IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Highlights: Punjab combines the game perfectly to end the Titans victory | News about cricket

NAVI MUMBAI: Shikhar Dhawan mark half a century as good as error prone Punjab Kings Finally produced a clinical performance to beat Gujarat Titans by eight points and ended the IPL group’s five-match winning streak on Tuesday.
Pacer Kagiso Rabada caught a four-ball trap as the Punjab Kings limited the formidable Gujarat Titans to just under 143 for eight after Hardik Pandya chose to hit the club first.
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Punjab, who messed up what should have been a simple chase in their last game, learned from their mistakes to fine-tune the innings much better and get past the target in 16 rounds.
Dhawan (62 not out of 53 dribbles) scored his third goal in half a century of the season and got a good assist from the Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa (40 down 28), who entertained with years four and six.
As one of the senior hitters on the team, Dhawan took the responsibility of finishing the game for his team and he did it with elan.
Skipper Mayank Agarwal personally ordered to arrest Jonny Bairstow (1) at the beginning of the order, but this action was fruitless.

However, an 87-point challenge between the lefties, Dhawan and Rajapaksa, ensured Punjab went home comfortably.
Liam Livingstone (30 not out of 10) displayed some brutal strikes towards the end of the chase and beat India’s top athlete Mohammed Shami in four innings of six, including a monstrous 117m smack through a deep square foot. . The 16th out of 30 runs also produced a big boost to PBKS’s net run rate.
It was a much needed win for Punjab, who have struggled to achieve consistency this season with 5 wins and many losses.
For Gujarat, who are geared up for the playoffs, it was a timely wake-up call to fix their batting problems, especially at the top of the order. They asked someone or the other to bail them out of difficult situations but it was not the case on Tuesday.

Earlier, Sai SudharsanUnbeatable 65 of 50 balls was a saving grace in Gujarat’s innings as Punjab’s pitchers conceded only 11 innings and two in six innings.
Sudarsan tried to hit five boundaries and six but ran out of partners when the Gujarat captain’s decision, Hardik Pandya, decided to opt for a counter-attack.
They lost the openers Shubman Gill (9) and Wriddhiman Saha (21) for cheap. Gill, who reached two boundaries, was fired by a direct hit from Rishi Dhawan from hiding, in the third inning.
In the next game, Saha, who started aggressively, made way for rival captain Mayank Agawral in the middle of the game, giving Rabada (4/33) his first hit. Saha, who hit three and six, was undone by the extra return, when he tried to make a miss, but missed it and paid the price.
Gujarat continued to slide to 44/3 as pacer Rishi Dhawan (1/26) eliminated Hardik (1) early. Hardik tries to make a long ball from the outside to the inside, but ends up skillfully allowing goalkeeper Jitesh Sharma to make it difficult for his teammates.
Then Sudharsan and David Miller (11) tried to rally the innings but only scored 23 runs in 30 balls.
It became a 67/4 after Liam Livingstone (1/15) fired Miller, who took the wrong driveway to get caught by Rabada at the final.
Sudharshan tried to change gears from day 11 onwards, when he pulled Livingstone to his first boundary, but was unable to free his arms often.
Rabada continued to close Gujarat by knocking out Rahul Tewatia (11) and Rashid Khan (0) in consecutive serves in the 17th round, with GT reeling in 112/6.
Rabada ended a memorable feat by firing Lockie Ferguson (5).
For Punjab, Sandeep Sharma (0/17), Arshdeep Singh (1/35), Rahul Chahar (0/11) and Livingstone also completed their parts.