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Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans locked horns in the 18th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, the 13th of April. The visitors’ skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and asked Punjab Kings to bat first at the batting-supportive turd of PCA IS Bindra Stadium.
Although the hosts struggled in the first innings and could manage to post a total of only 153 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. While chasing the target, Gujarat scored 154 runs for the loss of four wickets in 19.5 overs and won the match by six wickets to register their third win in the tournament after playing four matches.
The fans also appreciated the performance of Titans for their performance after beating Punjab Kings on the home ground in Mohali. Fans took to Twitter to come up with a lot of different tweets and reactions for both teams and the players as well.
Here’s how fans reacted:
#CricketTwitter #PBKSvsGT #IPL2023
— INDIAN_JADEJA ⁰⁸ 🇮🇳 (@indian_jadeja08) April 13, 2023
Ye IPL mujhe ek din heart attack delayega 💀
Ye har IPL match ko last over tak jaana zaroori hai kya#PBKSvsGT #GTvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/QUgtpyueHe
— vibhu (@insanevibs) April 13, 2023
Tewatia and PBKS !! What a love story#PBKSvsGT
— Sandeep Kumar Boddapati (@sandeepskb128) April 13, 2023
#GujaratTitans Another Day another Away ⚡ @gujarat_titans #PBKSvsGT
— Krishan Kant Chura (@BytesTherapy) April 13, 2023
#PBKSvsGT
— Vaibhav (@vrushv14) April 13, 2023
No one but only Rahul Tewatia... pic.twitter.com/pKO79ojF4k
Jay shah writing next match script #PBKSvsGT pic.twitter.com/YKWbzvnaBZ
— Crypto Cricketer (@cricketcoast) April 13, 2023
Well Done #RahulTewatia and Congratulations #GujaratTitans
— Truth Slayer (@TruthSlayer24) April 13, 2023
Hitting boundary/Six “When Needed” not everyone’s cup of Tea.#TATAIPL2023 #PBKSvsGT #GTvsPBKS
Though Gujarat won tonight, it was not expected that the game would go till the last over. Credit goes to the Punjab bowlers who pulled the game till the last over.#PBKSvsGT #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/dxTFmCBDO4
— Rakesh Kashyap (@RakeshMishra00) April 13, 2023
IPL script writers after watching recent matches. #IPLonJioCinema #IPL2023 #PBKSvsGT pic.twitter.com/M77DK3HRgH
— Beyoung.in_official (@BeyoungFolks) April 13, 2023
PBKS rn-
— Yash Godara (@iamyashgodara77) April 13, 2023
Ye Rahul ke bache ka kuch Krna padega 😂#PBKSvsGT pic.twitter.com/apTZDsSzGj
Talking about the entire action of the match, The Punjab Kings were in trouble as they lost two wickets at the score of only 28 runs in 3.2 overs. It was only the number three batter Matthew Short who crossed the individual mark of 30+ runs by scoring 36 runs off 26 balls with six boundaries and a six to his name. Other than him, the other middle-order batters contributed with a few 20+ run individual knocks. With this, PBKS somehow managed to reach a total of 153 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
The senior pacer Mohit Sharma scalped two wickets for Gujarat Titans in the first innings alongside one wicket each claimed by all other bowlers who bowled.
While chasing the target, the defending champions comfortably crossed the line in overs by scoring 154 runs for the loss of four wickets and won the match by six wickets. The star opener Shubman Gill played an amazing knock of 67 runs off 49 balls with boundaries and a six to his name.
Other than him, the senior opener Wriddhiman Saha also contributed with 30 runs off 19 balls with five boundaries on his credit.
Mohit Sharma won the ‘Player of the Match award for his match-defining performance in favour of Gujarat Titans.