Subham Gill’s half century guided Gujarat Titans towards victory at 154 for 4 in 19.5 overs. Choosing to field the GT restricted the PBKS at 153/8 in 20 overs in their IPL 2023 match on Thursday.
Mohit Sharma marked his return to the IPL with excellent figures of 2/18. He scalped two wickets while Rashid Khan, Johua Little, Mohammed Shami, and Alzarri Joseph scalped one wicket each. Playing in his first game in the league since 2020, Mohit was exceptional in the penultimate over, giving away as little as six runs.
Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada who became the fastest to claim 100 wickets in IPL history. He attained the milestone when he claimed the wicket of Titans opener Wriddhiman Saha in the fifth over of the innings.
Sai Sudharsan was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh while Harpreet Brar took the wicket of Hardik Pandya.
Matthew Short top-scored with a 24-ball 36, but it was Masood Shahrukh Khan’s nine-ball 22 that helped PBKS cross 150. Apart from them, Shahrukh Khan and Sam Curran scored 22 runs each.
Punjab Kings have played 3 matches in the tournament so far, winning 2 and losing 1. Gujarat Titans have played 3 games so far, winning 2 and losing 1.