The Gujarat Titans traveled to Lucknow for the 21st IPL 2024 encounter against the Lucknow Super Giants. The same squad that defeated the RCB earlier this week was selected to bat first after KL Rahul won the toss. After a narrow loss against PBKS, GT entered the game.
Spencer Johnson replaced Azmatullah Omarzai in the GT lineup, and BR Sharath received his first cap. With 58 runs to lead LSG to 163/5 from their allocated 20 overs, Marcus Stoinis achieved his first fifty of the 2024 IPL.
50 runs in 5.2 overs for the GT
With Sai Sudharsan as his new opening partner, Shubman Gill combined caution and aggression with a youthful batsmen. With a four off Gill’s bat in the second ball of the fifth, he reached fifty. The captain of the Gujarat Titans was slow to score and appeared to be having timing issues.
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First Strategic Time-out (Mandatory: 54/1) and Powerplay: Overs: 0.1 to 6
At 19, Yash Thakur broke through Gill’s defense with a blistering yorker to claim the first wicket for LSG. The hosts were taking the game easily, so it was a fortunate wicket for them.
Gujarat Titans: After 14 overs and 92/5, they are in the second strategic time-out.
The Gujarat Titans lost to the LSG spinners despite having a quick start. The Titans appeared to be in serious trouble as Krunal Pandya took three wickets and Ravi Bishnoi took one. The Gujarat Titans had just amassed 26 runs when they lost their first five wickets.
Gujarat Titans: 154.1 overs yield 100 runs.
The Titans had already lost seven wickets before reaching 100 runs, indicating a dismal batting performance. Rahul Tewatia’s two runs against Naveen-ul-Haq brought the score to three figures.
The Gujarat Titans score 18.5 overs and are all out at the end of the match.
The LSG won by 33 runs thanks to a brilliant bowling performance by Yash Thakur, who picked 5/30 from 3.5 overs. The fact that Lucknow defeated other 2022 IPL rookies for the first time ever made the victory even more significant.
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