Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans HighlightsIPL 2022 PBKS vs GT Highlights: Rahul Tewatia hit two sixes off the last two balls after Shubman Gill struck his highest IPL score as Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets on Friday. Sent in to bat, Liam Livingstone scored 64 off 27 balls, laced with seven boundaries and four sixes to help Punjab Kings reach 189 for 9. In reply, Gill smashed 96 off 59 balls. He shared a 101-run partnership with debutant Sai Sudarsan (35) before Rahul Tewatia (13 off 3) finished off the match with two consecutive sixes. For the Titans, star spinner Rashid Khan (3/22) snared three wickets, while medium pacer Darshan Nalkande (2/37), who is making his IPL debut, accounted for two Punjab batters.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings 189 for 9 in 20 overs (Liam Livingstone 64, Shikhar Dhawan 35; Rashid Khan 3/22) Gujarat Titans 190 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 96, Sai Sudarsan 35; Kagiso Rabada 2/35).
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Punjab Kings
189/9 (20.0)Gujarat Titans
190/4 (20.0)Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
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Hardik Pandya was upset and very disappointed at his partner David Miller. This is what happenned. With 18 runs needed from 6 balls, Miller had a swing and a miss. Even as the ball was collected by the 'keeper, Pandya ran across and was easily run out. Pandya swung around and gestured to Miller that he should have stayed in the striker's end till the throw had come. Even if he had hit the stumps, they could have taken the run. And if Bairstow had adjusted and thrown it at the non-striker's end for a run out,Pandya would have been still on strike. Never mind Pandya, for Rahul Tewatia did what he does for living. Two balls, two sixes. Boooom..
Odean Smith in to bowl the last over. Gujarat need 18 from 6 balls now!!! Miller tries a run and he is run out!!! Brilliant from Bairstow. Bulls eye!!! Rahul Tewatia in to bat and he has just 5 balls. Well bowled by Smith. Straight to the man near the boundary. The next is a slower ball and is duly punished for a four!!! 13 from 3 balls now. Two sixes can change everything. 1 run now. 2 sixes to end the game now. Tewatiaaaaa!!!! That's a huge sixxxxxx!!!! Oh my god!!! Amazing. Just amazing!!! One six wins it all. Can he do it? YESSSSS!!! What a turnaround!!!! Another 6!!! Gujarat win from impossible circumstances!!!
At the end of the over, he collected a throw and flung down the ball down rather gently but the disgust was evident. Rahul Chahar was miffed. He could have taken out two wickets in that 17th over but was let down by his team-mates. He was defending 50 from 24 balls at the start and almost immediately could have had Shubman Gill but the wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow failed to collect it cleanly. Seeing Gill charge out, Chahar slipped it wide down the leg side but Bairstow wasn’t as quick as Chahar’s thinking. Then after bleeding two fours to Hardik Pandya, he got one to skid on quick from back of length and Pandya fell into the trap, going for a pull. But Kagiso Rabada ran in all the way from deep square-leg, got there in time but suddenly paused. But the ball dipped rapidly and a short distance from him and he had to lunge out in the end but couldn’t hold on. It could have been the match-winning over but it wasn’t to be for Chahar and the game hurtled on.
-Sriram Veera
19th over now. Gujarat need 32 runs from 2 overs. Rabada to bowl and a no ball to start. Oh dear!!! Not the start Punjab wanted. Just 1 off the free hit. Now then!!! That's two back to back fours by Pandya. The pressure is relieved for a bit. And gone!!!! Shubman Gill tries to hit one and perishes!! Mayank takes the catch. Gill gone for 96. GT 170/3 in 18.5 overs.
Pandya this time with a boundary. Back-to-back boundaries for the skipper. He takes on Chahar and tries to put him under pressure. GT 150/2 after 16.5 overs.
That's a googly from Chahar and Sai tries to hit it out of the park. He gets caught by Mayank. Gujarat are two down now. GT 133/2 after 14.5 overs.
Rabada to Sai Sudharsan slashes it to Rabada and gets a boundary. It's a length ball and Sai capitalises it well and gets the result. GT 128/1 after 14 overs.
'Is time out like this allowed?” Jonny Bairstow said words to that effect to the umpire after Sai Sudarshan ran off the field to presumably attend nature’s call. Someone from Punjab team asked can we not take time out now? Umpire declined that too. Meanwhile, Mayank Agarwal asked his fielders to get back to their fielding position and snapped out at someone (who said something that couldn’t be deciphered on stump mic), “Hum, apna kaam karen? (Can we do our work?). Soon, Shubman Gill stabbed a ball away, bat close to the pad, and the bowler and the keeper Bairstow wanted a referral for a lbw. Mayank stormed in, “Are you sure?” Bairstow said he wasn’t and Mayank shook his head and hands and went back. Good he did, as the ball went off the bat.
Sriram Veera
This is the placement of the highest order by Gill. He hits it through the covers against Vaibhav Arora. Gill is racing towards his century now. GT 119/1 after 13 overs.
Gill gets one through deep extra cover now against Rahul Chahar. Gill is proving his worth as he waits a bit and hits it away off the back foot. GT 102/1 after 10.5 overs.
Sudharsan drives it beautifully through the covers for a boundary against Odean Smith. Nothing is working at Punjab's end now. They have to stop Sudharsan. GT 94/1 after 10 overs.
What an innings this has been for Gill. He gets his fifty with a beautiful four. That's gone through the covers. Punjab really need to take his wicket if they want to get back in this game.
Odean's short delivery and Gill finds a way and gets a six. This is some serious hitting by Gill. He is looking good and will be looking to finish the game as soon as possible. GT 76/1 after 8 overs.
Sai Sudharsan shows no respect to Rahul Chahar as he slogs and fetches a six. What a talent he is. Smart cricket by Sudharsan. GT 59/1 after 6.1 overs.
Sai Sudharsan gets his first boundary. He pulls it towards the fine leg against Rabada and gets a boundary. Mayank Agarwal in pressure now. A review for LBW now and that was wasted. It stays not out. 8 off the last over of powerplay. GT 53/1 after 6 overs.
Vaibhav Arora to Shubman Gill again hits a beautiful drive through the covers and gets a boundary against Vaibhav Arora. Gujarat are going strong now. GT 45/1 after 5 overs.
It's a cracking delivery from Rabada as he picks the wicket of Wade. That's a good comeback from Punjab speedsters. Wade looks to drive the ball but get caught by Bairstow. GT 32/1 after 3.3 overs.
Wade fetches a boundary this time against Vaibhav Arora. Wade slashes away hard just behind point and gets four runs. Poor bowling from Punjab seamers. GT 31/0 after 3 overs.
Shubman Gill smashes three boundaries in this over also. It's a short delivery from Arshdeep Singh and Shubman Gill capitalises and gets a boundary. GT 24/0 after 2 overs.
Shubman Gill hits two consecutive boundaries against Vaibhav Arora. That's a good start for Gujarat Titans. Gill in terrific form. GT 10/0 after 1 over.
Hardik Pandya in to bowl the last over and it's a huge six!!! Chahar has hit this one cleanly!! 2 runs in the next two balls. That's a four in the fourth ball as Chahar takes charge again. Review for LBW but there was a inside edge. 3 runs to end the innings. PBKS 189/9 after 20 overs.
Shami cleaned up Vaibhav Arora in the last over!! Ferguson to bowl to Chahar in the 19th. A four in this over!! And a four to end!!! PBKS 173/9 after 19 overs.
Tewatia-ed is a verb that entered the IPL lexicon after Rahul Tewatia’s assault on Sheldon Cottrell in the 2020 edition. The Jamaican was smashed for 30 runs in an over to pull off a miraculous heist. But on Friday, against the same opponents Tewatia had launched that assault, he was Tewatia-ed by Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma. His benign leg-breaks, sans break or fizz, kick or kink, were duly taken to the cleaners. The Englishman screamed the first ball, an inviting short ball, through cover. The second ball was even shorter, but the batter’s eyes lit up so brightly that he ended up dragging it for a single. Enter Sharma with an infectious spunk. Tewatia served up the equivalent of a welcome sherbet, and Sharma gulped it over midwicket. The next ball traced the same arc. By this time, Tewatia’s bowling was akin to a buffet for batsmen. Sharma, in his over-enthusiasm, almost holed out at long-off, only for the catch to burst through Abhinav Manohar’s palms. Back-on-strike Livingstone spilled no time in tucking the last ball for another six. Thus ended the 24-runs over, but it could have cost Tewatia more runs. Talk of sport being a leveller—Tewatia being Tewatia-ed.
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Ferguson to bowl the 17th over and what do you know!!! That's another wicket gone!!! This time a run out!! Horrible phase of the game for Punjab as Rabada departs. There was never a second run there!! PBKS 156/8 after 16.2 overs.
Is that an LBW?? Yes. The on-field umpire has raised his finger. Punjab reviews. That's gone!!! UltraEdge shows no bat involved. What an over by Rashid!!! PBKS 155/7 after 16 overs.
Rashid Khan to bowl the 16th over and he strikes!!! Tries to hit another one and that's down Miller's throat. Punjab will not like that!!! It's Rashid again who provides the breakthrough!!! PBKS 153/6 after 15.3 overs.
Mohammed Shami in to bowl the 15th over and Shahrukh Khan waited for it and just clears the boundary ropes for a hige SIXXX!!! What do you know!!! That's another six!!!! That's sailed over long-on!!! Livingstone finishes the over in style with a four!!! Expensive from Shami. 150 up for Punjab. PBKS 152/5 after 15 overs.
Lockie Ferguson stunned Jonny Bairstow with a pacy bouncer, inducing a weak poke to gully where Rahul Tewatia pouched a good tumbling catch. Ferguson is all about pace, his black shoes, his moustache, and jersey no. 69. For a while, he was not allowed that jersey number by New Zealand Cricket because they feared its popular double meaning. He used to wear it for his state team Auckland Aces but NZC wasn’t too keen. A spokesperson for NZC had told stuff.co.nz in 2017, “69 is the only number that can’t be used, due to its double meaning.”
But Ferguson seems to have won them over as he donned that number at last year’s T20 World Cup. Gujarat Lions certainly don’t have any issues. The reason he wears that number, though, is nothing do with any double innuendo. He says it’s for astrological reasons.
NZC posted on Instagram that “Lockie Ferguson has a new playing number (69) which is a significant number to him and his family.”
-Sriram Veera
That's another one down and Darshan has taken another wicket!!! Huge wicket of Odean Smith now in his kitty. That's also taken by Shubman Gill. How things can change in an instant in a T20 match!!!! PBKS 124/5 after 13.2 overs.
GONE!!!! Jitesh Sharma departs in the very first ball of the next over!!! First IPL wicket for Darshan Nalkande. That has to feel good for the youngster. PBKS 124/4 after 13.1 overs.
Rahul Tewatia introduced in the attack and is hit by a venomous shot by Livingstone for a four!!! Follows that up with a SIXXXX to deep mid-wicket. What do you know!!! That's another six to follow. Livingstone in ominous form!! And that's another one which he has hit in the air!!! Oh noooooo!!! That has been dropped. Another six!!! That brings up his 50!!!! PBKS 124/3 after 13 overs.
Hardik Pandya in to bowl the 12th over now and the new man Jitesh Sharma hits a four off the second ball. That's three runs off the 4th ball of the over. Wide to follow. He has to bowl that one again. 10 off the over. 100 up for Punjab. PBKS 100/3 after 12 overs.
Rashid comes in to bowl the 11th and he strikes first ball. Feather of an edge for Shikhar and wicketkeeper Wade does not make any mistake. That's the 3rd wicket down for Punjab. PBKS 86/3 after 10.1 overs.
Livingstone celebrates his not out by hitting Darshan Nalkande out of the park for another SIXXX!!! Another four to follow, this time to fine leg. An exquisite scoop by Livingstone. The last ball is also punished for a four to to deep extra cover. 50 partnership up for these two now. PBKS 86/2 after 10 overs.
Rashid in to bowl the 9th over now. Dhawan starts with a two before giving back te strike to Livingstone in the next ball. What a stunning catch!!!!! What an absolutely gamechanging catch by Hardik Pandya!!! It's been checked now though. Oh no no no. His feet has probably touched the boundary rope. That's a not out!!! And a 6 to boot!!! Very good catch, just the extra step did Hardik in. Unlucky, plain unlucky. PBKS 70/2 after 9 overs.
The 7th over bowled by Ferguson yielded only 6 runs as Punjab struggle to get off the block. Darshan Nalkande, the debutant in to bowl the 8th. Starts with a wide. Just a case of nerves probably. Livingstone does not care apparently as he hits the newcomer for a monstorous six!!! Welcome to the IPL, lad. 11 off this over. PBKS 60/2 after 8 overs as we go for timeout.
Nothing has gone right for Mayank Agarwal, the batsman, ever since he became captain this IPL. Odd shot selection and being late in execution have plagued him. The other day, he went so far across the line to a full and straight ball from Umesh Yadav that it raised eyebrows. As if he were Graeme Smith, the only batsman who used to play the shot to midwicket with a straight bat! Of course, Mayank missed and was trapped LBW. Tonight, he was late on a bouncer from Hardik Pandya, who shared the new ball. Perhaps, he was surprised that Pandya produced a bouncer at his pace, but Mayank was pretty late on the shot and, unsurprisingly, it popped up to midwicket. Former India wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia, on Gujarati commentary, didn’t slip into his popular cry of ‘aaaigaaa’ but raved about Pandya’s effectiveness as a bowler this season. “Oh ho ho! Hardik Pandya kamaaal kar?iya chey (is doing wonders)! Pace, swing, seam karvaache!”
-Sriram Veera
Livingstone had ended the last ball of the 5th over with a boundary. Rashid Khan to bowl the last over of the powerplay now. Great over. Just 5 off this one. PBKS 43/2 after 6 overs.
Lockie Ferguson in the attack now and is promptly hit for a four by Shikhar Dhawan!!! Just short of the boundary rope. One bounce and crosses the rope for a boundary. The second ball is also hit for a four, this time to deep extra cover. Just the intent that Punjab needed after that early wicket. That's gone!!!! What a catch by Rahul Tewatia to dismiss the dangerous Bairstow. it's been checked though. Looks fine though. The England batter has to walk back for just 8 runs. PBKS 34/2 after 4.5 overs.
Hardik back to bowl the fourth. Now there!! Is that a run out on Bairstow? Nope. He had his bat totally grounded. Safely in. Very quick between the wickets is Bairstow. And a four by Bairstow to end the over. PBKS 25/1 after 4 overs.
Shami in to bowl the 3rd over. Dhawan chops the first ball past the stumps for four. Another lucky hit for Punjab. The fourth ball is hit for another four by Bairstow who gets off the mark. 9 off this over. PBKS 20/1 after 3 overs.
Hardik brings himself to bowl the second over. Ufff. Unlucky!! Dhawan swipes at the delivery and it gets a big under-edge past off stump! That's another 4 to add to the total. ANNNNDDD GONE!!! Tries to hit it, gets the hook all wrong and it's comfortably taken by Rashid. PBKS 11/1 after 2 overs.
Shami in to bowl to Mayank. Right on the button, the first two balls. Back to back dots to start the over. And that's the first four of the innings by Mayank. Just lofts it over mid-on. 5 off the over. PBKS 5/0 after 1 over.
The players are walking out now. Mayank and Dhawan are at the crease. Mayank is on strike. Shami will open the attack. Here we go!!!
"It's been great so far, really enjoying it, new franchise, new group of players, it's exciting times. You want to make a good impression again. We are two from three but the brand of cricket that the guys are playing is great. It's a new journey, joining a new family, of course you want to impress, put your best foot forward and it's all about learning. Training's gone well. It's part and parcel - you go from T20 cricket, like we had for the World Cup, straight to the Ashes. This is just a role-reversal. Not sure yet (when asked if he'd keeping), I'll keep you waiting."
Matthew Hayden: We are in for another batting-frenzy. We've got a little bit of grass on this wicket which is going to very consistent. It's going to play nicely for the quicks. Lots of even pace and bounce and a very good wicket. The middle-overs could be a struggle for both teams. I think it's going to be plenty of runs.
Mayank: Would've liked to bowl first as well but it is what it is. Did well last game batting first. Guys are taking a lot of responsibility. Have a lot of leaders in our side, makes my job easier. Bairstow comes in for Rajapaksa.
Hardik: Going to bowl first because I think dew might be a factor later. We had a couple of good games where things went our side. Lot of courage shown by the boys. Two forced changes. Vijay misses out, Varun as well. Two debutants - Sai Sudarshan and Darshan.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow(w), Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Matthew Wade(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande
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