PBKS vs GT HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2023: Tewatia pulls off last-over win for Gujarat after Curran brilliance; Gill slams fifty

Wicket got a bit challenging in the end. Was harder to hit sixes with the old ball. It’s a big ground. Was important to keep hitting the gaps, run as hard as possible. I should’ve finished the match. Rahul Tewatia and PBKS is a love story. In these types of games, there’s definitely pressure on both teams. It’s about trying to minimise dot balls. It was difficult for them also to score runs against old ball. Was important to have a good powerplay. We ticked that box. It wasn’t a big score. Was important to keep hitting the singles. He looked good in the nets also (Mohit). He has a good yorker. He bowled magnificently with the slower one, using the boundaries. Was a great GT debut for him.

Dhawan: We did not quite put as many runs on the board. If you see the number of dot balls, whenever they play 56 dot balls, they end up losing the game. So we need to rectify that. Whenever a team lose early wickets, they go on the back foot but we need to work on that. Our batting unit needed to give more of a cushion to the bowling unit. He (Liam Livingstone) came for practice yesterday but he pulled his muscle so he may be fit in another 3-4 days.

7 needed off 6, Curran’s up with the ball. Width on offer, Miller slams it through cover and Rishi Dhawan leaps to his right and restricts a certain boundary to just one run! Curran to Gill, OUT! BOWLED HIM! Curran uproots the off-stump as Gill swings across the ball that moves in sharply. Rahul Tewatia is the new man. Low full toss and Tewatia lofts the ball to long-on for one run. A cracking yorker and Miller swings across the line but only gets an inside-edge. Mix-up, mix-up but the batters sneak in a single, somehow! Curran to Tewatia, FOUR! TEWATIA just goes onto do another TEWATIA! He shuffles across and scoops Curran over short-fine leg for a boundary and Gujarat pulls off a scary chase. Whew!

Shubman Gill b Curran 67 (49b 7x4 1x6)

Arshdeep cannot do much but he bowls out neatly, leaving GT with 7 to win in the final over. Another day, another final over finish.

Rabada to bowl out. Slower-bouncer to Miller and he taps it to backward point. Quicker delivery and Miller gets an inside-edge for a single. Wow, Shubman! Rabada pumps the ball short and Gill unleashes a sensational short-arm jab for SIX over deep mid-wicket. A single to follow and Rabada sends in a slower bouncer past Miller. Short and angling in, Mille swivels to pull Rabada behind square for FOUR. GT have gotten this well under their control now.

Curran is back. Back-of-length from Curran as he varies his pace to Miller and Gill. Three singles off the first three. Short ball and Gill sends down an audacious forehand down the ground for FOUR!

Chahar strays to the pads and Miller lofts the ball just past Dhawan at short mid-wicketr for two runs. Chahar turns another one onto the pads and Miller slides the ball to short fine for one run. Shorter delivery and Gill taps the ball to cover. Length from Chahar and Gill nonchalantly lofts the ball over extra cover for FOUR to bring up his FIFTY!

Brar to Hardik, OUT! Brar’s patience prevails. Another loopy drift landing on length between middle and leg. Hardik makes some room and lifts the ball straight to Curran at long-on. David Miller comes in at 5. He gets off the blocks as Dhawan misfields at short mid-wicket.

Hardik Pandya c Curran b Harpreet Brar 8 (11b 1x4)

Rabada is back. Rabada bangs in short and the ball flies off Hardik’s helmet over the keeper for FOUR leg byes. 100 up for GT. The physio comes in to have a concussion check. He is fine to continue. FOUR! He is alright, indeed. Hardik plays the shot of the match as he creams Rabada through extra cover for a superb boundary.

Brar replaces Short. He slides the ball from around the stumps and cramps up the batters. Four from the over.

Arshdeep returns. Arshdeep to Sai, OUT! The change works for PBKS! Arshdeep sends in a well-directed bouncer and Sai hooks it straight to deep backward square-leg on the longer side of the field. Hardik Pandya is in at 4. He’s off the mark with a single.

Sai Sudharsan c Prabhsimran Singh b Arshdeep Singh 19 (20b 2x4)

Matt Short into the attack. Short tosses one on the full and Sai pumps the ball down the ground for FOUR. Flatter delivery from Short and he beats Sai’s outside-edge. Shorter delivery and Sai drags it down to deep mid-wicket for one run.

Brar to Gill, beaten! A cry for an under edge as Brar slides the ball past Gill to Jitesh. Another fine over from Brar as he bowls to his field within the ring. Just two from it.

Chahar loops the ball in just outside the off-stump and Gill bends low and cuts the ball past backward point for FOUR. Rahul wafts in another delivery and Gill lofts it over extra cover for another FOUR.

Curran drops short and Sai pulls it to the left of short mid-wicket. The batters continue to find the singles easily. Curran sends in a superb yorker and Sai digs it out to the on-side for one run.

Rahul Chahar replaces Rabada. Gill drives a length ball to long-on for one run. Five runs from the over as Chahar maintains his straightish line towards the middle-stump.

Sam Curran into the attack. Curran mixes up his lengths as Gill and Sai rotate strike with a couple of singles. A strong PowerPlay for GT as they finish on 56/1.

Rabada to Saha, OUT! Straight to the deep square-leg fielder. 100th wicket for Kagiso Rabada in the IPL - the fastest bowler to the mark. Sai Sudharsan is in at 3. Short and wide, Sai pounces on it and slashes it past point for FOUR - 50 up for GT.

Wriddhiman Saha c Short b Rabada 30 (19b 5x4)

Harpreet Brar into the attack. Short and wide and Gill slaps the ball through cover point for FOUR. Harpreet tightens his length and the batters resort to singles.

Slower ball on the full and Saha punches the ball past cover for FOUR. Arshdeep comes around the wicket and Saha gently lifts him over mid-on for FOUR more. Short ball and Saha pulls it front of square and finds two runs. Short ball again and Saha gets a top-edge over the keeper for another FOUR. Saha in the zone! Arshdeep attacks the fuller length and Saha nudges it past short-third for FOUR.

Kagiso Rabada into the attack. Rabada overpitches and Saha crunches the ball past mid-off for FOUR. A single follows. Rabada sends in a quick bumper and Gill hooks it to the deep for one run. Rabada tails the ball in and Gill sumptuously fires it through mid-wicket for FOUR.

Arshdeep Singh takes the new ball. Saha on strike. Rahul Chahar comes in as the Impact Player for PBKS.

Sharp inswinger from Arshdeep and Saha gets going with an inside-edge to the on-side. Arshdeep shapes the ball away and Gill eases into a cover drive for FOUR. A single to follow. Arshdeep fires in a good bouncer but Saha casually pulls it away for one run.

Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill walk out for the chase.

Mohit Sharma: There was excitement, but also nervousness about making a comeback after a few years. Have played domestic cricket in between. Last year I played domestic returning from a back surgery. Not many people knew I played domestic. Got a call from Ashu pa to stay with the team. I thought it would be better than staying at home (about being a net bowler for GT last year). Being a net bowler is not a bad thing. Gives you a lot of exposure. The environment at GT is brilliant.

Josh Little to bowl the final over. Shahrukh gets a single off the first ball. In the slot and straight from Little and Brar tonks it handsomely down the ground for SIX. 150 up for PBKS with another single. Little to Shahrukh, OUT! Shahrukh is run out at the striker’s as he attempts to reel in a risky two. Rishi Dhawan comes in ta 9. He finds a single. Can Brar finish with a six to set a 160-run target? Wild swing and Brar misses out on the ball. The batters attempt to steal a bye but Saha hits the top of the stumps. Dhawan is run out!

M Shahrukh Khan run out (Miller/†Saha) 22 (9b 1x4 2x6); Rishi Dhawan run out (†Saha) 1 (1b)

Mohit to Curran, OUT! Slower bouncer and Curran swats it to Gill at deep mid-wicket. Harpreet Brar is in at 8. He finds a single. Back-of-the-hand slower ball and Shahrukh slaps it to the cover fielder. Slower bouncer and Shahrukh swipes the ball over the keeper for FOUR. A single to retain strike.

Sam Curran c Shubman Gill b Sharma 22 (22b 1x4 1x6)

Shami to bowl out. He starts with a yorker to Curran from around the wicket. Another yorker-length delivery and Shahrukh flicks it to deep square and finds two runs. Curran makes room and Shami goes well outside off. Curran still makes up to slice the ball past Saha for FOUR. A single to follow. In the slot and Shahrukh muscles it over wide long-on for SIX.

Joseph starts with a full delivery and Rajapaka drives it to long-on for a single. Joseph concedes a couple of wides before Curran gets a single. Joseph to Rajapaksa, OUT! Rajapaksa holes out to the deep as his sluggish knock comes to an end. Shahrukh is in at 7. Short ball and Shahrukh clobbers it over deep mid-wicket for a massive SIX first ball.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Shubman Gill b Joseph 20 (26b 1x4)

100 up for Punjab. Rashid floats one in and Curran unleashes a slog over deep mid-wicket for SIX. PBKS finally getting a move as 10 runs come from the over.

Mohit continues to maintain a tight line and length and the batter struggle to play him across the line. Just three runs from it.

Rashid cramps Rajapaksa with a slide to the pads. Loud shout but the ball is missing the leg-stump. Beaten! Rashid follows a slower ball with a googly, zipping past the outside-edge. Another googly and Rajapaksa plays all around it. Unlucky for Rashid as the ball just misses the top of off.

Mohit rushes the ball past Jitesh’s outside-edge. Loud appeal from Saha and Hardik reluctantly takes a review. OUT! WHAT A REVIEW from GT! Nobody seemed interested when Saha appealed and turns out there was indeed an edge on that one. Jitesh goes against the run of play and in comes Sam Curran. Mohit continues to vary his pace and confound the batters. A slower ball beats Curran’s outside-edge.

Jitesh Sharma c †Saha b Sharma 25 (23b 5x4)

Shami returns. Length from Shami and Jitesh smites it down the ground for FOUR. Shami goes wide of the crease to slide the ball in but Jitesh gets an inside-edge past the keeper for FOUR.

Mohit Sharma into the attack. A fine delivery to start as he hits Rajapaksa high on the pads. Slower bouncer onto the shoulders and Rajapaksa hooks it fine for FOUR.

Joseph starts with a bouncer and Rajapaksa upper cuts it down to third for a single. Joseph has maintained excellent lengths through this spell, just four runs from the over.,

Jitesh takes the attack to Rashid as he paddles the first ball of the over down to fine leg for FOUR. Short ball from Rashid and Jitesh slaps the ball through wide long-on for another FOUR.

Joseph rushes the batters with a sustained back-of-a-length attack. Four singles from the over.

Rashid Khan into the attack. Rajapaksa and Short rotate the strike with singles down the ground. Rashid to Short, OUT! Bowled him! A crackerjack googly castles Short as he plays all around it. Jitesh Sharma is in at 5. Short ball and Jitesh swivels to pull through square-leg for FOUR.

Matthew Short b Rashid Khan 36 (24b 6x4 1x6)

Little concedes a wide down leg to Rajapaksa. Littler overpitches and Short drills the bll down the ground for FOUR. 50 up for Punjab.

Alzarri Joseph replaces Shami. Joseph slides one in and Short deftly flicks the ball down leg for FOUR. Straighter delivery and Short taps the ball to point. BANG! Length ball and Short stands tall and wallops it over cow corner for SIX!

Little slides one in to Dhawan’s pad and there’s a loud shout for a leg before. The umpire is unmoved and GT reviews. Spike on UltaEdge and Dhawan survives. Little to Dhawan, OUT! In the air and Dhawan skies it to Joseph at mid-on. Huge wicket for GT as Dhawan mistimes his flick. Bhanuka Rajapaksa is in at 4. He is off the mark with a single.

Shikhar Dhawan c Joseph b Little 8 (8b 2x4)

Shami squares up Short. Shami goes wide off the crease and tails the ball in before moving it past the outside-edge. A wide to follow. Fraction short from Shami and Short flicks the ball through mid-wicket for two runs. Brute power from Short. Shami overpitches and Short bludgeons the ball through extra cover for FOUR. FOUR more! Shami errs on length again as Short goes left of cover to find the fence this time.

Josh Little into the attack. BEATEN! A gentle outswinger on the full and Dhawan attempts to drive through cover but misses. Full outside the off-stump and Dhawan makes room to carve the ball over point for FOUR. Supreme from Shikhar! Little shapes the ball away from length and Dhawan crunches it on the up past mid-off for FOUR.

Shami hits the deck first up and Prabhsimran taps the ball to the on-side as Dhawan attempts for a single but is sent back. Shami to Prabhsimran, OUT! Straight to short mid-wicket! Second consecutive duck for Prabhsimran as he attempts to flick a rising delivery to the ribs. Regulation catch for Rashid and PBKS suffers an early blow. Matt Short in at 3. Width on offer and Short punches the ball through cover point off the backfoot for FOUR. FOUR more. Shami drops short and Short drags the ball across the line to find the mid-wicket fence.

Prabhsimran Singh c Rashid Khan b Mohammed Shami 0 (2b)

Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh walk out to the middle. Mohammad Shami takes the new ball.

PBKS: Atharva Taide, Rahul Chahar, Sikandar Raza, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Bhatia

GT: Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat

Punjab Kings XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh

Gujarat Titans XI: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little

TOSS: Gujarat Titans wins toss, opts to bowl

Hardik Pandya: Bowling first. Just looks like a good wicket, and from whatever I’ve seen it’s good to chase. Was a one-in-a-million defeat. We are a kind of team that takes it with a smile. Played good cricket until that last over. It happens. It’s a fresh game. We’ll come out and smile, and throw some punches. I don’t know (any changes?). It’s there in the paper.

Shikhar Dhawan: Doesn’t bother us. Were looking to bowl first. We have been playing good cricket. Quite normal to go through this in cricket. Won’t be the first time or the last (loss against SRH). Looking forward to put up a great show. Two changes - Rabada coming in for Nathan. Bhanuka coming in for Raza.

GT seamer Mohit Sharma has received his cap and is set to make his franchise debut. Interesting choice from the Titans. Mohit last featured in the IPL in 2020 with Delhi Capitals.

Feels good to play at this venue, we have had some good games here, and also a few bad ones. As a player I enjoy a lot playing at this ground and I’m also enjoying playing for Gujarat Titans. For the first time, Gujarat is playing at different grounds and different pitches across India. I was the Player of the Match the first time I played in Mohali. Lot of memories here. I always try to focus on my strengths, the size of the grounds doesn’t matter. I try to bowl in right areas. I have worked on my batting and I get a lot of opportunity at the Titans (in the nets and in the match).

Murali Kartik and Chris Morris assess the pitch: The pitch is an absolute beauty, not for the bowlers but for the batters. Quite a good covering of grass here. Would probably look to bowl first. Big ground, lots of pockets, and batters will have to do a lot of running.

Wicketkeeper: Jitesh Sharma

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan

All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Vijay Shankar

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan (vc), Nathan Ellis

Team Composition: GT 6:5 PBKS Credits Left: 9.5

GT predicted XI (batting first): Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Shami, R Sai Kishore

GT predicted XI (bowling first): Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Mohammed Shami, R Sai Kishore

Impact Player options: Josh Little, R. Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, KS Bharat, Jayant Yadav.

PBKS predicted XI (batting first): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

PBKS predicted XI (bowling first): Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Impact Player options: Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Prabhsimran Singh, Mohit Rathee, Atharva Taide.

• Kagiso Rabada needs 1 wicket to become the fastest bowler to reach 100 IPL wickets.
• Arshdeep Singh needs four wickets to complete 50 IPL wickets.

• Matches played: 2
• Punjab Kings won: 1
• Gujarat Titans won: 1
• Last result: Punjab Kings won by eight wickets (DY Patil; 2022)

Shikhar Dhawan continues to lead the IPL 2023 batting charts. Here’s how the table looks like ahead of Dhawan’s fourth game of the season.

Shikhar Dhawan’s lost his spot across formats in the national side. However, the southpaw has got his captaincy stint with PBKS off to a flier with bat and his calm demeanour as leader. Dhawan’s ‘anchor’ game has also resurrected the debate and idea of the patient accumulator in a manic T20 game.

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The three-wicket defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders three nights ago in Ahmedabad was a gut-wrenching result for Gujarat Titans, which had seemingly all but grabbed the ascendancy with a flurry of wickets. But by the time Rinku Singh was done with Yash Dayal, Titans had long relinquished their superiority.

It’s on the heels of this setback that GT will aim to get its IPL 2023 campaign back on track when it takes on Punjab Kings at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya, who was unwell and missed the last match, should be available for this encounter.

Both teams have had similar starts to the season, with GT winning two games and losing one, and PBKS following the same sequence.

Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Kagiso Rabada are available for the Kings. It remains to be seen if they will leave out an in-form Nathan Ellis for Rabada. Livingstone or Rajapaksa can take Matt Short’s place in the XI.

Rabada can be a favourable matchup against David Miller, who has played a key role for Titans in the middle order. In 31 balls he has bowled to Miller in T20s, Rabada has conceded only 32 runs while dismissing him twice.

Meanwhile, Kings have benefitted from the form of captain Shikhar Dhawan, who has 225 runs in three matches. He has looked to bat through, while others around him have tried to be aggressive from the get-go.

PBKS is yet to bowl first this season, so it’ll be interesting to see how its batting holds up under scoreboard pressure. Meanwhile, Kings’ death-bowling skills have come into sharp focus. These are still early days in the season, but their death-over economy of 16.25 is the worst among the 10 sides. Ellis, Sam Curran, and Arshdeep Singh have repeatedly missed their lengths between overs 17 and 20, something they can’t afford against a Titans batting unit that goes at close to 13 runs per over at the death.

Rashid Khan usually prefers bowling outside the PowerPlay but the Titans could use him against Dhawan. Rashid has dismissed the left-hander four times in 56 balls while conceding only 53 runs in all T20s.

PBKS could rely on Livingstone to neutralise the Rashid threat. He has smacked 119 runs off 69 balls against Rashid in T20 cricket, at an astonishing strike rate of 173.

Dayal must still be feeling the aftershocks of the KKR drubbing, where he conceded 31 in a scarcely believable last over. If rested, Pradeep Sangwan could play his first IPL match this year.

The Titans may still be facing minor aftershocks from ‘that’ Rinku Singh special. However, there is no scope for a lull in this fast-paced tournament. While the Titans will aim to bounce back, here’s a recap of the epochal night in Ahmedabad.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Joshua Little, Jayant Yadav, Srikar Bharat, Mohit Sharma, Matthew Wade, Pradeep Sangwan, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee, Kagiso Rabada, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Baltej Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Raj Bawa, Shivam Singh

When will PBKS vs GT IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will be held on April 13, Thursday.

Where will PBKS vs GT IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

What time will PBKS vs GT IPL 2023 start?

The IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will begin at 7:30 PM IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast PBKS vs GT IPL 2023 match?

The match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

Where is the PBKS vs GT IPL 2023 live streaming available?

The IPL 2023 match Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans match will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app.