Mohali| The in-form Gujarat Titans bounced back from their unexpected defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match to beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets at their home to register yet another win in IPL 2023. Skipper Hardik Pandya, who was absent in the last match, won the toss and invited Punjab Kings to field first. Punjab Kings scored 153 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs, Mathew Short played an innings of 36 runs, Punjab Kings batsmen were unable to play big innings. Mohit Sharma bowled brilliantly for Gujarat Titans, taking 2 wickets for 18 runs. Shubman Gill once again played a major role in the victory of Gujarat Titans with a brilliant inning of 67 runs. Wriddhiman Shah played an inning of 30 runs. Gujarat Titans achieved the target of 153 runs by losing 4 wickets in 19.5 overs. Mohit Sharma was awarded man of the match for his brilliant bowling.
Brief Scores :
Punjab Kings: 8/153 over 20, Matthew Short 36, Jitesh Sharma 25, Mohit Sharma 2/18
Gujarat Titans: 4/153, Shubman Gill 67, Wriddhiman Shah 30, Harpreet Brar 1/20