Defending champions Gujarat Titans return to winning ways in Indian Premier League with six wicket win over Punjab Kings
Posted on – Thu, 4/13/23 at 11:45pm
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Mohali: Defending champions Gujarat Titans returned to winning ways in the Indian Premier League with a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings on Thursday.
Picking the pitch, GT limited PBKS to 153 balls for eight before riding on Shubman Gill’s 49-ball 67 with a ball over target.
Earlier, Matthew Short topped the PBKS with a 24-ball 36.
In the end, Sam Curran (22) and M Shahrukh Khan (22) played some big roles to take PBKS past the 150-run mark.
For GT, rookies Mohit Sharma (2/18), Rashid Khan (1/26), Alzarri Joseph (1/32), Mohammed Shami (1/44) and Josh Little (1/31) took wickets.
Apart from Gill, Wriddhiman Saha scored 19 balls and 30 for GT.
Brief score:
Punjab Kings: 153 for 8 from 20 (Matthew Short 36; Mohit Sharma 2/18).
Gujarat Titans: 154 off 4 balls in 19.5 (Shubman Gill 67, Wriddhiman Saha 30; Harpreet Brar 1/20).
