Gujarat Titans triumphed over Punjab Kings, securing a nail-biting three-wicket victory in the 37th IPL 2024 match on April 21. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur witnessed this thrilling clash. With this win, Gujarat Titans ascended to the sixth position in the points table.
Electing to bat first, Punjab Kings struggled, mustering a modest 142 before losing all wickets. Prabhsimran Singh (35), Harpreet Brar (29), and Sam Curran (20) put up decent efforts for the home team. However, Gujarat’s Rashid Khan (1/15), Noor Ahmad (2/20), and R Sai Kishore (4/33) shone, delivering standout performances with the ball.
GT got off to a good start with a solid hit from skipper Shubman Gill (35). Liam Livingstone dismissed him and David Miller, giving PBKS a glimmer of optimism in the competition. Other bowlers also performed well, putting GT under pressure in the second half of the innings. Rahul Tewatia kept his cool and scored 36* (18), propelling his team to victory in 19.1 overs.
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“Ashish Nehra created an excellent environment”- GT spinner Sai Kishore after match-winning performance vs PBKS in IPL 2024
At the post-game presentation, Player of the Match award winner Sai Kishore remarked on his bowling performance, saying:
“Just giving my hand to my team. I’m playing after 20-25 days, so it was just going out there, enjoying and giving everything for my team. Ashish Nehra created an excellent environment, encouraging us to play fearless cricket and give everything for the team.”
Sai Kishore
He added:
“It enabled me to just go out there and enjoy myself. It was just instinctive, to bowl into the wicket and change of pace was the way. Rahul played an amazing knock, Rashid and Noor bowled really well, it was a total team effort. Like growing my hair, haven’t done anything specific, it’s just growing naturally.”
Sai Kishore
RR will meet MI in the second IPL 2024 match on Monday at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium.