- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.3 second wicket for Krunal. Saha down the wicket early, Pandya pulls his length back, the ball turns too, and Saha ends up hitting it straight to long-on. Seemed to me he decided late to just chip it but timed it too well 72/21.2 duck for Gill. Skips out of the crease, seems to me he is looking to hit back over his head, but the turn takes the outer half of the bat for an easy catch to long-off. Early signs all point to a low-scoring match here 4/119.2 slower ball, short into the pitch, Pandya has to go for everything, and this time he ends up hitting straight to long-on. Looking at how others have gone, this has been a good innings. Only man to hit a six so far 132/511.4 lures him, teases him, tortures him with a slow high legbreak. Manohar decides he will go for it. But these boundaries are not small. All the power has to be manufactured by the batter. Clearly he hasn't imparted enough of it although it does take a diving catch to his right from Naveen-ul-Haq at deep cover 77/314.6 Shankar has to take the risk now. He is 10 off 11. Death overs approaching. So he goes for a slog. Naveen stays on target, on a good length, at 131ks. Shankar misses, Naveen hits. His first IPL wicket 92/419.6 slower short ball again, Miller tries to give him the charge and muscle it down, but finds long-on. Just no pace to work with 135/6Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL135/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.75)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Shubman Gill, 1.2 ov), 2-72 (Wriddhiman Saha, 10.3 ov), 3-77 (Abhinav Manohar, 11.4 ov), 4-92 (Vijay Shankar, 14.6 ov), 5-132 (Hardik Pandya, 19.2 ov), 6-135 (David Miller, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 19 1 4.75 12 1 0 0 0 KH Pandya 4 0 16 2 4.00 13 1 0 0 0 Avesh Khan 3 0 21 0 7.00 6 2 0 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 49 0 12.25 4 4 3 0 0 MP Stoinis 3 0 20 2 6.66 7 1 1 0 0 A Mishra 2 0 9 1 4.50 4 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.2 and he has got out after turning an easy equation into a tough one. Slower short ball, into the pitch, cutting in, Rahul pulls, gets a top edge, an d is caught at deep square leg. Rahul looks distraught: 0 off the first 6, 30 off the next 12, 20 off the next 20, 18 off the next 23 126/46.3 Rashid comes back. I think Mayers has played for the wrong'un, but this is a legbreak. He has left a big gap between the bat and the pad for Rashid to bowl him. Rashid is animated i 55/114.3 walks past it. As expected, Pandya is looking to finish it off in a hurry. This time Noor shortens the length, gets enough turn to beat his outside edge as he looks to play this to leg, and Saha does the rest 106/216.5 Pooran is under pressure, and he perishes. This game is wide open now. Sees a full ball, looks for the slog sweep, but it turns away to take the toe end. Pandya asks Noor to get out of the way, and completes the catch. Clear calling 110/319.4 good from Mohit. He is not greedy. He knows the batters are expecting the slower ball, which is the wicket-taking delivery. He goes for the yorker, Hooda digs it out, they go for the second, and Badoni is run out. The second is never on 127/619.3 slower short ball. The lethal slower short ball when you are desperate for boundaries. He has to create all the power. Slaps it down the ground but imparts only enough to reach long-on. Mohit is on a hat-trick, and GT are the favourites now 126/519.5 Mohit is not focusing on the non-striker. He nails another yorker, Hooda digs it out to deep midwicket, and goes back for the non-existent second to keep the chances of a tie alive. The throw from the deep is spot on. He is gone. GT win if they don't bowl a no-ball or a wide 128/7Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL128/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.4)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Kyle Mayers, 6.3 ov), 2-106 (Krunal Pandya, 14.3 ov), 3-110 (Nicholas Pooran, 16.5 ov), 4-126 (KL Rahul, 19.2 ov), 5-126 (Marcus Stoinis, 19.3 ov), 6-127 (Ayush Badoni, 19.4 ov), 7-128 (Deepak Hooda, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Shami 3 1 18 0 6.00 9 3 0 0 0 J Yadav 4 0 26 0 6.50 8 2 0 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 33 1 8.25 9 4 1 0 0 MM Sharma 3 0 17 2 5.66 5 1 0 0 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 18 2 4.50 13 1 0 0 0 HH Pandya 1 0 7 0 7.00 2 1 0 0 0 R Tewatia 1 0 8 0 8.00 4 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Gujarat Titans , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
22 April 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gujarat Titans 2, Lucknow Super Giants 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 1 wicket)
- Gujarat Titans: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (WP Saha 38, HH Pandya 15, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 65/1 in 9.0 overs (WP Saha 43, HH Pandya 22)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 97/4 in 16.0 overs (HH Pandya 36, DA Miller 1)
- Gujarat Titans: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 0
- HH Pandya: 50 off 44 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Gujarat Titans - 135/6 in 20.0 overs (R Tewatia 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 0 wicket)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (KL Rahul 29, KR Mayers 22, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 53/0 in 6.0 overs (KL Rahul 30, KR Mayers 23)
- Over 6.4: Review by Gujarat Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - KH Pandya (Struck down)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 38 balls (8 x 4)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (KL Rahul 26, KH Pandya 23, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 106/2 in 14.3 overs (KL Rahul 58)
- Over 18.1: Review by Gujarat Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - A Badoni (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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Rahul struggled after a bright start as LSG went boundary-less for the last 45 balls of the chase
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LSG needed 12 from the last over with seven wickets in hand. They could score only four runs and lost four wickets in the six balls
History on Titans' side, but spinners make Super Giants tough to beat at home
Mark Wood's availability could determine the make-up of the pitch for the Saturday game in Lucknow