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In match 48 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Punjab Kings (PBKS) comfortably defeated Gujarat Titans🌼 (GT🌠) by eight wickets on Tuesday.
Chasing the paltry target of 144, Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa took the game away from PBKS by forming a crucial 87-run stand for the second wi🍸cket. Rajapaksa was outdone by Lockie Ferguson for 40, but Dhawan kept his end alive and smashed another half-century of the season.
Dhawan stayed undefeated on 62 off 53 balls with the help of nine boundaries. Liam Livingstone played a quickf♏ire 10-ball 30 run knock as PBKS successfully chased down the target with four overs to spare andꦑ eight wickets in hand.
Earlier, an excellent bowling display by PBKS helped them restrict Gujarat at a below-par score of 143/8 in 20 overs. Pacer Kagiso Rabada picked up a brilli𒆙ant four-wicket 🥂haul for 33 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Youngster Sai Sudharsan was the only batter who was able to stand tall aga🐓inst a quality bowling attack of PBKS. Sudharsan remained unbeaten at 65 from 50 deliveries, includi🐓ng five fours and a six.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑖 𝑡𝑜ℎ 𝑑𝑖𝑙 𝑘𝑎𝑏ℎ𝑖 𝑗𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑖…
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
Bo꧒wled to the perfection first up & finished the game in a hurry to get a jump on run rate 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Shikhar was slow & steady, Rajapaksa was aggressive and Liam Livingstone erupted li🌱ke a volcano!🐈 PBKS had their A game today.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
was brilliant today but we should not forget Sandeep Sharma’s tight overs as well. Throughout his career, S🎀andeep has mostly been in shadow. ജ
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐣𝐚 𝐚𝐚𝐯𝐢 𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐢 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻
We win by 𝄹8 wickets and 24 ꦺballs to spare! 💪🏻
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Opening with Bairstow is a good move and will give returns in the long run. Also good of PBKS to stick with Bhanuka @ 3. This looks a good combination. And I'm sure Mayank won't mind demoting himself as long as they win.
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Clinical win for PBKS to beat the table toppe🐻rs Gujarat Titans. Looked in total control from the beginning. Hopefully a bit more consistency from PBKS
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
GT – 16 points
LSG – 14 points
RR – 12 points
SRH – 10 points
PBKS – 10 points
RCB – 10 points
DC – 8 points
KKR – 8 points
CSK – 6 points
MI – 2 pointsThat 3rd and 4th spot is heating up in IPL 2022.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Livingstone has reached that level where he has people putting the TV on even when the e🦩quation is 20 needed 30. Must watch SUPERSTAR
— Dave (@CricketDave27)
💪🏏 ATTACK ON THE TITANS! Punjab Kings have defeated the Gujarat Ti⛦tans in a convincing fashion and move up the points table. They are now placed 5️⃣th with this victory!
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
