PBKS vs GT Highlights: Tata IPL T20 Match No 18 Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Match Report, Last year’s defending champion Gujarat Titans face Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan in match number 18 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, April 13. Proficient Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller showed off more than a salient milestone in this IPL tournament.
Both batsmen completed nearly 2,500 runs in the IPL with their brilliant innings against Punjab Kings in Gujarat’s registered win in Mohali. Wriddhiman Saha scored 30 off just 19 balls while reaching the target; David Miller, on the other hand, scored 17 off 18 balls. After this brilliant inning, Wriddhiman Saha has so far completed 2513 runs in 148 IPL matches, and David Miller has completed 2505 runs in 108 matches.
Being truncated batsmen in the Gujarat Titans batting line-up, both Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller provided some very important instructions, which could be essential for the defending champions to get going once again in their tough phase.
Punjab Kings Game Analysis
If we have to say something about the game, then Punjab Kings openers failed to set a worthy score to win the match. Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh failed to put a big score on the board as both batsmen failed and only put eight runs on the board. 27-year-old Yellow Kangaroo batsman Matt Short was the top run-scorer for Punjab, scoring 36 off 24 balls.
Moreover, after some mischievous innings from the middle order, Shikhar Dhawan’s team, the Punjab Kings, posted a target of 153 runs on the board after the final over. During the chase, openers Gill and Saha helped Gujarat win. They got off to an excellent start.
Gujarat Titans Game Analysis
Shubman Gill‘s slam was mighty fine for the defending champions, as the 23-year-old lad bashed 67 off just 49 balls, and his sensational innings rattled the hosts’ bowling attack. In the last over, Gujarat needed around seven runs, and at that moment, Sam Curran dismissed Gill, but Rahul Tewatia‘s sensational boundary helped the Gujarat Titans win.
Gujarat Titans flustered themselves with six points after four games and placed themselves at the third spot in the IPL points table. On the other hand, Punjab Kings are in sixth place with four points from four matches.
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