The Punjab Kings avenged their heartbreaking reverse fixture loss by getting the higher of an in-form Gujarat Titans by eight wickets in Match 48 of IPL 2022 on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Could 3. Regardless of the loss, GT continues to be the table-toppers, having registered eight wins from 10 video games.
Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya gained the toss and elected to bat first. They misplaced opener Shubman Gill owing to an unlucky runout. Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha (21) obtained off to a superb begin however couldn’t convert that into an impactful knock. The Titans then misplaced their middle-order cheaply as neither one in Rashid Khan, David Miller, and Rahul Tewatia might carry out nicely. Sai Sudharsan’s unbeaten 50-ball 65 helped GT publish a good whole of 143/8.
Shikhar Dhawan shines in PBKS run chase
In reply, Jonny Bairstow was but once more dismissed cheaply, however the duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa added 87 runs for the second wicket earlier than the latter was dismissed for 28-ball 40. Dhawan was then joined by Liam Livingstone who remained unbeaten together with him and helped Punjab Kings in getting previous the road with 4 overs to spare. Livingstone’s 117 meters six is what stood out essentially the most within the contest. He was not out on a 10-ball 30 whereas Shikhar remained unbeaten on 62 runs from 53 deliveries.
Dropping skipper, Hardik Pandya mentioned:
“We weren’t even near a par rating. 170 would have been splendid, however we saved shedding wickets often and by no means got here anyplace close to it. I backed ourselves with the bat, batting first wasn’t a improper name, we would have liked to come back out of our consolation zone (which was chasing targets). We have now chased nicely on this event, if required (afterward within the event), we needed to know how you can set targets. That is a part of a studying curve, however that is all about studying to come back out of our personal consolation zone. We have been all the time speaking about getting higher even after we have been profitable, we might speak about issues that didn’t go our means (immediately) and would look to come back again higher within the coming video games. We have now one other sport in a few days, we have to regroup, profitable and shedding is part of sport.”
Profitable skipper, Mayank Agarwal mentioned:
“We want to string a number of (wins), no higher time than getting a number of wins back-to-back. We try to get the perfect out of Jonny. He’s completed nicely opening. I mentioned, ‘It’s okay, I’ll bat at 4, I’ll anchor the innings at 4’. With Livi it was clear, Shikhar to bat via and Livi might exit and play the way in which he needs to play. It was good the way in which he performed, obtained the rating shortly. Once we obtained to that place, two factors are nearly clear, if we are able to rating it as shortly as potential, we might additionally enhance the Web Run-Charge. I believed we bowled exceedingly nicely, we obtained early wickets and choked them within the center. That basically helped us to limit them to a below-par rating. The partnership between Shikhar and Bhanu was essential for us.”
Participant of the Match, Kagiso Rabada mentioned:
“Lastly we obtained the win. After being a bit inconsistent, we simply wished to string a few wins underneath our belt. We bowled nicely to limit them. Our batters did the job. As a staff, we had a superb outing. You’ll be able to’t get too grasping, it is advisable persist with your fundamentals, that’s what I attempted to do. (On Arshdeep) He’s obtained lots of nerve, he has proven that, particularly within the demise overs. He reads the sport nicely, he’s in a position to execute his talent and he’s completed it sport in sport out. He is aware of what he needs to work on, I’m not saying an excessive amount of to him. As a bowler, it’s important to bowl in all phases of the sport. It’s about determining how you can be the simplest in every stage of the sport.”
Full Listing of Awards for GT vs PBKS
Tremendous Striker of the Match – Liam Livingstone
Sport Changer of the Match – Kagiso Rabada
Most Sixes – Liam Livingstone
Energy Participant of the Match – Shikhar Dhawan
Most Priceless Asset of the Match – Shikhar Dhawan
Quickest supply of the Match – Alzarri Joseph
Most Fours – Shikhar Dhawan
