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Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 11 runs on the basis of excellent batting and bowling in the death overs. Punjab, who came out with the new captain Shreyas Iyer in the IPL, scored 243 runs losing 5 wickets. In response, Gujarat also scored 232 runs, but this score was not enough to win.
Gujarat chose bowling on Tuesday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shreyas scored 97 runs from Punjab, with him Shashank Singh scored 44 and Priyansh Arya scored 47 runs. Sai Kishore took 3 wickets from Gujarat. Sai Sudarshan scored 74, Jose Butler 54, Sherfan Rutherford 46 and captain Shubman Gill scored 33 runs.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. Player of the Match
After losing the toss, Punjab Kings lost the first wicket in the fourth over. Captain Shreyas came here to bat. He hit the first ball. He kept the scoring rate fast. Shreyas scored 97 runs with 9 sixes and 5 fours. His innings helped the team to reach a big score.
2. Hero of victory
- Vijayakumar Person: Gujarat needed 76 runs in the last 6 overs. Here, the personnel came to bowling by becoming an impact player. He spent just 10 runs in the 15th and 17th over and increased the pressure on Gujarat.
- Priyansh Arya: Priyansh, who came out to debut IPL, gave Punjab a fast start. He scored 47 runs off just 23 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes.
- Shashank Singh: Shashank, who came out to bat on number-6, scored an innings of 44 runs off just 16 balls. He scored 22 runs with 5 fours in the last over and took the team to 243.
3. Fighter of the Match
Left arm spinner Sai Kishore from Gujarat was seen showing the fight. Punjab scored at a run rate of 12.50, but Sai spent only from the economy of 7.50. Not only this, he also took 3 important wickets. However, he did not get any support at the other end.
4. Turning point
After 12 overs, Punjab scored 108 runs. The team scored 135 runs in the last 8 overs. Captains Shreyas and Shashank batting fast and brought the team to 243. In bowling too, Punjab took out the match in the death overs itself. The last 6 overs were to save 76 runs. Here the pacers focused on wide yorkers continuously and allowed only 64 runs.
5. Match report
Punjab makes its second highest score Punjab made a slow start in the first 3 overs. When Shreyas came to batting, the scoring rate increased, Priyansh and Shashank also brought the team to 243. This is the team’s best and overall second highest score in the first innings.
Home team lags behind in death overs In the big chase, Gujarat maintained a run rate of 10 by 11 overs and brought the score to 104. After this, the team showed fast and scored 64 runs in the next 3 overs. However, the team shattered in the death overs and could not score 76 runs in the last 6 overs. Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets from Punjab. Read match updates …
