Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) registered a clinical win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 51st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, May 7.
Put in to bat first, GT posted a daunting total of 227-2 on the scoreboard. The home then returned to restrict LSG at 171 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs. For LSG, wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock was the top scorer with 70 off 41, while his opening partner Kyle Mayers smashed 48 runs in 32 deliveries. Medium-pacer Mohit Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for GT and finished wi🍌th figures of 4/29 in four overs.
Earlier, the Titans were off to a flyer with opening batters – Wriddhiman Saha (81 off 43) and Shubman Gill (94 not out off 51) taking on the LSG bowlers to the cleaners. They added 78 runs in ꦰthe powerplay an🌠d went on to score 142 runs in just 12.1 overs.
Brief scores: Gujarat Titans 227-2 in 20 overs (Shꦬubman Gill 94 not out, Wriddhiman Saha 81) beat Lucknow Super Giants 171/7 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 70, Kyle Mayers 48; Mohit Sharma 4/29) by 56 runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Welldone the !! Great knocks big target to get for good to see getting a chance and playing well . Well bowled pandit ji quality deathꦯ bowling ! Catches wins matches 👏
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
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Fourth fifty of IPL 2023 by S🃏hubhman Gill. WHAT A PLAYER. Sheer class. 😍🔥
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
How see the ball in today's match:
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari)
Wriddhiman Saha & Shubman Gill showed no mercy on LSG bowlers today. Top class battiℱng! 🫡
— Prathamesh Avachare (@onlyprathamesh)
Saha and Gill 💙
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Up, Up and Away!
Watch the two cracking sixes by 👇👇
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Well played, Wriddhiman Saha!
81 in just 43 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. He put on a show in Ahmedabad, what a knock ꧙by him!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Every year Wriddhiman Saha has that one innings where he scores like there is no tomorrow, it's just that on one can predict when it will come.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer)
TAKE A BOW, WRIDDHIMAN SAHA.
What an amazing innings by W Saha. He scored 81 runs from 43 b🍌alls including 10 fours and 4 Sixes against LSG. Remarkable innings. Incredible, Saha!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)
That was a magnificent performance🀅 ꦇfrom MO-𝗛𝗜𝗧 Sharma! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 2023
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)