Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill’s unbeaten half-century was overshadowed by uncapped Shashank Singh’s fiery knock as Punjab Kings (PBKS) registered a thrilling three-wicket win in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Thursday.

Gill made a superb 89 off 48 balls, the highest individual score this season so far, and in the process hit six fours and four maximums to guide GT to an imposing 199 for four.

He was also helped generously by B Sai Sudharsan’s 19-ball 33 and Rahul Tewatia’s eight-ball unbeaten 23.

But there was a heartbreak in store for GT as Shashank played the knock of his life, remaining unbeaten on 61 off 29 balls during which he hit six boundaries and four sixes to guide PBKS home with a ball to spare.

He was ably supported by Ashutosh Sharma (31 off 17) as the duo shared 43 runs off just 22 balls to raise PBKS’ hopes, which eventually came true.

Chasing a big total, PBKS suffered an early jolt in the form of captain Shikhar Dhawan, who played on to an Umesh Yadav delivery while going for a shot through the cover region.

Jonny Bairstow (22 off 13), not in the best of form, was then cleaned up by Afghanistan left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad.

PBKS kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as the next to follow was Prabhsimran Singh (35 off 24; 5x4s, 1×6), caught by Mohit Sharma at third-man as the batter went for a heave a

Gujarat Titans Inning
199-4 (20 ov) CRR:9.95
Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Wriddhiman Saha (WK)	c S Dhawan b K Rabada	11	13	2	0	84.62
Shubman Gill (C)	Not out	89	48	6	4	185.42
Kane Williamson	c J Bairstow b H Brar	26	22	4	0	118.18
Sai Sudharsan	c J Sharma b H Patel	33	19	6	0	173.68
Vijay Shankar	c H Brar b K Rabada	8	10	0	0	80
Rahul Tewatia	Not out	23	8	3	1	287.5
Extras	9 (b 0, Ib 5, w 4, nb 0, p 0)
Total	199 (4 wkts, 20 Ov)
Not batted	Azmatullah Omarzai,Rashid Khan,Noor Ahmad,Umesh Yadav,Darshan Nalkande
Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Harpreet Brar	4	0	33	1	0	8.25
Arshdeep Singh	4	0	33	0	0	8.25
Kagiso Rabada	4	0	44	2	1	11
Sam Curran	2	0	18	0	0	9
Harshal Patel	4	0	44	1	3	11
Sikandar Raza	2	0	22	0	0	11

GT Playing 11: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Darshan Nalkande.

Gujarat Titans Subs: BR Sharath, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Abhinav Manohar, Manav Suthar.

 

PBKS Playing 11: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma(w), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Punjab Kings Subs: Tanay Thyagarajan, Nathan Ellis, Asutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa

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