Gujarat Titans won by 7 runs, and Lucknow lost 4 wickets today

 

In Lucknow, Gujarat Titans (135/6) beat Lucknow Super Giants (128/7) by 7 runs. Gujarat Titans were involved in another last-over thriller, with the only difference being that they ended up on the winning side this time. With 12 runs required from the last six balls, pacer Mohit Sharma bowled brilliantly as Lucknow Super Giants lost four wickets and managed only four runs in it. A clinical show from Mohit took Lucknow to 128/7 in 20 overs and fell seven runs short of the target of 136.

Match Highlights

KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, and Deepak Hooda were out. The first two were caught in the deep, while the last two returned to the pavilion after failing to complete the much-anticipated double. If we look at the chase, LSG's opening pair of Rahul and Kyle Mayers got them off to a solid start. The duo put on 55 runs for the first wicket before Rashid Khan clean-bowled Mayer for 24 (19). Krunal Pandya then joined the chase and added 51 runs with the LSG skipper for the second wicket before being run out off 23 balls. After a while, Nicholas Pooran was dismissed for 1 (7).

Earlier, the LSG bowlers put up a stellar performance as Gujarat could manage 135/6 in 20 overs after opting to bat first. Shubman Gill fell for 0, after which Wriddhiman Saha added 68 runs for the second wicket with skipper Hardik Pandya before the wicketkeeper-batsman fell for 47 (37). Hardik scored 66 (50) before Stoinis was dismissed in the final over. Looking at the LSG bowlers, Krunal took two wickets and conceded only 16 runs in his entire quota. Stoinis also picked up two wickets, both in the final over for 20 runs in his 3 overs. Naveen-ul-Haq and Amit Mishra took one wicket each.