GT vs PBKS IPL 2024 Match Highlights: Punjab Kings win by 3 wickets against Gujarat Titans

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Shashank Singh turned the table for Punjab Kings after fall of early wickets for his team. Shashank scored 61 runs at the crucial juncture of the game and with the help of Ashutosh, Shashank managed to snatch the win from the jaws of Gujarat Titans on their home turf.

Ashutosh gets out at the crucial moment when PBKS need 7 runs from 6 balls. Now the equation changes to 7 runs off 5 balls.

Shashank SIngh smokes a flat six off the last ball of Mohit Sharma. Punjab 193/6 in 19 overs.

Ashutosh joins the party as he hits a six off Mohit Sharma. PBKS need 18 more runs in 10 balls.

Shashank Singh brings up his 50 as he leads the charge for PBKS in chasing 200 against the Gujarat Titans. Punjab Kings are at 169/6 in 17.4 overs.

Umesh Yadav drops Ashutosh at the boundary off the bowling of Mohit Sharma. The match seems to be balanced at this stage and this catch may prove costly for GT.

Jitesh Sharma hits two huge sixes off the two consecutive deliveries from Rashid Khan and then gets caught on the next delivery. He was leading the chase for Punjab Kings with Shashank Singh but gets out on 15.

PBKS 131/5 after 14 overs as Shashank Singh hits a six on the last ball of the over.

Shashank Singh guides a short delivery from Mohit Sharma over the head of keeper for four runs. PBKS 119/5 in 13 overs.

Sikandar Raza goes for 15 as Mohit Sharma gets his first wicket caught behind by Saha. PBKS 111/5 in 12.2 overs.

Shashank Singh hits a superb four followed by a massive six and then a four again. PBKS 100/4 after 11 overs.

Shashank Singh hits a six straight down the ground. He survived an LBW appeal turned out by umpire then referred for DRS. A delivery later he stepped out and hit the six.

Punjab Kings' chase gets tougher as they lose fourth wicket in Sam Curran. Omarzai gets the wicket. PBKS 70/4 in 8.4 overs.

Noor Ahmed gets a big wicket in Prabhsimran who departs for 35, caught by Mohit Sharma. Punjab Kings chase gets even tougher as their set batsman gets out. PBKS chasing 200 runs against Gujarat Titans.

Punjab Kings lose both their openers and have scored 54/2 in 6 overs as they chase 200 against the Gujarat Titans.

Noor Ahmed sends Bairstow to pavilion at 22. Punjab Kings 48/2 as they chase 200 against the Gujarat Titans.

At the end of 4 overs Punjab Kings have scored 39/1 as they chase 200 against Gujarat Titans.

Punjab Kings have scored 27 runs for 1 wicket after 3 overs as Shikhar Dhawan falls early. PBKS are chasing 200 runs against GT.

Shikhar Dhawan played-on a delivery from Umesh Yadav and departs on 1 run as PBKS chase 200 against Gujarat Titans. PBKS are 13/1 in 1.1 overs.

Jonny Bairstow hits three fours in the first over as they chase 200 runs against Gujarat Titans. Punjab Kings 13/0.

Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow are in the middle to open the innings. Omarzai takes the ball for Titans.

With Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill scoring yet another half century and remained not-out at 89, Gujarat Titans were able to make 199/4 in their 20 overs. Punjab Kings will require 200 runs to win the match.

Rahul Tewatia flicks Harshal for a six. GT 174/4 in 18.2 overs.

Vijay Shankar falls on 8, Brar takes the catch off Rabada. Titans 164/4.

Shubman Gill shifts gears as he dispatches a slower from Rabada for six.

Shubman Gill seems to be enjoying his massage before the over as he pulls one from Harshal for maximum. Gill scores 68 off 38 balls. GT score 153/3 in 17 overs.

Shubman Gill's good form continues as he completes yet another 50 in IPL 2024. Gujarat Titans at 134/3 in 15 overs.

Sai Sudharsan gives a practice catch to keeper Jitesh Sharma off the bowling of Harshal, departs on 33. GT 122/3 in 13.5 overs.

Shubman Gill lofts one straight in the sight screen area for a big six. Gill is 42 off 25 balls so far and looking good to make a big score against PBKS. GT 119/2 after 13 overs.

Sam Curran also bowled a tidy one at this stage, and gave away just 8 runs in it despite being hit for a four by Sai Sudharsan. Gujarat Titans needed bigger overs for sure.

Sai Sudharsan is in sublime form and playing some good cricket in IPL 2024. He hits a four with late cut off Brar. GT 75/2 after 9 overs.

Harpreet Brar takes a big scalp in Kane Williamson who goes for 26 in 22 balls. GT 69/2 in 8.3 overs.

Shubman Gill plays an upper cut over the gully cordon for an elegant four, looking set for a big score at 26 from 15 balls. Gujarat Titans at 65/1 after the end of 8 overs.

Gujarat Titans have got off a good start and managed to score 52/1 after 6 overs. Kane Williamson and Gill are looking good in the middle.

Williamson drives one through covers for a four. GT 43/1 after 4.3 overs.

Gujarat Titans are at 35/1 after 4 overs. An edge flies off the bat of Gill and goes for the third man boundary at the last ball of fourth over.

Kagiso Rabada has taken the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha who was looking dangerous with his attacking batting. Saha took the edge and Shikhar took the catch. Saha departs at 11. GT 29/1 after 3 overs.

Shubman Gill flicks one towards backward square leg for a four. Rabada drifts towards leg wicket and punished.

Saha shifts gears after LBW appeal and hits 2 back-to-back fours against Arshdeep Singh. Gujarat Titans 18/0 after 2 overs.

Wriddhiman Saha survives an LBW decision through DRS on the bowling of Arshdeep Singh. GT 7/0 in 1.1 overs.

At the end of first over Gujarat Titans are 7/0 as Shubman Gill hits a six at the last ball of the over.

Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha are out in the middle to open the innings for Gujarat Titans. Brar takes the ball to bowl first over for Punjab Kings.

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande

Shikhar Dhawan has won the toss for Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans and decides to bowl first at Ahmedabad.

The toss for Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings match will take place at 7PM IST at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar

Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmed

It is not easy to overcome the loss of a leader, who had marshalled the team to two successive finals, including the title on the debut. But GT have moved on well from Hardik Pandya’s departure. Gill has successfully led the Titans to two wins in three outings. The Punjab and India batter will be up against familiar foes as a number of PBKS players have been his teammates in Indian domestic cricket.

Barring the defeat against Chennai Super Kings, the Titans have looked pretty solid in this campaign. The 63-run defeat against the five-time champions is sandwiched between impressive wins against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. While there is a scope for improvement in the batting department, GT's bowling showed glimpses of their brilliance against a strong SRH batting unit.

More than their batting, it is the bowling, especially in the dying stages, that has hurt the Kings’ campaign so far. Harshal Patel, the million dollar acquisition in the IPL 2024 auction, has looked off-coloured in the first three games, going at an economy rate of 11.41 runs per over while leg-spinner Rahul Chahar has leaked runs at an economy rate of 11.37.
Left-arm pacers Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran have also failed to make an impact with either the new or old ball. Liam Livingstone is nursing a hamstring niggle.

Bruised and battered from Mayank Yadav's express pace, PBKS will face a completely different challenge at Motera today. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow and Jitesh Sharma - all true stroke makers - must adjust their game on the low and slow pitch in Ahmedabad. Not just wily veteran Mohit Sharma, PBKS will also have to deal with the guile and variations of the Afghanistan spin duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed.

With an average first innings score of 172, one can expect a high-scoring match once again. The stats are loaded in favour of batters – the average runs per wicket is 27.39 while the average runs scored every over stands at 8.45.

The toss may play some part at this venue. The ground has hosted 29 IPL matches so far. Out of these, 14 matches have been won batting first while 15 times the chasing side won the match.

In three meetings between the two sides, GT have won 2 whereas Punjab have come out on top on the other occasion.

Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw

Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Robin Minz, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Mandhar, B Sai Sudarshan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Kartik Tyagi, Shshant Mishra, Spencer Johnson, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma and Manav Suthar

Gujarat Titans take on Punjab Kings in the 17th match of the IPL 2024. The Narendra Modi Stadium at Ahmedabad will host this night game that is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST.