PBKS Vs GT, IPL 2024: Gujarat Win By 3 Wickets As Punjab Run Into Tewatia Again - As It Happened

In yesterday's match, Gujarat Titans handed Punjab Kings their fourth straight loss of the season. After Sam Curran opted to bat, the Kings were off to a flying start courtesy Prabhsimran Singh but Titans spinners soon put the brakes. Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and R Sai Kishore kept things tight and the Kings were all out for 142. A gritty display by the Punjab Kings bowlers made the chase interesting before Rahul Tewatia rose up to the occasion again and took the Titans to a three-wicket victory.

With the win, the Titans rise from eighth spot to the sixth with four wins and four losses while the Kings remain stuck at the ninth spot with just two wins in their eight games. Follow the highlighhts of match 37 of the Indian Premier League between PBKS and GT here (Scorecard)

Punjab Kings: Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shivam Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Sikandar Raza, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier, Matthew Wade, Vijay Shankar, Shahrukh Khan, Umesh Yadav, Sharath BR, Darshan Nalkande, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Manav Suthar, Kane Williamson, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sushant Mishra

Played - 4

Gujarat Titans - 2

Punjab Kings - 2

Punjab Kings Opt To Bat

Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier, Mohit Sharma

"The average first innings total here is 174, but I think it's better than that. Today we are seeing quite a bare patch at this end and also at the far end. So it might be a little bit drier but generally it's even coverage of grass, comes onto the bat," reckon Samuel Badree and Simon Katich

Swing has been on offer again in Mullanpur as Azmatullah Omarzai made the ball talk in the first over giving away just two runs in the opening over to Prabhsimran Singh and Sam Curran.

PBKS - 2/0 (1)

Prabhsimran Singh led PBKS' rare good start in the powerplay this season to put his team at 56/1 in the first six overs.

Mohit Sharma has dismissed the dangerous Prabhsimran and now Sam Curran has Rilee Russouw to give him company.

PBKS - 56/1 (6)

Noor Ahmed has dismissed Liam Livingstone and Rillee Russouw while his spin partner Rashid Khan has got rid of Sam Curran to reduce PBKS to 80/4 in 11 overs.

Just 24 runs have come in last five overs while GT bowlers have taken three wickets.

PBKS - 80/4 (11)

Punjab Kings' last hope Shashank Singh is also gone now with R Sai Kishore picking up his third wicket.

Kishore has already dismissed Jitesh Sharma and Ashutosh Sharma to push PBKS totally on the backfoot.

PBKS - 107/7 (16)

Another disappointing batting performance from PBKS saw them being bundled out for 142 in 20 overs. GT spinners R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan shined sharing 7 wickets among them.

PBKS - 142 all out in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35 off 21, Harpreet Brar 29 off 12 ball; R Sai Kishore 33/4, Noor Ahmed 20/2)

Openers Shubman Gill and Wridhiman Saha have been watchful as Gujarat Titans hhave scored just 12 in the first two overs in a chase of 143.

GT - 12/0 (2)

Despite losing only Wridhiman Saha, GT have not taken any chances so far in the powerplay. Punjab bowlers have been disciplined but with Shubman Gill batting, they will be under pressure.

GT- 44/1 (6) need 99 off 84 balls

Sai Sudharsan scratchy 34-ball 31 ends with Sam Curran forcing him to play one on to his wickets.

Rahul Tewatia and Azmatullah Omarzai are on the crease as the match is still in GT's hands.

GT - 101/4 - need 42 runs in 30 balls

Rahul Tewatia continued his love affair with Punjab Kings by hitting Harpreet Brar for 13 runs in a crucial 17th over. He has now hit Kagiso Rabada for three more boundaries to make the result a formality.

GT - 138/5 - need 5 runs in 12 balls

Gujarat Titans Beat Punjab Kings By 3 Wickets.

GT - 146/7 in 19.1 overs ( Rahul Tewatia 35 off 18, Shubman Gill 35 off 29; Harshal Patel 15/3, Liam Livingstone 19/2)

PBKS - 142 all out in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35 off 21, Harpreet Brar 29 off 12 ball; R Sai Kishore 33/4, Noor Ahmed 20/2)

"I think so (we were 10-15 short). The effort with the ball was incredible, the commitment and fight was amazing, but it was not enough... Now we know what to do, we have to win every game."

"Would have liked to finish it earlier, good to get those two points. (Captaincy) It's been very exciting for me to be able to take up this role. Except the over-rate, everything good"

"Just trying to give my 120% for the team, playing after 20-25 days, so just wanted to go there, enjoy myself and give my everything...  Instinctively I felt into the wicket and just change of pace was the way to go here, it worked out beautifully."

Gujarat Titans move up to sixth position in the points table with this win while Punjab Kings continue to stick at the second-last spot. That will be it from our side tonight. Good Night!