PBKS vs GT, IPL 2023 Highlights: Gujarat Titans win thriller by six wickets as Rahul Tewatia completes chase with four

PBKS vs GT, IPL 2023 Highlights: Mohit Sharma's successful return to the IPL followed by Shubman Gill's half century helped Gujarat go over the finish line.

Mohali: Gujarat Titans batter Shubman Gill plays a shot during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans, at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)(PTI04_13_2023_000401B) (PTI)

PBKS vs GT, IPL 2023 Highlights: Mohit Sharma marked his return to the IPL with excellent figures of 2/18 as holders Gujarat Titans restricted Punjab Kings to 153 for eight here on Thursday. Shubman Gill then anchored the chase with a masterful 67 off 49 balls after which Rahul Tewatia hit a four to get the Titans over the line. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan was not able to make the kind of impact with the bat that he had this season before this match and it was only Matthew Short who managed to find any consistent flow with the bat.

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• 13 Apr 2023, 11:21:00 PM IST

  IPL Live score: TEWATIA WINS IT WITH A FOUR! Gujarat Titans win by six wickets!

  Of course it is Tewatia who has done it. Curran goes full outside off, Tewatia moves all the way accross and scoops it over fine leg and that runs to the boundary. Is there a better finisher than him at the moment in the IPL? Sam Curran did a truly brilliant job in the final over. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 11:19:27 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: GT need 4 to win from 2!

  Just two runs off the third and fourth balls, Miller off strike, Tewatia is facing up. Yikes!

• 13 Apr 2023, 11:16:23 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: OH BOWLED HIM! Game on!

  Sam CUrran has cleaned up Shubman Gill off the 2nd ball of the last over! GT need 6 to win off 4!

• 13 Apr 2023, 11:14:19 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: Into the last over! GT need 7 to win

  And that would have become three to win had it not been for a sensational fielding effort from Rishi Dhawan at cover which stopped Miller from getting a boundary. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 11:06:20 PM IST

  IPL Live score: FOUR! GT need 13 to win off 12

  Short from Rabada, Miller almost pulls it from behind him and sends it to the boundary. That's 12 runs off this over and it is now pretty straightforward for the Titans. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 11:04:27 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: SIX! Now it's effortless from Gill!

  Short from Rabada, Gill just stands his ground and sends it in front of square and over the boundary. This is pure nonchalance.

• 13 Apr 2023, 11:01:18 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: FOUR! DISDAIN FROM GILL!

  That is a tennis shot. Curran goes short on off, Gill stands tall and smashes the ball with the bat parallel to the ground at shoulder height straight down the ground for four. That was a tennis forehand, just that it was played with two hands and looked almost like the movement someone would make while trying to crash their bat to the wall so as to destroy it. Extraordinary shot.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:59:46 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: Into the last four overs

  Gujarat Titans need 34 to win from 24 balls. Gill is on 52 off 41 balls, Miller on five off as many. It is still the Titans' game go lose.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:52:26 PM IST

  IPL Live score: FOUR! Half century for Gill!

  A superlative shot to get to the milestone. Gill sends the fourth ball of the 16th bowled by Deepak Chahar over long-on and sweeper cover inside out. He brings it up in 40 balls. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:47:03 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: OUT! That's it for Hardik!

  Pandya tries to go big down the ground but picks out the fielder at mid-on, Harpreet Brar gets the GT captain. Couple of quick wickets here and Gujarat Titans looking a little shaky now.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:44:51 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: FOUR! GT 105/2 in 14 overs

  Rabada pitches the last ball of the over up and Pandya drives it through the covers almost nonchalantly. He had got a concussion check after the previous ball grazed his helmet and went behind for a boundary. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:40:01 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: 13 overs gone, GT 95/2

  Hardik Pandya is out there now with Shubman Gill. Pandya on three off five, Gill on 42 off 34.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:32:49 PM IST

  IPL Live score: OUT! Short ball does the trick for Arshdeep

  Arshdeep gets the breakthrough for PBKS. Short on off, Sai Sudharsan pulls but only ends up top edging it to deep fine leg.

  Sudharsan c Prabhsimran Singh b Arshdeep Singh 19 (20), GT 89/2 (11.2 Overs)

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:31:22 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: FOUR!

  Short bowling the 11th, goes full for the third ball and Sudharsan skips out of the crease and crashes it back over the bowler's head.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:26:18 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: Gujarat Titans 78/1 after 9 overs

  A couple of fours from Gill in this over and he moves to 35 off 22 balls. Sudharsan is on 12 off 13. GT are pretty much cruising at the moment, need 76 to win off 66.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:10:01 PM IST

  IPL Live score: End of powerplay, GT 56/1

  Gill on 20 off 13, Sudharsan on 5 off 4. Sudharsan had smashed a four off the last ball of the fifth and so, as has been the case so often, GT keep up their rate of scoring while chasing despite the loss of a wicket.

• 13 Apr 2023, 10:03:18 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: OUT! 100 IPL wickets for Rabada!

  That's it for Saha, he has done his job and Rabada has become the fastest bowler to 100 IPL wickets. Saha picks out deep square leg with that pull shot and GT's opening stand ends at 48.

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:57:24 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: 18 runs off the third over!

  Saha with two more back to back fours off the fourth and fifth balls of that over and Gujarat Titans have raced to 36/0 in three. What a start this is. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:55:59 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: BACK TO BACK FOURS!

  Wriddhiman Saha with boundaries off the first and second balls of the third over bowled by Arshdeep. What a start this is for GT and once again, it is the veteran wicketkeeper-batter who helps make the most of the powerplay overs. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:52:32 PM IST

  IPL Live score: FOUR! Timing of the highest order

  Too full from Rabada, Gil clips it away through the gap in front of midwicket and the ball hurtles towards the boundary. GT 18/0 after 20 overs

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:49:50 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: GT 7/0 after 1 over

  Gill on five off four, Saha on two off two. This is an extremely dangerous opening partnership and if Punjab Kings are to win this match, they need these two wickets here and many more.

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:40:56 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: Mohit Sharma talks

  "Bit of excitement, but was nervous. Last year, I was playing after a long time coming back from surgery. Lot of people did not know if I was playing competitive cricket or not. Ashish Nehra called me up and asked me to stay with the team. I thought what will I do at home. I was involved with cricket and I think that time was perfect for me. [Being a net bowler] It's all about thinking. Net bowler is not a bad thing, you get a lot of exposure. All net bowlers do the same things as the main bowlers. We enjoyed a lot as we were with the team."

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:26:57 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: Punjab Kings 153/8 in 20 overs 

  A run out off the last ball and a run out off the third last and that means Punjab Kings have just about managed to cross 150. They would be mighty disappointed with this total considering the kind of start they got with Matt Short. On to the bowlers now, how can they stop this star-studded GT batting lineup from chasing this down. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:21:49 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: Harpreet has the shots as well!

  Josh Little bowling the last, the second ball is nicely in the range and Brar smashes it over the bowler to the boundary.

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:20:16 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: Into the last over

  Mohit Sharma ends his spell with 2/18 in four overs. It has been an excellent comeback from the man who was a major gun for CSK at one point. GT are 142/6, they need a big, big over here to set up a competitive total.

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:15:58 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: OUT! Mohit Sharma strikes again!

  Curran tries to go big but only picks deep midwicket. Slow one from Mohit that didn't give Curran the kind of pace he needed for a shot like that.

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:13:18 PM IST

  IPL Live score: SIX! Shahrukh with his second!

  PBKS: 136/5 in 18 overs. Low full toss from Shami for the last ball of the 18th, Shahrukh smashes it over wide long-on. He has raced to 15 off four.

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:06:44 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: GONE! Rajapaksa's struggle ends

  And finally it is only kind on Rajapaksa that this has come to an end. He hits it straight to deep midwicket.

  Rajapaksa c Shubman Gill b Joseph 20 (26), 115/5 (16.5 Overs)

• 13 Apr 2023, 09:03:54 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: PBKS 109/4 in 16 overs

  Rajapaksa on 19 off 24, Curran on 13 off 15. That one six has been the only real bright light for PBKS. Does make you wonder if they will regret not including Liam Livingstone.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:59:22 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: SIX! Curran goes kaboom!

  Rashid Khan bowling the 16th and he misses his length a bit off the third ball. Curran biffs that bottom handed and clears deep midwicket, which is the biggest boundary of the ground.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:57:19 PM IST

  IPL Live score: Into the last 5 overs, PBKS 99/4

  Rajapaksa in an almighty struggle and is on 18 off 23, Curran is on four off 10. Punjab Kings need some big hits asap. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:45:45 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: Punjab Kings 94/4 in 13 overs

  PBKS in a very tricky situation now. Rashid Khan comes in to bowl his third, he has got two overs left and Punjab Kings are looking accelerate. Rajapaksa is struggling at 17 off 18, Sam Curran is the new man in and he is on one off three.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:40:41 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: OUT! That is Saha's wicket

  We've all heard of the Dhoni review system, enter the Saha review system. Ball passed quite close to the bat from Mohit Sharma, Saha takes and he is the only man who appealed. The bowler didn't appeal, neither did Pandya who kept saying he didn't hear anything when Saha asked him to go upstairs. Pandya then does that off the last second and as it turns out, there is a slight spike on ultra edge. How about that from Saha!

  Jitesh Sharma c Saha b Mohit 25 (23), PBKS 92/4 (12.2 overs)

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:38:21 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: PBKS 91/3 in 12 overs

  They have seven wickets in hand now so Punjab do need to get a move on here. Big, big last eight overs here. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:33:18 PM IST

  IPL Live score: FOUR! Fabulous shot from Jitesh!

  Shami returns and goes back of a length on middle for the first ball of the 12th. Jitesh stands tall and smashes it right over the bowler's head.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:27:00 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: 10 overs done, PBKS 75/3 in 10 overs

  Rajapaksa and Jitesh staying content with singles and doubles in this over and just biding their time for  now. Rajapaksa on 9 off 10, Jitesh is on 15 off 16

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:22:16 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: PBKS 71/3 in 9 overs

  Jitesh Sharma gets two fours off Rashid in the ninth over, which is gold dust for PBKS. They are still going at a good rate and Gujarat will know that the best way to halt them is through wickets.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:10:43 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: BOWLED HIM! Rashid gets Short! 

  Rashid has had enough of these Short puns and cleans up the batter. Sends in a wrong'un and Short, while looking to swipe, has missed it entirely. The stumps behind him are in dissarray.

  Short b Rashid Khan 36 (24), PBKS 55/3 in 6.5 overs

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:08:06 PM IST

  IPL Live score: PBKS 52/2 in 6 overs

  Matthew Short on 35 off 22, Rajapaksa on three off four. PBKS may have lost their openers, Dhawan in particular, and yet they have not fallen short as far as maximising the powerplay goes thanks to Matthew Short. The longer these short puns can run, the harder this game will get for GT.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:03:49 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: FOUR! Fifty up for Punjab!

  Little pitches it up outside off, Short hammers it right back down the ground. Short has raced to 34 off 21.

• 13 Apr 2023, 08:02:23 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: SIX! PBKS 42/2 in 5 overs

  Oh yes, Matthew Short! Joseph bangs it in and Short is lightening fast in rocking back and smashing the pull past deep mid.

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:49:30 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: GONE! IT'S DHAWAN!

  Good length ball from Little, Dhawan looks to loft it over mid-on but it ends up going straight up in the air. Alzarri Joseph having to run back but he tracks the ball perfectly and takes the catch.

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:44:36 PM IST

  IPL Live score: BACK TO BACK FOURS AGAIN!

  Matthew Short is really laying into Mohammed Shami here. Shami pitches it up outside off for the fourth ball of the third and Short creams it through the covers. Then Shami goes short and wide, Short cut it hard through covers for another four.

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:42:08 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: FOUR! PBKS 16/1 in 2 overs

  Oh a drive of the highest order from Shikhar Dhawan, second four of the over. The PBKS captain crashed that drive past mid-off and not a single fielder moved.

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:35:18 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: FOUR AGAIN!

  Shami bangs it in and this time Short swivels away and pulls him through the square leg region. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:34:16 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: FOUR! Short gets Punjab away!

  Short from Shami and Short stands tall to deposit it to the off side fence. Lovely shot there and Short gets the Kings away. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:31:35 PM IST

  IPL Live score: GONE! Prabhsimran gone for a duck again!

  Prabhsimran Singh c Rashid Khan b Mohammed Shami 0 (2), Punjab Kings 0/1 off 0.2 overs

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:30:13 PM IST

  PBKS vs GT Live Score: Dhawan close to joining Warner

  Shikhar Dhawan has scored 49 half centuries so far and if he gets one today, he will become the second player after David Warner to have scored 50 fifties in the IPL.

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:27:58 PM IST

  Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Live score: The possible impact subs

  Punjab Kings Subs: Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rahul Chahar, Atharva Taide, Gurnoor Brar

  Gujarat Titans Subs: Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat

  It has to be noted though, that while the Kings have listed down Sikandar Raza, he cannot be brought on as they already have four foreign players. 

• 13 Apr 2023, 07:18:20 PM IST

  IPL 2023 Live score: No Liam Livingstone for Punjab!

  Punjab Kings have brought in Rajapaksa and Rabada but not Liam Livingstone. They have chosen to keep Matthew Short in the No.3 position.