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GT vs PBKS Highlights: Shashank out shines for Punjab Kings, GT takes the back seat.  

GT vs PBKS Highlights

In the 17th match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Gujarat Titans clashed with Punjab Kings, Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, GT held back the opener spot with the skipper Gill who scored the highest individual score of the IPL 2024, 89 off 48, and remains not out.

GT pulled a 199/4 in 20 overs. Shashank- Ashutosh made the massive chase, and Punjab won by 3 wickets.

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GT vs PBKS Highlights: Shubhman Gill’s fiery innings powered the side, Tewatia, Williamson gives the touch

Let us look in details at GT vs PBKS Highlights:

Batting first GT started with the Skipper Shubhman Gill partnering with Wriddhman Saha playing today at  Ahmedabad. They started the scoreboard well, butt Saha could not defend the Punjab Bowlers this time and went off to Kagiso Rabada.

On the other end, Gill started the show with his bat showering a fast half-century in 31 balls. Kane entered the pocket crease with the hitting intent. But could not make it a long inning, 26 off 22, and there he went off to Harpreet Brar. Coming in Sai Sudarshan who gave a good shot with Shubhman Gill, knocked 33 off 19 balls and made it easy for the skipper to maintain the run pace.

But enjoying the play made him knock a short length which could not connect well, and went off in the hands of Jitesh Sharma. Rahul Tewatia also had a great play with the skipper, knocking down the ground with the full face making 23 off 8 with a strike rate of 287.5. Meanwhile, Shubhman Gill showered 4 sixes and 6 fours and knocked the massive and highest individual score of IPL 2024, 89 off 48 runs.

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On the attack Punjab bowlers could not eliminate the GT skipper, Harpreet Brar and Harshal Patel took 1-1 each for the side. But Kagiso Rabda made it a day by taking 2 major wickets for the side.

GT vs PBKS Highlights: GT bowlers made it a point to dismantle the Punjab lineup, but Shashank-Ashutosh made a massive chase.

Chasing 200 Shikhar Dhawan-Bairstow came in with the power and class, Bairstow stayed for a long but the Punjab skipper was eliminated in the first ball by Umesh Yadav. Prabhsimar came in to support Bairstow, it was much-needed stability that Punjab required. But GT bowlers could not keep calm.

Then Bairstow gets eliminated by Noor Ahmad in the last over of the power play. Meanwhile, Azmathullah Omarzai followed Noor and eliminated Prabh Simran. Bairstow with 22 runs and  Prabhsimran Singh with 35 runs tried to make a good come-back but the batting lineup started trembling a little. Sam Curran and Sikander Raza, could make an impact today with the bat though.

Coming in Shashank Singh who made it a point to take the match ahead on his shoulders with Jitesh Sharma, When Punjab has lost 5 off their batters in the chase war with GT. Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma made the game and took back the winning feel from the Gujarat Titans for a while, Whereas Shashank’s 61 off 29 and Ashutoh’s 31 off 17 made the too-close-to-ball a run match. Then Harpreet Brar came in the end to finalize with Shashank.

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Punjab chased a massive run and won by 3 wickets. Noor Ahmad powers the GT bowling lineup, with all the GT bowlers taking 1-1 each for the side.

 

 

 

 

Akash Kumar
Akash Kumar
Hi! I am Akash, a professionally trained journalist who graduated from Delhi University. I have spent several years playing cricket at the State level for Jharkhand. My passion for cricket and thrive to explore truth via journalism helped me to develop a character called – Sports Journalist. My contribution towards writing would be always out of the true spirit that longs for the game that Indians like the most.

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