Tezzbuzz Team
Tezzbuzz|22-04-2024
Shubman Gill: The second match of the day in the Indian Premier League on Sunday was played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans (PBKS vs GT), which Gujarat won by 3 wickets. In this match played in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, host Punjab, batting first, scored 142 runs in 20 overs, which Gujarat batsmen achieved in 19.1 overs after a little struggle.
After winning this match, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said that he wanted to end this match quickly, but he could not succeed in his plan. Let us tell you what else he said after the match was over –
What did Shubman Gill say after winning the match?
After winning the match against Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said that he wanted to end the match early, but it could not happen. Gill also told how he coordinates between batting and captain. Gill said during the post match presentation,
“I wanted to finish the match a little earlier, but it was good to get these two points. It has been very exciting for me to be able to take on the captaincy role. Everything has been good except the over-rate, when I am batting, I just want to play as a batsman. At that time I did not think much about captaincy.”
This was the condition of the competition
In this match, Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bat first, but their decision backfired and the entire team was limited to 142 runs in 20 overs. Prabhsimran Singh played the biggest inning of 35 runs in 21 balls with the help of 3 fours and as many sixes. Apart from him, Harpreet Brar contributed 29 (12) and captain Sam Curran contributed 20 (19) runs.
At the same time, Gujarat Titans had to struggle even while chasing this small target from Punjab. Actually, their run rate had reduced drastically in the middle overs, due to which the team came under pressure, but in the end, Rahul Tewatia led his team to victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 36* runs with the help of 7 fours in 18 balls. . Apart from this, captain Shubhman Gill played important innings of 35 (29) and Sai Sudarshan played 31 (34) runs.