Gujarat Titans returned to successful methods with a straightforward three-wicket win over poor Punjab Kings within the thirty seventh match of the Indian Premier League in Mullanpur on Sunday. Spinner Sai Kishore turned hero together with his maiden four-wicket haul in IPL to prohibit Punjab to 142 after which Rahul Tewatia scored a match-winning 32* off simply 17 balls to lead Gujarat to an necessary win.
A win boosted Shubman Gill-led Gujarat to sixth place within the factors desk with 4 wins in 4 video games whereas Punjab Kings proceed to wrestle in ninth place with simply two wins within the IPL 2024.
After successful the toss, Shikhar Dhawan-less Punjab elected to bat first with the identical taking part in eleven that fell 9 runs quick towards Mumbai Indians within the final recreation. Gujarat changed struggling pacer Spencer Johnson with Afghanistan tempo all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai.Â
Stand-in skipper Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh gave Punjab a robust begin by including 52 runs for the primary wicket in simply 33 balls. Prabhsimran confirmed some type by smashing 35 off simply 21 balls however was not in a position to convert it into an enormous innings once more.Â
Mohit Sharma dismissed Prabhsimran within the sixth over to give Gujarat a breakthrough after which Punjab by no means recovered to make a comeback all through their innings. Spinner Harpreet Brar smashed 29 runs off simply 12 balls within the closing phases to assist Punjab put up a defendable whole of 142/10 in 20 overs. Sai Kishore picked 4 wickets for 33 whereas Noor Ahmad and Mohit Sharma bagged two every for Gujarat.
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Sam Curran (c), Prabhsimran Singh (substituted by Harpreet Bhatia), Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier (substituted by Sai Sudharsan), Mohit Sharma.
