A disciplined bowling efficiency adopted by a strong batting effort helped Punjab Kings thrash Gujarat Titans by eight wickets in Match No. 48 of IPL 2022 on the Dr. D.Y Patil Stadium, right here on Tuesday.
Kagiso Rabada claimed a superb four-fer (4/33) and helped Punjab Kings, after shedding the toss and bowling first, limit Gujarat Titans to 143/eight in 20 overs regardless of a hard-fought fifty by Sai Sudharsan (64 not out off 50).
Sudharsan, who got here to bat at No 3, was the lone warrior with the bat for Gujarat, who saved shedding wickets at common intervals throughout their innings. After him, Wriddhiman Saha (21 off 17) was the second-highest scorer for GT. Aside from Rabada (4/33), the likes of Rishi Dhawan (1/26), Liam Livingstone (1/15), and Arshdeep Singh (1/35) additionally chipped in with one wicket every for Punjab.
Kagiso Rabada is adjudged Participant of the Match for his good bowling figures of 4/33 as #PBKS win by eight wickets.#TATAIPL #GTvPBKS pic.twitter.com/ft6b6gUEhw
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2022
In reply, Shikhar Dhawan (62 not out off 53) used his expertise to perfection and smashed a high-quality fifty. He stitched a significant partnership of 87 off 58 balls for the second wicket with Bhanuka Rajapaksalbw (40 off 28) earlier than the Sri Lankan batter acquired out within the 12th over.
In the long run, Shikhar and Liam Livingstone (30 off 10) remained not out and helped Punjab Kings chase down the goal in 16 overs, with eight wickets in hand.
Into the half! #SherSquad, describe #GTvPBKS in a single emoji! #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #IPL2022 #ਸਾਡਾਪੰਜਾਬ pic.twitter.com/0gTP9jdCb2
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 3, 2022
Mohammed Shami (1/43) and Lockie Ferguson (1/29) have been the wicket-takers for Gujarat.
Temporary scores: Gujarat Titans 143/eight in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 64 not out, Wriddhiman Saha 21; Kagiso Rabada 4/33) misplaced to Punjab Kings 145-2 in 16 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 62 not out, Bhanuka Rajapaksalbw 40; Lockie Ferguson 1/29) by eight wickets
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