runs.
Chasing the target of 154 runs, Gujarat got off to a strong start by Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill. There was a 48-run partnership between the two.
Saha returned to the pavilion on 30 runs. After Saha's dismissal, Sai Sudarshan supported Gill, but he could score only 19 runs.
After Sudarshan, Gill, along with captain Hardik Pandya, took Gujarat's innings past 100 runs. Hardik could score only 8 runs.
Shubman Gill's bat thundered. Hero of victory Shubman Gill, who scored 67 runs in 49 balls,
and Rahul Tewatia broke Punjab's heart with a four. Chasing the target, this is Gujarat's 11th win out of 12.
In fact, after Gill was bowled in 19.2 overs, the match became very exciting. Gujarat needed 4 runs on the last 2 balls.
David Miller and Tewatia avoided being run out on the fourth ball, but Tewatia hit a four on the fifth ball to make the high-voltage match Gujarat's name.