New Delhi. In the 17th match of the Indian Premier League, a very exciting match was seen against Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. Gujarat Titans, who came to bat first after losing the toss, managed to score 199 runs on the strength of captain Shubman Gill’s fifty. While chasing the target, Punjab team’s big batsmen failed and Shashank Singh played a brilliant innings.
Shashank’s strong innings failed
Big names of Punjab Kings failed to score runs in this match but Shashank Singh continued the struggle alone. Kept one end amid continuously falling wickets and scored a brilliant half-century. By staying till the end, this player kept Punjab’s hopes alive in the match.
Punjab team stuck in bowling
Experienced Umesh Yadav gave the first blow to the Punjab team, which was chasing the target of 200 runs against Gujarat Titans. Captain Shikhar Dhawan was clean bowled on the very second ball. He packed up after scoring just 1 run. Spinner Noor Ahmed gave big shocks to the team. First he trapped Jonny Bairstow and then Prabhasimran.
Shubman Gill’s captaincy innings
The captain of Gujarat Titans failed to win the toss against Punjab Kings and had to bat first. Shubman Gill, who lost wickets after a good start in the first three matches, showed his strength in this match. Facing 48 balls, this opener scored an inning of 89 runs hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. This innings was very important for the team because he single-handedly held one end and returned unbeaten.
Gujarat’s stormy batting in the last 5 overs.
After the initial setback against Punjab Kings, the pace of Gujarat’s runs had slowed down a bit. Captain Shubhman Gill held one end and batted fast in the end to take the score to 199 runs. The score was runs till 15 overs while along with Rahul Tewatia he added 65 runs in the next 5 overs. Tewatia scored 23 runs on 8 balls.
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Tags: IPL 2024
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 4, 2024, 23:14 IST