R Sai Kishore starred on a dominant day for the spinners as Gujarat Titans tamed Punjab Kings by three wickets for their fourth win in the 2024 IPL here on Sunday.
The spin trio of Sai Kishore (4/33), Rashid Khan (1/15) and Noor Ahmed (2/20) exposed an ill-equipped Punjab Kings with their guile to dismiss them for a below-par 142.
Liam Livingstone, who juggles between leg-break and off-spin, struck twice in the middle overs to keep Punjab Kings alive in the game. However, he did not get much support from fellow spinner Harpreet Brar, who leaked 35 in his four overs in a low-scoring affair.
With 42 runs to get off 30 balls, the Titans eventually recorded a comfortable win in 19.1 overs courtesy a pressure releasing cameo from Rahul Tewatia (36 not out off 16).
It was Gujarat Titans' fourth win in eight games while Punjab Kings suffered their sixth loss in eight matches.
Gujarat Titans fast bowler, Mohit Sharma was all-in praise for Rahul Tewatia who played a match-winning knock to take his team over the line and said.
“For the past three years, he (Rahul Tewatia) has been with the GT team. He’s done it several times before (finishing games for his team). All credit goes to him. He practices the same scenarios at the nets. It is also a challenge for us when we bowl to him. He played a crucial innings, which was undoubtedly the turning point in the game for us.”, Mohit Sharma said after the post-match presentation.
IPL 2024, PBKS vs GT: Gujarat Titans hand Punjab Kings their 6th loss in 7 games
(With inputs from PTI)