too straight, glanced to the boundary, Titans win by three wickets! It was far from convincing but GT give their campaign a lift with a fourth victory to move back into the midtable mix
PBKS vs GT, 37th Match at Mohali, IPL, Apr 21 2024 - Match Result
11.20pm: Time for the presentations. Titans captain Shubman Gill: "Like to finish it early but good to get those two points. [Responsibility] Out there, I just want to play as a batter, not thinking about captaincy. [Livingstone reaction] He was trying to rush me. The ball I got out to, I would have made that decision whatever [the bowler was doing]."
Player of the match is R Sai Kishore: "Trying to give 120% for the team, playing after some time I was enjoying myself and giving my best. Be fearless and play for the team, whatever the result is. Into the wicket, change of pace was the way to go. Rashid and Noor bowled beautifully."
Okay, that's a wrap for tonight. Andrew Fidel Fernando was on the live blog and he'll be writing this one up for you. Stick around for the usual analysis and we'll be back for more tomorrow. Thanks for your comments. Bye!
Sam Curran: [10-15 short?] "Yeah. The effort with the ball was incredible, the fight from the team was amazing. Wasn't meant to be again. They've got some world-class spinners and Sai Kishore bowled really well. I thought we got up to a decent score but they got over the line in the end. Anything above 160-165 would have been tough. I thought the way we bowled we gave ourselves a chance. We lost wickets in clusters. Know what we need to do know, can't lose many more games."
11.10pm: Tewatia the Titans hero, after another stuttering display with the bat. Who knows, if Kings hadn't folded quite so badly in the middle of their innings and got up to 160, that could very well have been a winning score. Instead, they lose in front of their home fans for the fourth game in a row and continue to languish in the standings
Arshdeep to bowl the last ball(s)
R Sai Kishore is next in, but Tewatia will be on strike
full toss, scooped to midwicket! Titans continue to make a meal of the chase. Rashid picks out Rossouw for a good, low catch, smiles and walks off. Anyone else want to hit the winning run?
low full toss and Rashid skelps it off his pads for a couple into the deep. Scores are tied
pitched up in the channel and Tewatia bunts one through cover
round the wicket, full-length slower ball in the channel, 125kph. Swing and a miss
Swapnil: "All Hail the win predictor!!!!"
low full toss, deflected out through midwicket for one
Rashid Khan is in. Will he try to win it in one hit?
yorked him! Full with pace off and it dips under the bat, flicks the boot and then hits off stump. Beautifully bowled but probably too late for Kings
Five needed from 12 balls. Harshal to bowl the 19th
Forecaster is happy, 99% GT from here
four more, squirted wide of the keeper! Rabada goes back of a length, 149kph outside off but Tewatia drops the bat in time and gets enough on it to wrongfoot Jitesh
ice cold from Tewatia! Skips down and boshes four more back past the bowler. Poor ball, on a length and dispatched straight
goes for the yorker, dug out into the leg side for a single
bullied over long-off, quietens the crowd! Monster hit from Shahrukh, stepping into a slogged drive that goes hard and flat for six. Game over?
back of a length, takes a blow on the glove. The ball rolls towards square leg and they trot one. But Tewatia looks in some discomfort
smoked past mid-off! Length ball from Rabada and Tewatia glides forward to strike on the up between extra cover and mid-off for another vital boundary
Rabada to bowl the 18th
Good over for Titans, 13 off it and some tension eased. Forecaster has jumped back to 89%
fired across the bows at 97kph, Tewatia slashes another single out to deep backward point
speared down and hoicked to fine leg! A rolling, rising thump over the man in the circle and away for four more
"When a batter goes for a switch-hit, shouldn't the 'leg side' be switched as well?" That's one for the law-makers, Shivang
tossed up and nurdled into the midwicket region, Brar trundles off in pursuit but can't prevent two
reverse-swiped through the ring! Tewatia gets hold of this one and beats the infield for a boundary
shovelled away into a gap in the leg side (left-hander's leg side)
Tewatia looks to reverse, pinned in front... but not given! And Kings have reviewed. This is going to be close. Did it pitch outside leg? Was there any glove involved? Nothing on UltraEdge but the ball did land outside leg stump (at least, theoretically leg stump, until Tewatia turned himself around in his stance). But that's the Law as it stands, so stays not out
SCurran Brar to bowl another out, 38 needed off 24
Forecaster is getting nervous now, 72% Titans
pitched up wide of the stumps, 137kph and slashed down to deep third
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Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur | |
Toss | Punjab Kings, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
Match days | 21 April 2024 - night (20-over match) |
PBKS Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 13.5 ov) |
GT Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 18.6 ov) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Gujarat Titans 2, Punjab Kings 0 |
Over 20 • GT 146/7
GT won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)