IPL 2023: Shubman Gill Puts 'Love Story' Tag On Rahul Tewatia, Punjab Kings Affair

14.04.2023 - 14:25 sports.ndtv.com

Gujarat Titans sealed a 6-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter on Thursday. Chasing the target of 154 runs, it was Shubman Gill who laid the foundation at the top with a score of 64 runs off 49 balls before David Miller and Rahul Tewatia finished off the chase for their side.

The winning runs were scored by none other than Tewatia, the man who loves to score runs in nail-biting contests against Punjab.

Needing 4 runs off the final 2 balls, Tewatia hit a boundary to seal two points for his side. At the end of the match, Gill put the 'love story' label on Tewatia's heroics against Punjab, having seen the all-rounder pull off such run-chases on a number of occasions against PBKS. "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.

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Punjab Kings on Wednesday became the first-ever team to post four-successive totals of 200-plus scores in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The north Indian side accomplished the achievement during the match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Mohali. In the match, PBKS posted 214/3 in their 20 overs. They continued their streak of posting 200-plus, posting 201/6 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), 201 all out against Lucknow Super Giants and 214/8 against Mumbai Indians. They were powered by knocks from Liam Livingstone (82* in 42 balls, with seven fours and four sixes), Jitesh Sharma (49* in 27 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and Shikhar Dhawan (30 in 20 balls with five fours).

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