IPL24: Gujarat Titans script crucial win over below par Punjab Kings in low scoring game

 


 Punjab Kings stumble to another defeat after yet another timid batting performance .  They  struggled to score 142 runs.  But Punjab eventually lost against Gujarat Titans at home.  However the fight continued till the last over courtesy the fight put on by the Punjab bowlers .  Gujarat won by 3 wickets.



 Batting first, Punjab scored 142 runs.  They could not score big runs under the influence of Gujarat's spinners.  Shikhar Dhawan's injury is still not healed.  Sam Curran is leading in his place.  He is opening with the bat.  But playing as an opener in T20 cricket and scoring 20 runs off 19 balls makes it difficult to score impact runs.  Same is the case with Punjab.  However, Punjab scored 50 runs in the first 5 overs as Prabhasimran Singh scored a breezy 35 runs off 21 balls with some impressive strokes .  The team collapsed as soon as he was out.  Gujarat's spin attack began to control the game 


Sai Kishore took the most wickets for Gujarat.  He took 4 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs.  Afghan spinner Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets.  Rashid Khan took a wicket.  Punjab's middle order collapsed as these three spinners picked up 7 wickets.  The lower order did not get runs either.  Pacer Mohit Sharma took 2 wickets.  Gujarat's bowlers have taken wickets as well as stopped runs.  As a result, Punjab could not score more than 142 runs.


 Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma gave Dhawan-less Punjab confidence with the bat in the previous few matches.  They also failed in this match.  Shashank scored 8 runs.  Ashutosh could not score more than 3 runs.  Both of them were dismissed by Kishore.  Punjab batters could not play big shots.  They hit only five sixes in the entire innings. Had Harpreet Brar (29) not batted bravely Punjab would have struggled to get 120 .


 Gujarat lost 5 wickets for 103 runs in the run chase and they too looked jumpy .  Despite going down with a small target in mind, Gujarat was in trouble. Saha (12) went cheaply again but Gill (35) and Sudharsan (31) held the innings together for a while . However their dismissals  brought Punjab in the game as Miller(4) and Omarzai (13) fell cheaply 

but Rahul Tewatia gave relief to the team by scoring 36 runs off 18 balls.  He left the field after winning Gujarat.    With 8 points in eight matches, Gujarat came up to number six and has kept their hopes alive for the playoffs .  Sai Kishore for his crucial 4 wickets was the player of the match .

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Olympics24 : Julien Alfred of St Lucia becomes fastest woman on earth by winning 100 mtrs

Image
  Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred did wonders to put her country in the Olympics map by beconing the fastest woman on earth . Before the semi-finals, when Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew, everyone thought Sha'Carri Richardson would easily win the gold. She was expected to become the world's fastest woman. However, Sha'Carri disappointed. St. Lucia's Julien Alfred won the gold in the women's 100 meters at the Olympics, finishing in 10.72 seconds. Sha'Carri secured the silver by finishing second, while America's Melissa Jefferson took bronze. The event was delayed slightly due to rain before the race. Despite the wet track, Julien seemed unaffected. She took the lead right from the start and maintained it until the end. Despite her efforts, Sha'Carri couldn't catch up. Julien set a national record by finishing in 10.72 seconds. Her celebration after winning gold showed how significant this victory was for her and her country. Sha'Car
Read more

Olympics24 : Ten men India edge out Britain in tie breaker to storm into hockey SF

Image
  India reached the Olympic hockey semifinals by defeating Britain in a shootout. The match ended 1-1 in regulation time, leading to a shootout where India won 4-2. India played with ten players for 42 minutes to secure the victory. In the semifinals, India will face the winner of the Germany-Argentina match. A win in Tuesday's match will ensure a silver medal for last time's bronze winners at the Paris Olympics. Following the advice of video umpire , Indian defender Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the fourth minute of the second quarter for unintentional stick contact with a British player’s head. Video umpire Goyentzen suggested it was intentional, and South African field umpire Sean Rapaport recommended a red card, resulting in India playing the rest of the match with ten players. This is the first red card issued in this Olympic hockey tournament. Despite this, India remained undeterred. Coach Craig Fulton adjusted the strategy after going down to ten players. Captain
Read more

Olympics24 : USA thrives on Steph Curry's late blast to overcome France & win basketball gold, Serbia gets bronze

Image
  For the fifth consecutive time, Team USA secured the gold medal in basketball  at the Olympics by defeating host nation France 98-87 in the championship game of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. Following a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to overcome Serbia in the semifinals, Team USA faced another challenge as their 11-point lead in the final quarter was narrowed to just three points after a tip-in by Victor Wembanyama with 2:58 remaining. However, Steph Curry rose to the occasion, scoring 12 points in the final 2:48, all from beyond the 3-point line. His clutch performance not only helped the Americans maintain their lead but also extend it to a more comfortable margin, much to the satisfaction of fans back home who held high expectations for their national basketball team. Curry finished the game with 24 points, while Kevin Durant and Devin Booker each contributed 15 points, and LeBron James added 14. With basketball legends like Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant possibly
Read more