IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans spin a web around Punjab Kings for their fourth win of the season

In a spin it to win it 2024 Indian Premier League contest at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Gujarat Titans survived a scare to beat the Punjab Kings by seven wickets, in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Asked to field first, the Shubman Gill led Titans managed to bowl out the Kings for a modest 142 in their alloted quota of 20 overs.

It was their spin troika of Rashid Khan (1-15), Noor Ahmad (2-22) and Sai Kishore (4-33), who not only dried up the run flow but also struck at regular intervals to keep the Punjab Kings batters in check.

Later in the day, the Gujarat Titans seemed to be cruising towards a comfortable win before Liam Livingstone (2-19) pulled the Kings back into the match.

Rahul Tewatia (36*), however, did what he does the best to pocket two points for the Titans with five balls to spare.

Turning point of the match

At the end of the 16th over in the chase, the Gujarat Titans required 38 to win off 24 deliveries. Tewatia had by then faced five balls for five runs, while Shahrukh Khan had just entered the crease.

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