IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans win in upset match, beat Lucknow by 7 runs

In the 30th match of IPL 2023, Lucknow Supergiants have lost to Gujarat by 7 runs. Batting first in this match played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, the Gujarat Titans team scored 135 runs. 136 runs were needed for the win, which Lucknow Supergiants could not achieve. Lucknow Supergiants started well and got the first blow on 55. At the same time, the second wicket fell for 106 runs. Even the match was in the hands of Lucknow Supergiants. But after that the Gujarat bowlers made a spectacular comeback and defeated Lucknow in a upset match. Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma bowled brilliantly at crucial junctures for Gujarat. Noor Ahmed achieved two successes by giving 18 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Mohit Sharma also bowled well. Mohit took two wickets for 17 runs in three overs. Lucknow’s 4 wickets fell in Mohit Sharma’s 20th over. It also includes 2 run outs. Captain KL Rahul scored the most runs from Lucknow. KL Rahul played an inning of 68 runs in 61 balls.

 

Earlier, despite captain Hardik Pandya’s half-century full of restraint and aggression, the Gujarat Titans team could only manage 135 runs for six wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Saturday in front of the tight bowling of Lucknow Supergiants. Hardik scored 66 runs in 50 balls with the help of two fours and four sixes on a difficult pitch for batting. Apart from him, opener Wriddhiman Saha played an inning of 47 runs in 37 balls which included six fours. Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis took two wickets each for Lucknow. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Gujarat did not start well and lost the wicket of in-form Shubman Gill in the second over itself, who could not even open the account. Gill took a simple catch at mid-off by playing the ball of left-arm spinner Krunal (2 wickets for 16 runs) in an inflexible manner. Hardik, who came in to replace him, also struggled to score runs initially but at the other end, Saha hit some attractive fours as Gujarat scored 40 runs in the powerplay.

 

Hardik faced the 18th ball and hit the first four and then in the same over of leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi also got the first six of the innings. But Saha could not complete his half-century. He took a straight catch at long on in Krunal’s second spell. Saha and Hardik added 68 runs in 55 balls for the second wicket. As Gujarat struggled to score runs, leg-spinner Amit Mishra (1/9 in two overs) dismissed Abhinav Manohar (3) while medium pacer Naveen-ul-Haq (1/19 ) bowled veteran Vijay Shankar (10). Hardik was at the crease but the ball was longing to reach the boundary line. Alam was that Gujarat’s score reached triple digits in the 17th over. After this, Hardik showed his real attitude and his target was Bishnoi, on whom he hit fours and two sixes in consecutive balls. On the first of these sixes, he completed his half-century off 44 balls. Hardik hit a six in the final over of the innings before being caught at long-on by Stoinis (2 for 20 in three overs). Where other Lucknow bowlers bowled economically, Bishnoi proved to be expensive. He gave 49 runs in four overs.