Zoom News : Apr 08, 2022, 10:41 PM
In the 16th match of IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets. There was a target of 190 in front of GT, which the team achieved on the last ball. Shubman Gill scored the highest 96 runs.
Earlier, batting after losing the toss, Punjab Kings scored 189 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Liam Livingstone (64) was the top scorer. At the same time, Shikhar Dhawan scored 35 runs. Rashid Khan took 3 wickets for GT.
Punjab left two chances in the 17th overPunjab Kings missed two easy wickets in the 17th over. Rahul Chahar was bowling and on the very first ball of the over, Bairstow missed the chance to stump Shubman Gill. At that time Gill was batting on 90. After this, on the fourth ball of the over, Rabada dropped a simple catch of Hardik at square leg.
Gill and Sudarshan great pairGill and IPL debutant Sai Sudarshan added 101 runs for the second wicket. This pair made the road to victory very easy for Gujarat. This partnership was broken by Rahul Chahar by dismissing Sudarshan. He was dismissed for 35 runs in 30 balls. His catch was caught by Mayank at extra cover.
Strong start for GujaratChasing the target, Gujarat scored 53 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the first 6 overs. The team hit 9 fours in the power play, the only wicket fell in the form of Matthew Wade (6). Gill and Wade added 32 runs in 20 balls for the first wicket.
Rahul Chahar saved the shamePunjab's middle order flopped badly. The team lost 6 wickets in just 38 runs. Punjab's fourth wicket fell on the score of 124 and 9th 162. But Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh added an unbeaten 27 runs in just 13 balls for the last wicket to take the team to a big score. Rahul scored 22 runs in 14 balls and Arshdeep scored 10 runs in 5 balls.
Rashid took 2 wickets in an overIn the 16th over of Punjab's innings, Rashid Khan took 2 wickets in 3 balls. He dismissed Liam Livingstone (64) on the third ball of the over and Shah Rukh Khan (15) on the fifth ball. David Miller and Shahrukh were out LBW caught by Liam at deep mid-wicket. Rashid took 3 wickets in the match.
Liam was dismissed for the second consecutive fiftyLiam Livingstone became the victim of Rashid Khan by playing a stormy innings. He scored 64 runs in 27 balls. David Miller caught Liam's catch at deep mid-wicket. This was Livingstone's second consecutive fifty this season.
Darshan missed the hat-trickGujarat's young fast bowler Darshan Nalkande, who was making his IPL debut, took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls. In the 13th over, he dismissed Jitesh Sharma (23). On the next ball, Odeon Smith also lost his wicket in the affair of hitting a big shot. Both the catches were caught by Shubman Gill at long off. However, Darshan could not complete the hat-trick. In the match, he gave 37 runs in 3 overs.
Dhawan completes 1000 foursShikhar Dhawan also completed his 1,000 fours in overall T20 cricket by hitting 3 fours in the match. Dhawan became the first Indian and the 5th player in the world to make this record. Chris Gayle (1132) holds the record for most fours in this format. At the same time, Virat Kohli (917) and Rohit Sharma (875) have scored fours.
Dhawan and Livingstone take over PunjabPunjab Kings lost the first two wickets at the score of 34 runs. After this Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone added 52 runs for the third wicket and brought the team back into the match. Moving towards half-century, Dhawan scored 35 runs in 30 balls and was dismissed by Rashid. His catch was caught by Matthew Wade behind the wicket.
Liam gets a big lifeIn the 9th over of Punjab's innings against Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone played a big shot at deep mid-wicket, but Hardik Pandya caught his brilliant catch. The on-field umpire took the help of the third umpire and it was seen in the replays that while taking the catch, Hardik's foot had touched the boundary line. Liam remained not out and he also got 6 runs. At that time he was playing on 14 runs.
Punjab lost 2 wickets in the power playIn the first 6 overs, PBKS scored 43 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Captain Mayank (5) and Jonny Bairstow, playing his first match in Punjab jersey, returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs in 8 balls. His catch was caught by Rahul Teotia at short third man. PBKS hit 8 fours in the power play.
mayank flop againBatting first after losing the toss was not good for Punjab. On the last ball of the second over, captain Mayank Agarwal scored 5 runs in 9 balls and was dismissed by Hardik Pandya. His catch was caught by Rashid Khan at short midwicket. Mayank has so far scored only 42 runs in 4 innings of this season.
Changes in Playing XIJonny Bairstow is playing his first match for PBKS. He has got a chance in the playing XI in place of Bhanuka Rajapaksa. At the same time, GT has included Darshan Nalakande and Sai Sudarshan in the playing XI in place of Vijay Shankar and Varun Aaron.
Playing XIPBKS: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Shah Rukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Odeon Smith, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora.
GT: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Darshan Nalkande, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Sai Sudarshan, Mohammed Shami.
Earlier, batting after losing the toss, Punjab Kings scored 189 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Liam Livingstone (64) was the top scorer. At the same time, Shikhar Dhawan scored 35 runs. Rashid Khan took 3 wickets for GT.
Punjab left two chances in the 17th overPunjab Kings missed two easy wickets in the 17th over. Rahul Chahar was bowling and on the very first ball of the over, Bairstow missed the chance to stump Shubman Gill. At that time Gill was batting on 90. After this, on the fourth ball of the over, Rabada dropped a simple catch of Hardik at square leg.
Gill and Sudarshan great pairGill and IPL debutant Sai Sudarshan added 101 runs for the second wicket. This pair made the road to victory very easy for Gujarat. This partnership was broken by Rahul Chahar by dismissing Sudarshan. He was dismissed for 35 runs in 30 balls. His catch was caught by Mayank at extra cover.
Strong start for GujaratChasing the target, Gujarat scored 53 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the first 6 overs. The team hit 9 fours in the power play, the only wicket fell in the form of Matthew Wade (6). Gill and Wade added 32 runs in 20 balls for the first wicket.
Rahul Chahar saved the shamePunjab's middle order flopped badly. The team lost 6 wickets in just 38 runs. Punjab's fourth wicket fell on the score of 124 and 9th 162. But Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh added an unbeaten 27 runs in just 13 balls for the last wicket to take the team to a big score. Rahul scored 22 runs in 14 balls and Arshdeep scored 10 runs in 5 balls.
Rashid took 2 wickets in an overIn the 16th over of Punjab's innings, Rashid Khan took 2 wickets in 3 balls. He dismissed Liam Livingstone (64) on the third ball of the over and Shah Rukh Khan (15) on the fifth ball. David Miller and Shahrukh were out LBW caught by Liam at deep mid-wicket. Rashid took 3 wickets in the match.
Liam was dismissed for the second consecutive fiftyLiam Livingstone became the victim of Rashid Khan by playing a stormy innings. He scored 64 runs in 27 balls. David Miller caught Liam's catch at deep mid-wicket. This was Livingstone's second consecutive fifty this season.
Darshan missed the hat-trickGujarat's young fast bowler Darshan Nalkande, who was making his IPL debut, took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls. In the 13th over, he dismissed Jitesh Sharma (23). On the next ball, Odeon Smith also lost his wicket in the affair of hitting a big shot. Both the catches were caught by Shubman Gill at long off. However, Darshan could not complete the hat-trick. In the match, he gave 37 runs in 3 overs.
Dhawan completes 1000 foursShikhar Dhawan also completed his 1,000 fours in overall T20 cricket by hitting 3 fours in the match. Dhawan became the first Indian and the 5th player in the world to make this record. Chris Gayle (1132) holds the record for most fours in this format. At the same time, Virat Kohli (917) and Rohit Sharma (875) have scored fours.
Dhawan and Livingstone take over PunjabPunjab Kings lost the first two wickets at the score of 34 runs. After this Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone added 52 runs for the third wicket and brought the team back into the match. Moving towards half-century, Dhawan scored 35 runs in 30 balls and was dismissed by Rashid. His catch was caught by Matthew Wade behind the wicket.
Liam gets a big lifeIn the 9th over of Punjab's innings against Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone played a big shot at deep mid-wicket, but Hardik Pandya caught his brilliant catch. The on-field umpire took the help of the third umpire and it was seen in the replays that while taking the catch, Hardik's foot had touched the boundary line. Liam remained not out and he also got 6 runs. At that time he was playing on 14 runs.
Punjab lost 2 wickets in the power playIn the first 6 overs, PBKS scored 43 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Captain Mayank (5) and Jonny Bairstow, playing his first match in Punjab jersey, returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs in 8 balls. His catch was caught by Rahul Teotia at short third man. PBKS hit 8 fours in the power play.
mayank flop againBatting first after losing the toss was not good for Punjab. On the last ball of the second over, captain Mayank Agarwal scored 5 runs in 9 balls and was dismissed by Hardik Pandya. His catch was caught by Rashid Khan at short midwicket. Mayank has so far scored only 42 runs in 4 innings of this season.
Changes in Playing XIJonny Bairstow is playing his first match for PBKS. He has got a chance in the playing XI in place of Bhanuka Rajapaksa. At the same time, GT has included Darshan Nalakande and Sai Sudarshan in the playing XI in place of Vijay Shankar and Varun Aaron.
Playing XIPBKS: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Shah Rukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Odeon Smith, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora.
GT: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Darshan Nalkande, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Sai Sudarshan, Mohammed Shami.