Gujarat Titans climbed to the highest of the IPL 2023 factors desk after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets at Eden Gardens. The victory was led by a blazing knock of 51 runs off 24 balls by Vijay Shankar, who stepped up on the proper time to ace the chase for his group. Gujarat Titans have been struggling at 98/3 in 12 overs, with a goal of 180 wanting far-fetched. However, Shankar and David Miller shared a decisive match-winning partnership of 87 runs in simply 6.3 overs, with Miller remaining unbeaten on 32.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Shankar’s knock –
3D participant Vijay Shankar #KKRvsGT pic.twitter.com/ullPPgYf1Y
— ____ (@tiredcskfan) April 29, 2023
VIJAY SHANKAR, THE HERO OF GUJARAT.
TOP OF THE POINTS TABLE – TAKE A BOW, GT. pic.twitter.com/vFAkXshlq0
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 29, 2023
All you want is a administration who trusts you, provides you a correct position readability with ofcourse your personal self-belief to style such success.
Vijay Shankar has rediscovered himself, and thus far he is been excellent as a finisher for Gujarat Titans. pic.twitter.com/HCrwWvVfAK
— Rahul Sharma (@CricFnatic) April 29, 2023
Hardik Pandya says that humbleness and dealing with difficulties with confidence is the important thing to Gujarat Titans’ success this season. Lauds Vijay Shankar for his efforts. Hardik Pandya, the skipper is another man. ____ #KKRvsGT #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/AmV7R40b9G
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) April 29, 2023
Vijay Shankar in his final 12 balls: 43 runs. Five 6s and two 4s. __ _ #IPL2023 #KKRsvGT pic.twitter.com/T8Yfiugk2Q
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) April 29, 2023
Vijay Shankar goes 6__6__ _
The fifty partnership is up for the 4th wicket as #GT now want simply 25 off 21!
Follow the match __ https://t.co/SZJorCvgb8 #TATAIPL | #KKRvGT pic.twitter.com/TIiNSTvyC3
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 29, 2023
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Vijay Shankar x David Miller _ pic.twitter.com/BH7of4D5rC
— The Cricket Wire (@TheCricketWire) April 29, 2023
Even Vijay shankar hitting Boundaries in demise overs then there’s shameless decrease center order of RCB___#IPL2023 #GTvKKR pic.twitter.com/2vWNGJpRif
— Mayur (@133_AT_Hobart) April 29, 2023
With the required run-rate hovering round 12, Miller began the onslaught by hitting Varun Chakaravarthy by means of additional cowl for 4 and smacking Suyash Sharma for 2 clear sixes over long-off and long-on. Shankar then lower Suyash by means of level, and the duo added 18 runs within the fifteenth over. Shankar hit three unbelievable sixes off Chakaravarthy within the seventeenth over and introduced up his fifty in 24 balls with a strong six swept over the deep backward sq. leg. A large helped Gujarat Titans full the chase with 13 balls to spare.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Shubman Gill was timing the ball exquisitely, dealing in fours that stored the gang quiet. However, after Wriddhiman Saha’s dismissal, Gill’s efficiency dwindled, toe-ending a loft to long-on off Sunil Narine. Though Hardik Pandya thumped Suyash down the bottom for 4 and launched Narine over deep mid-wicket for six, Harshit Rana’s inward motion trapped Hardik lbw, and Gill toe-ended a loft to long-on off Narine. Shankar and Miller opened up on the proper time to ace one other chase for Gujarat.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 179/7 in 20 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 81, Andre Russell 34; Mohammed Shami 3-33, Noor Ahmad 2-21) misplaced to Gujarat Titans 180/3 in 17.5 overs (Vijay Shankar 51 not out, Shubman Gill 49; Sunil Narine 1-24, Harshit Rana 1-25) by 7 wickets
