On the basis of excellent batting and bowling in death overs, Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 11 runs. Punjab, who entered the IPL with the new captain Shreyas Iyer, scored 243 runs after losing 5 wickets. In reply, Gujarat also scored 232 runs, but this score was not enough to win.
Gujarat chose to bowl at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Shreyas scored 97 from Punjab, with Shashank Singh 44 and Priyanka Arya scored 47. Sai Kishore took 3 wickets from Gujarat. Sai Sudarshan scored 3, Jose Butler 3, Sherfan Rutherford 3 and Captain Shubhman Gill scored 3 runs.
Match Analysis in 5 points …
1. The Match of Player
After deciding to bat first after losing the toss, Punjab Kings lost their first wicket in the fourth over. Captain Shreyas came here to bat. He just hit the ball on the ball. He kept the scoring rate fast. Shreyas scored 97 runs with 9 sixes and 5 fours. His innings helped the team reach a big score.
2. The hero of victory
- Vijay Kumar person: Gujarat needed 76 runs in the last 6 overs. Here the person came to bowl as an impact player. He gave up only 10 runs in the 15th and 17th overs and put pressure on Gujarat.
- Priyanka Arya: Priyash, who is making a debut in the IPL, gave Punjab a quick start. He scored 47 off just 23 balls with 7 fours and two sixes.
- Shashank Singh: Come to bat at number six, Shashank scored 44 off just 16 balls. He scored 5 fours in the last over and scored 22 runs and broke the team to 243.
3. Fighter of the Match
Sai Kishore, the left -hand spinner of Gujarat, was seen showing the fight. Punjab scored at a run rate of 12.50, but Sai gave the run at an economy rate of only 7.50. Not only that, he also took 3 important wickets. However, he received no support from the other end.
4. Turning points
Punjab was 108 runs after 12 overs. The team scored 135 runs in the last 8 overs. Captain Shreyas and Shashank batted fast and broke the team to 243 runs. Punjab also won the match in death overs in bowling. 76 runs in the last 6 overs had to be saved. Here, the pace bowlers continuously focused on Wide Yorker and allowed only 64 runs.
5. Match report
Punjab scored his second largest score Punjab was slow in the first 3 overs. When Shreyas came to bat, the scoring rate rose, with Priyanka and Shashank also reached the team to 243. This team is the best in the first innings and the second highest score.
The host team left behind in Death overs Gujarat maintained a 10 -run run rate in 11 overs and scored to 104 for the big chase. The team then showed a pace and scored 64 runs in the next 3 overs. However, the team collapsed in death overs and could not even score 76 runs in the last 6 overs. Arshadeep Singh took 2 wickets from Punjab.
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