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The Punjab Kings' losing streak continued in IPL 2024 as the Gujarat Titans beat them by three wickets last night in Mullanpur. The Kings failed to impress with the bat and got all out for just 142 runs in the first innings.
The bowlers tried their best to defend the 143-run target for Punjab Kings, but Gujarat Titans eventually reached 146/7 in 19.1 overs. Spinner R Sai Kishore was the standout performer for GT. He bagged a four-wicket haul to destroy PBKS in the first innings.
Now that the reverse fixture between PBKS and GT is in the history books, here's a glance at the scorecard, award winners and top stats from this IPL 2024 match.
List of all award winners in PBKS vs GT match, IPL 2024
R Sai Kishore won the Man of the Match award for his brilliant spell of 4/33. The left-arm spinner returned to Gujarat Titans' playing XI after a short break and dismissed Jitesh Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma, Shashank Singh and Harpreet Brar to derail PBKS' innings.
Sai Kishore also took the Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Match award home, while the Electric Striker of the Match award went to PBKS' Harpreet Brar. Here is the complete list of award winners:
Man of the Match: R Sai Kishore (4/33)
Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Match: R Sai Kishore (128 fantasy points)
Electric Striker of the Match: Harpreet Brar (Strike rate of 241.67)
Super Sixes of the Match: Prabhsimran Singh (3 sixes)
Most Fours in the Match: Rahul Tewatia (7 fours).
PBKS vs GT scorecard
Except the opening pair, no other batters could build a decent partnership for the Punjab Kings. Captain Sam Curran added 52 runs for the first wicket with Prabhsimran Singh, but after that, the Gujarat Titans' spinners trapped the home side's batters.
Rashid Khan bowled an economical spell of 1/15, while R Sai Kishore bagged a four-wicket haul. Noor Ahmad also returned with splendid figures of 2/20 in four overs as Punjab were skittled out for 142.
In response, Gujarat Titans lost wickets at regular intervals, but thirties from Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Rahul Tewatia inspired them to a win. Tewatia top-scored with an unbeaten 18-ball 36. Harshal Patel was the pick of the bowlers for Punjab with figures of 3/15 in three overs.
PBKS vs GT, IPL 2024: Top records and stats from Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans match
Gujarat Titans successfully took revenge of the home defeat they suffered against the Punjab Kings earlier this month in IPL 2024. Here's a look at some of the top stats from this contest:
- Rahul Tewatia continues to trouble his former franchise Punjab Kings in IPL. The Gujarat Titans all-rounder has scored 109 runs in five innings at an average of 54.50 and a strike rate of 187.93 against Punjab since IPL 2020.
- R Sai Kishore bowled the best spell of his IPL career. His previous best figures were 2/7 against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.
- Gujarat Titans' struggle in the powerplay overs continued. They have the lowest scoring rate in the first six overs of IPL 2024 matches at 7.62 runs per over.
