Punjab breaks Gujarat Jaitleyatra in IPL The Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 8 wickets in a row. Punjab, who bowled out Hardik Sena for 143, smashed the target with 4 overs to spare. With that, Punjab Kings got their fifth victory. Gujarat suffered their second defeat. With the win over Gujarat, Punjab moved up three places to fifth in the points table. The match was played at the Mumbai DY Patil Stadium. Batting first, the Gujarat Titans scored 143 for 8 in 20 overs. Sai Sudarshan, who came in first down, faced the Punjab bowlers and remained unbeaten on 65. After that Wriddhiman Saha (21) scored more runs. Miller and Tewatia led the way for 11 runs. Opener Shubhman Gill was run out for just 9 runs. Captain Hardik Pandya lost the wicket by 1 run. Rashid Khan became the Golden Duck with the first ball. Sangwon 2, Ferguson 5, Joseph 4. Among the Punjab bowlers, Rabada took four wickets while Arshadeep, Rishi Dhawan and Livingston took one wicket each. Sandeep Sharma, who bowled four overs, gave up just 17 runs. The Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 145 for 2 in 16 overs. The Punjab team lost a key player early on. Opener Johnny Bairstow bowled Shami for just one run. Bhanuka Rajapaksa then came into the crease and shared an 87-run stand with opener Shikhar Dhawan for the second wicket. Rajapaksa hit 40 off 28 balls with five fours and a six before Ferguson was bowled out for LBW.
Shikhar Standing Innings, Liam Destruction
Shikhar Dhawan played consistently and consistently excelled without taking wickets. Shikhar Dhawan, who completed his half century, was unbeaten on 62 off 53 balls with 8 fours and 1 six. Livingston, who started the innings with a massive 117-meter six in the 16th over off Mohammed Shami, finished the match with 28 off 6, 6, 6, 4, 2, 4 with three sixes in a row. Livingston scored 30 off 10 balls.