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Match Details
GT vs LSG 51st Match, IPL 2023
LSG
171-720.0
Gujarat Titans won by 56 runs 🏆
GT
20.0227-2
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Player of the Match
Shubman Gill
94(51)
P'ship : 5(6)
Last Wkt : Krunal Pandya 0(1)
BowlerA Joseph
| W-R | Overs | Econ |
|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 1.0 | 5.00 |
LSG - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 60 | 72 | 10 Over | 109 | 102 | 15 Over | 152 | 130 |
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GT - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 50 | 78 | 10 Over | 112 | 121 | 15 Over | 173 | 176 | 20 Over | 242 | 227 |
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So that is it from the clash of the newly formed franchises. Once again it is Gujarat Titans who emerge victorious and bucket two crucial points. Hard times continue for Lucknow Super Giants as they won just a single match from their last five games.
This is Arijit Kundu, taking your leave alongside co-commentators AkshayaKrishna Polya, Ayan Chatterjee, and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. Time for you to switch to the other game where RR openers are blowing hot. Goodbye and TA-TA!!
This is Arijit Kundu, taking your leave alongside co-commentators AkshayaKrishna Polya, Ayan Chatterjee, and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. Time for you to switch to the other game where RR openers are blowing hot. Goodbye and TA-TA!!
Shubman Gill (Player of the Match): "Ah, not technically. I think our bowlers bowled really well later, especially Mohit Bhai bowled really well to restrict them under 180. You know, he is such a fantastic guy to be with. We stand together in the slips, get to learn a lot and the way he keeps his fitness and all is phenomenal.
Just wait for my opportunity. In the first three or four overs, I did not get many bowls to face. Sometimes you need to wait at the other end and applaud the other batter who is going well. For me, it is all about the situation and going with the flow. I think before this, I did not hit a six in the last two matches and today the first four came in the sixteenth or the seventh over."
Just wait for my opportunity. In the first three or four overs, I did not get many bowls to face. Sometimes you need to wait at the other end and applaud the other batter who is going well. For me, it is all about the situation and going with the flow. I think before this, I did not hit a six in the last two matches and today the first four came in the sixteenth or the seventh over."
Player of the Match: Shubman Gill
Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Giants Captain): "Yes, absolutely. I can't take anything better from the boys and two matches in two days great job. That catch of Rashid Khan changed it and we squeezed them. They had to chase the game before that we were chasing the game. We both were riding at 100 km/hr and were under pressure. The speed bump has affected them and we won. Good to get these pressure games going forward.
There will be no bragging rights between me and Krunal. I think it was tighter then it may have been. But my love for Krunal is too much. No bragging. Happy that he is captain and we are happy that we got the win in the end."
There will be no bragging rights between me and Krunal. I think it was tighter then it may have been. But my love for Krunal is too much. No bragging. Happy that he is captain and we are happy that we got the win in the end."
Active catch of the match: Rashid Khan (dismissing Kyle Mayers)
Longest six of the match: Shubman Gill (96 meters six)
Most fours in the match: Wriddhiman Saha
Most valuable asset of the match: Wriddhiman Saha
Game-changer of the match: Shubman Gill
Electric Striker of the match: Ayush Badoni
Time for the presentation ceremony...
7:35 PM IST: Time for the presentations.
Mohammad Shami gets the Purple Cap from Mohit Sharma.
Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans): "It's Shami who is getting the cap from me, and not me from Shami, hahaha. Yes, we speak a lot about how to bowl with the old ball, how to mix-up and do things. We knew that the pitch would turn slower later and executed accordingly.
Yes, I have practiced. I have a little bit of injury in the finger and thats why unable to bowl the knuckleball, unable to hold it properly. I am trying to dish the line wide of the batters, to trap them.
Yes, I speak a lot with Ashu Paji. Especially, how well you can mix the length ball, that is very necessary and we learn a lot about it. He tells that the length ball needs to be a tad shortish and then it can be very effective. Thank you sir."
Yes, I have practiced. I have a little bit of injury in the finger and thats why unable to bowl the knuckleball, unable to hold it properly. I am trying to dish the line wide of the batters, to trap them.
Yes, I speak a lot with Ashu Paji. Especially, how well you can mix the length ball, that is very necessary and we learn a lot about it. He tells that the length ball needs to be a tad shortish and then it can be very effective. Thank you sir."
Krunal Pandya (Lucknow Super Giants Captain): "Yes 100% agreed. We gave away too many runs and it's 227 and we were behind the eight ball. The surface was good but the last 6-7 overs it slowed down. Had we restricted them to 200 or less we would have had a chance. Thank You so much. You don't dream of these things. Family is proud of both of us and Mother is happy. I mean we do but there is so much of love between me and Hardik. We may have a good banter but we love each other and there is so much respect between us. Disappointed to lose today and hope to come back stronger in the next game."
7:21 PM IST | Gujarat’s dominance over Lucknow continues in the Indian Premier League as the head-to-head record stands four-nil in favor of the Hardik Pandya-led unit now. They have won both fixtures against LSG this year and stand tall at the top of the points table with 16 points from 11 matches. With this 56-run comprehensive victory, the Titans steamroll two heavy-weight oppositions in a space of three nights.
Winning the toss Krunal had decided to bowl first and that didn't bother much to Hardik as he was okay to bat first. Openers- Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill offered a flying start to the home side and went on to rack 142 runs for the first wicket stand. This became the second-highest opening partnership in IPL 2023.
It was Saha who blew hot against the LSG bowlers and belted 22 runs off the fourth over from Mohsin Khan. He was just timing the ball and playing some proper cricketing shots. Gill was seen anchoring the innings at the start and switched gears with the passage of time. They piled up 100 runs in the 9th over and went berserk against both the pacers and leg spinners. At the cusp of reaching 150 runs, Avesh Khan drew the first blood after he trapped Wriddhiman Saha (81 off 43) in the deep.
Shubman Gill continued the assault from the other end with skipper Hardik Pandya (25 off 15) joining the party. The pitch turned out to be getting two-paced at the late end of the first innings and timing wasn't that easy for the batters. But somehow Miller (21* off 12) and Gill extracted some boundaries and ended up steering Gujarat to 227-2 after 20 overs. Gill (94* off 51) was unfortunate enough to miss his century by 6 runs.
Arriving for the chase, new opening combo for LSG- Kyle Mayers and Quinton de Kock started off with a blast. Despite a decent first over from Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya was on the receiving end of three successive fours. This is where the openers picked up momentum and lit up the Narendra Modi Stadium.
They brought up fifty runs within the fourth over and the scoreboard saw 72-0 at the end of the powerplay. As usual, Mohit Sharma was introduced late and he went on to damage the partnership. Mayers (48 off 32) was removed and it was the veteran behind the masterplan. Hooda came in at no.3 but was a no-show and got dismissed to Shami off a juicy full toss.
Some tidy overs in the middle phases from the trio of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, and Mohit Sharma pushed the visitors to a point where they needed 107 runs to win from the last six overs. There was a need for spark from Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran today and both batters failed to glow. Both of them were caught at short third man by Mohammed Shami off widish deliveries from Mohit Sharma and Noor Ahmad respectively.
Ayush Badoni (21 off 11) was pushed in as the impact sub and he brought up some lusty blows at the cue end of the innings. Mohit Sharma snapped a couple of wickets in the penultimate over and it was Alzarri Joseph who was asked to bowl the ultimate over as a matter of regulation. Mohit ended up with a four-for and was the hero in the second innings for GT. Noor Ahmad was brilliant as well, being economical and grabbing a wicket. Shami and Rashid bagged a solitary piece as well.
OVER 20
Lucknow Super Giants
171/7
Ravi Bishnoi
4(5)
Swapnil Singh
2(4)
Alzarri Joseph
0-5(1.0)
19.6 A Joseph to R Bishnoi
0 Back of a length angling in, Bishnoi makes room to carve it away and misses it through to the keeper. That will end the game and a convincing win for the Gujarat Titans to go to 16 points in the points table.
19.5 A Joseph to R Bishnoi
0 Another bouncer banged into the pitch, Bishnoi ducks underneath it through to the keeper as he falls down on the pitch.
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