They easily defeated PBKS despite their loss to KKR in their previous match.
The Gujarat Titans (GT)’s match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) was an intriguing proposition due to the way the Gujarat Titans (GT) were battered in their previous match when Rinku Singh stole the show and gave the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) a stunning victory.
Would the defending champions come back strong, or would they demonstrate that the outcome of the previous game had shaken their faith?
However, based on their performance on Thursday night, GT fans can rest easy. After the disappointing loss, Hardik Pandya’s team returned to form with an impressive six-wicket victory over PBKS, who failed to take advantage of their home advantage.
Bravo to GT captain Pandya for effectively employing his five bowlers. His words during the throw showed that they had taken the loss in the right soul, “It was one out of many games.
We can take that sort of game happily, it is completely fine. The last time we played, we played great cricket (referring to our loss to KKR).
These things occur. We could have done a few things better, but we won’t go back to those with fresh games.
The GT bowlers struck to their work and confined PBKS to 153/8. With Yash Dayal (who had been in a bad way against KKR) not in the playing XI at Mohali, GT’s pacers Mohammed Shami, and Josh had Pretty much nothing,
Mohit SharmaAlzarri Joseph also bowled with a precise line and length, preventing the PBKS batters from releasing their arms.
After the KKR game’s mishap, head coach and pace bowling coach Ashish Nehra must have been smiling due to the bowling performance.
While GT bowlers bowled 56 dab balls to show their class and command over the game, leg-spinner Rashid Khan moved his arm to bowl the most extreme 13 dab balls out of the absolute 56 to have an effect.
Sharma was the most economical when he returned to IPL and made his GT debut. He went 2 for 18 in four innings and hit PBKS in the middle innings.
Pursuing 153, GT showed goal and polished off the things in 19.5 overs, with David Mill operator (17) and Rahul Tewatia (5) at the wrinkle.
Shubman Gill was GT’s star player, scoring 67 runs off 49 balls to lead the team. In the match’s final over, Sam Curran bowled him cleanly. Tewatia finished the game with a four, despite needing seven off the final over.
Wriddhiman Saha (30) was replaced by Kagiso Rabada in place of Nathan Ellis, and Sai Sudharshan (19) and Hardik Pandya (8) were replaced by Arshdeep Singh and Harpreet Brar, respectively.
As their bowlers bowled tightly in the final overs, 20 more runs from PBKS would have nicely set up the match.
PBKS, who batted first and had defeated KKR by seven runs in their previous home game using the DLS method, lacked the urgency to score quickly.
It became difficult for PBKS batters to get going once captain and hero for the home team in the previous matches, Shikhar Dhawan, returned to the dugout.
Shami eliminated Prabhsimran Singh for a duck off the second wad of the first finished and Ireland import Little sacked the award wicket of Dhawan (8) inside the powerplay to give GT an edge.
Jitesh Sharma contributed 25 off 23 balls, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who was rather sluggish, scored 20 off 26 balls. Sam Curran’s 22 runs-off 22 were the most expensive purchase in the IPL’s history.
The Kings crossed the 150-run mark thanks to a 9-ball 22 from Shahrukh Khan and a 24-ball 36 from BBL star Mathew Short.
PBKS would like to include Liam Livingstone in their starting lineup when they play Lucknow SuperGiants in their next match. While GT is resuming its winning ways.
They are aware that its strategy is effective. They never doubted it, of course.