PBKS vs GT: Shubman Gill smashes 96, Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings in last-ball thriller
India Today
IPL 2022, PBKS vs GT: Gujarat Titans claimed a stunning win over Punjab Kings after Shubman Gill scored a classy 96 and Rahul Tewatia hammered 2 sixes off the final 2 balls of the match at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. GT are now No.2 in the IPL 2022 points table.
Gujrat Titans completed a hat-trick of wins after they chased down 190 against Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. Shubhman Gill smashed 96 while Rahul Tewatia hit Odean Smith for sixes off the final two balls of the match to seal a thrilling win for GT, who have now replaced Lucnow Super Giants at the 2nd spot in the IPL 2022 points table.
GT needed 18 off the last over with Hardik Pandya and David Miller at the crease. Hardik was run out in the final over before the onus fell on Tewatia who had given away 24 runs in the only over he bowled on Friday.
PBKS vs GT, IPL 2022 Highlights
Earlier, GT skipper Hardik Pandya opted to bowl and PBKS were in trouble when Mayank Agarwal and Jonny Bairstow departed early. Shikhar Dhawan became the only Indian to hit over 1000 runs in T20s but he struggled to get going. Liam Livingstone (64 off 27) played another blinder to help PBKS finish with 189 for 9. Jitesh Sharma's cameo towards the end helped PBKS add some useful runs against a strong GT bowling attack.
Chasing 190, GT were cruising along at 133 for 1 before losing Sai Sudharshan (35 off 30) in the 15th over. Hardik Pandya came to the crease and joined Shubman Gill, who has been in sensational form. The pair failed to accelerate with Arshdeep Singh tying them down - he conceded just 11 runs in his final 2 overs (the 16th and 18th overs of the GT innings).
SHUBMAN'S 96
Shubman Gill fell for 96, 4 runs short of a well-deserved hundred. Had he got to the milestone, he would have become the 5th youngest batter after Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal and Sanju Samson to score an IPL hundred. This is now Gill's highest score in the IPL. On April 2, he had scored his earlier IPL career-best of 84 against defending champions Chennai Super Kings.
