David Miller’s batting masterclass was aided by stand-in skipper Rashid Khan’s late blitz as Gujarat Titans chased down a 170-run goal to defeat Chennai Super Kings in a last-over thriller and storm to the highest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 factors desk. GT grew to become the primary crew to register 5 wins in six video games and they’re now prime of the desk, whereas CSK slumped to their fifth loss in six outings.
Miller waged a lone battle within the absence of standard captain Hardik Pandya and smashed an unbeaten 51-ball 94, whereas stand-in skipper Rashid Khan slammed a 21-ball 40 as GT chased down the overall with one ball to spare.
GAIKWAD HITS FORM
Young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad roared again to type with a 48-ball 73 to assist Chennai Super Kings submit a aggressive whole of 169 for 5 after being invited to bat first in Pune. Gaikwad, who hit his maiden IPL fifty of this season, stitched a 92-run stand off simply 56 balls with Ambati Rayudu, reviving CSK’s innings that was in a spot of trouble at 32 for 2 within the sixth over.
Gaikwad’s knock was studded with 5 fours and as many sixes as he showcased indicators of his 2021 type. On the opposite hand, Rayudu hammered 4 boundaries and two sixes, enjoying second fiddle to Gaikwad, who was in his parts.
However, CSK misplaced the plot after set batters Rayadu and Gaikwad departed in fast succession, slipping to 131 for 4. While Rayadu was caught by Vijay Shankar at sweeper-cover, in a bid to attain shortly, Gaikwad fell for 73 within the seventeenth over.
SRH JUGGERNAUT CONTINUES
SunRisers Hyderabad rode on Umran Malik’s improbable bowling to hammer Punjab Kings by seven wickets and bag their fourth successive win of IPL 2022. The win took SRH to eight factors, transferring up from the middle-table rush to climb to the fourth spot, whereas PBKS remained in seventh with six factors from as many matches.
LIVINGSTONE SHINES
England all-rounder Liam Livingstone continued to shine with the bat because the PBKS batter blazed his technique to a 30-ball 60. Livingstone didn’t have any bother on a sluggish monitor in Mumbai as he had pictures all around the pitch.
Punjab Kings have been diminished to 61/4 inside eight overs after being invited to bat. However, Livingstone had different plans because the PBKS star discovered an ideal ally in Shahrukh Khan (26) because the duo added 71 runs off 49 balls to revive them within the center overs.
UMRAN STARS
Livingstone’s blitzkrieg was adopted by some tearaway quick bowling from younger pacer Umran Malik, who mixed together with his senior bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar to shift the momentum in SRH’s favour.
Umran grew to become solely the third bowler to bowl a maiden within the final over throughout the first innings of an IPL match. Irfan Pathan and Jaydev Unadkat are the opposite two bowlers to the milestone. The Young Turk bowled brilliantly within the loss of life overs and completed with stupendous figures of 4-1-28-4.
