Lucknow Super Giants defeated Gujarat Titans. The Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans were defeated by 33 runs. The Gujarat Titans had set a target of winning by 164 runs but were reduced to just 130 runs in 18.5 overs. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants have reached the third position in the points table after this win. Now, KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants have 6 points from 4 games.
Gujarat Titans, who came to bat in response to Lucknow Super Giants’ 163 runs, got off to a good start. Gujarat Titans openers Shubhman Gill and Sai Sudarshan added 54 runs in 6 overs for the first wicket. Shubman Gill scored 19 runs. Sai Sudarshan contributed 31 runs but after that the process of wickets falling at regular intervals began. Within no time, five Gujarat Titans batsmen made their way to the pavilion after scoring 80 runs. Kane Williamson, Sharath BR Vijay Shankar and Darshan Nalkande were cheaply out.
Yash Thakur was the most successful bowler for Lucknow Super Giants. Yash Thakur dismissed 5 batsmen for 30 runs in 3.5 overs. Krunal Pandya made three Gujarat Titans batsmen his victims. While Ravi Bishnoi 1 achieved success.
Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bat. Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first, scored 163 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Lucknow Super Giants, Marcus Stoinis made the maximum contribution of 58 runs off 43 balls. Apart from this, KL Rahul, Nicholas Puran and Ayush Badoni played short but useful innings. As a result, Lucknow Super Giants reached 163 runs.
As for the Gujarat Titans bowlers, Umesh Yadav and Darshan Nalkande were the most successful bowlers. Both bowlers took 2-2 wickets. While Rashid Khan 1 achieved success.