Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | GT: 199/4 | RR: 9.95

  • Rahul Tewatia23 (8b)
  • Shubman Gill89 (48b)
  • Arshdeep Singh4-0-33-0
  • Harshal Patel4-0-44-1

Sukanta: "Kings need all of their batters to step up to chase this but agree with espncricinfo's prediction that this match is GT's too loose" 77.5% in their favour now. Sudarshanan will be in for the chase.

Shiv: "Bowlers gave away 22, 33, 33, 44 ,44!?" Yeah, quite the sequence regardless of Curran going for 18

Amit: "Out of 120 balls, your opening batsman and also the best batter in the team only faces 40 percent of deliveries. It's criminal by GT." Wouldn't go that far given there was assistance for the bowlers early on. But he did make the most of what was available.

Kane Williamson: Nice to be out there after long. Shame to lose Davey (Miller) for a week or two. Reasonably competitive total. Hope to do well in the second half. There was a bit there with the new ball, had to wait for the sideways movement to come off and make use of the good wicket, which it was. Great start to captaincy from Gill. Led from the front, will keep growing as time goes on. There's isn't any dew at the moment which is good. We are playing two spinners. A bit of bounce and hold, so hope they'll be effective. Should be good if bowlers hit the right areas.

9:14pm Gill, Titans' captain, bats through and has given his side a great chance. It was a buffet, nay, a Thali of strokeplay, powerhitting, placement, everything you want. That down-the-ground six to a Rabada length ball is a highlight. He got going in the powerplay. Saha tried too but couldn't. Arshdeep, Rabada got great bounce and a bit of sideways which Williamson tried to negate. It slowed them down a bit. He fell to Brar while trying to up the ante. Sudharsan joined Gill and did that though, in a 53-run stand. Kings tried to hold their own but conceded big overs every now and again. Vijay Shankar coming above Tewatia gave them some wiggleroom but Gill was still doing his Superman thing. Tewatia did eventually come in and bash a few.

19.6
4
Arshdeep Singh to Tewatia, FOUR, Another boundary in that region. Bisects deep midwicket and long-on perfectly! Another missed yorker turns into a shin-high fully. Has happened often tonight. Tewatia missed out last time but this was powered and it hovered in the gap. Raced through the outfield
19.5
4
Arshdeep Singh to Tewatia, FOUR, Pulled over midwicket. Got on the front dog to a 138ks shortish ball. Picked it from rib-height. Deep midwicket was too square and had no chance
19.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Great bowling. Goes wide and full, bowls to his field. Guided to deep third

Naren: "18.6, the desparation for 100 shows :/" Could take his side over 200 too, he's on 88*, with three to go. Arshdeep, from around

19.3
1
Arshdeep Singh to Tewatia, 1 run, desp

Over the wicket

19.2
1
Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Comes down and whips it but finds long-on. Just the single

Crowd getting into action

19.1
2
Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, Wide full toss. Stays deep in the crease and lifts it over cover. Talk about core strength. Has somewhat of a flat bat, doesn't give it much follow through. Gets it to the deep and takes two

END OF OVER:
19 | 20 Runs | GT: 186/4 | RR: 9.78

  • Shubman Gill85 (45b)
  • Rahul Tewatia14 (5b)
  • Harshal Patel4-0-44-1
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-44-2

SachinVehale: "Teams seem to have discovered methods for setting up a good totals this season, irrespective of how they fare in powerplay. Powerplay is seemingly becoming irrelevant due to impact sub"

Not that bad an over from Harshal but the batting has been but the batting outclassed him. And how...

18.6
3
Patel to Shubman Gill, 3 runs, Dances into the low fully on fifth, slaps it to the left of Curran at long-off. Tumbling stop, ball's parried to the left. Gill sees that as a chance to steal three. Scampers back, puts in the full-length dive. The perpendicular bat is past the crease when the bails are dislodged. Peak fitness.
18.5
1
Patel to Tewatia, 1 run, Wide yorker. Tewatia falls across almost while brooming it to deep cover
18.5
1w
Patel to Tewatia, 1 wide, Bumper, not given wide. Tewatia reviews. Bumper, pace on. Good change-up actually. Angling away over fifth stump. Tewatia's back foot was on fifth, front leg on middle. Was deep in the crease and he tried to pick it up with a hook. Tight call, not that far above but third umpire overturns the on-field call
18.4
4
Patel to Tewatia, FOUR, Tewatia hares across within the crease and uses Harshal's wide lines to his advantage. Another yorker attempted too, so he was on one knee and swept it along the carper, behind square. His entry point might be a bigger debate now.
18.4
1w
Patel to Tewatia, 1 wide, Another full toss that's too wide. Tewatia goes across and sighs as it was well beyond his reach while leaving
18.3
2
Patel to Tewatia, 2 runs, Goes across and heaves. Deep midwicket runs to the left, dives and pulls it in. Did his knee touch the cushion while he did it? Third ump checks it. Few replays taken, knees were buckled and it was close but not given a boundary
18.3
1w
Patel to Tewatia, 1 wide, Wide given. Was that a no-ball? Might've landed outside the cut strip. Yep it did, but after going past the batter. Tewatia initially made room, then slid across following the ball. Let the thigh-high full toss, angling away, eventually
18.2
6
Patel to Tewatia, SIX, Tewatia doesn't miss out on the low full toss. No follow-through needed. Picks it up from the off-stump line, brings the bottom hand in and whooshes it over square. Stood deep in the crease too
18.1
1
Patel to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Low fully, pace-on, might've been a missed yorker but it's slapped straight to sweeper cover. Got a bit of width too

Harshal's been decent so far but the final over has been a hurdle. Can he change things?

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | GT: 166/4 | RR: 9.22

  • Shubman Gill81 (43b)
  • Rahul Tewatia1 (1b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-44-2
  • Harshal Patel3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Rabada to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Flayed off the thick outside edge, Curran runs to the left from deep-backward point. There was two on but Gill, smartly, settles for one and retains strike. Was a fullish wide cross-seamer. Gill tried to crunch it over point probably
17.5
1
Rabada to Tewatia, 1 run, Full and slow, fifth stump, driven to long-off

Why: "Have they lost confidence in Tewatia? It was perfect time to send him. Instead Vijay Shankar already used up too much delivery with little return "

17.4
W
Rabada to Shankar, OUT, No, Vijay tries to go for the boundary but flat bats it to long-off. Good catch by Brar, running in and takes it while sliding into the ground. Was shortish, slow and a touch wide.

V Shankar c Harpreet Brar b Rabada 8 (17m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80.00

Single?

17.3
1
Rabada to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Wide and full, miscues it this time. Crowd, who were buzzing, go into a moment of silence. Gill tried to flap it over cover
17.2
4
Rabada to Shubman Gill, FOUR, Forehand is back, whiplashes in follow-through too. Hands and back leg in fact. Remarkable optics and hitting. Shortish and outside off, Gill manufacturing pace with pure muscle. Got it right behind the bowler too.
17.1
6
Rabada to Shubman Gill, SIX, Slot. That's clobbered too! 134ks, fourth stump. Three-quarter length balls that rise to knee-roll height is free meat and drink for Gill. Goes deep in the crease and slugs it gracefully if that can be done

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | GT: 153/3 | RR: 9.00

  • Shubman Gill69 (39b)
  • Vijay Shankar8 (9b)
  • Harshal Patel3-0-24-1
  • Arshdeep Singh3-0-20-0
16.6
1
Patel to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Similar ball. Pace on, jammed towards point
16.5
2
Patel to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, Yorker outside off, opens the face and steers it the gap on the offside

Jaspreet Gulati: "Shubman Gill or Superman Gill!! "

16.4
6
Patel to Shubman Gill, SIX, Gill, like Vijay, looks to go over long-on but also does it! 150 up for GT. Slower bumper again, around fifth stump, Gill stays back and munches it with a flat bat. It's like a forehand, minimal follow-through but his bat speed is next level. Into the Kings' dugout it goes. 79 metres

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13S DhawanJM Bairstow
2nd35JM BairstowPrabhsimran Singh
3rd16SM CurranPrabhsimran Singh
4th6Sikandar RazaSM Curran
5th41Sikandar RazaShashank Singh
6th39Shashank SinghJM Sharma
7th43Shashank SinghAR Sharma
8th7Shashank SinghHarpreet Brar

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318