IPL Highlights 2024, GT vs PBKS: Shashank Singh gets the job done, Punjab Kings win

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Well if you didn't follow that after around the 10th over and you have found this blog the next day and are thinking that we have made a mistake, we haven't. Punjab Kings really did pull this off and it is largely thanks to Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma. They are not big names, their sale would have been a non-event during the auction, but this really shows all those bells and whistles that come with the IPL really are just background acts. It is what happens on the field that matters. And so on a day when Punjab's big showstopping buys and retentions failed to make much of an impact, these two turned the game around almost entirely on their own. A game that was going into one-sided ignominy became arguably the best of the season thus far. That is it for today, join us tomorrow with SRH hosting CSK.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Still trying to sink in, I vision these things but turning it into reality feels great. I play cricketing shots, I bat at No. 7 but today I batted at No. 5. The bounce was very good, 200 scored by both teams so the wicket was fantastic. They are the legends of cricket, I don't see the names, I react to the ball and play my shots accordingly. Couldn't get much matches before, last to last year for SRH but the management, the coaching staff here has really backed me and I was very confident.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: It was an amazing game, very very close, I'm glad the boys did the job. The plan was to give a good start but I got out unfortunately but we were around 60 runs at the end of the powerplay, we kept building partnerships and Shashank came in and played really well. The way Shashank came in and hit those sixes, it was brilliant, the way he hit the ball, it looked effortless. He started from No. 7 and is now showing his positive mindset. He is playing in the IPL after a long time and he played so well. I will also mention about Ashutosh, he came in and played a good knock under pressure.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Well if you didn't follow that after around the 10th over and you have found this blog the next day and are thinking that we have made a mistake, we haven't. Punjab Kings really did pull this off and it is largely thanks to Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma. They are not big names, their sale would have been a non-event during the auction, but this really shows all those bells and whistles that come with the IPL really are just background acts. It is what happens on the field that matters. And so on a day when Punjab's big showstopping buys and retentions failed to make much of an impact, these two turned the game around almost entirely on their own. A game that was going into one-sided ignominy became arguably the best of the season thus far. That is it for today, join us tomorrow with SRH hosting CSK.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Gill says that the catches that were dropped late in the match is what did them in. Bowlers did a decent job. Gill says that GT's score was not under par, 199 was good enough. He says they were right in the game till about the 15th over but then dropping catches always leads to pressure. With the way he's (Nalkande) bowled in the last match and with 7 runs to go, it was a no brainer for us. People who you haven't seen will come and play knocks like these and that's the beauty of IPL.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Well this game was petering out to yet another one-sided victory with Punjab Kings at the wrong side of the result. But Shashank Singh and then Ashutosh Sharma led a comeback that made this match arguably the best of the season thus far.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Darshan Nalkande has been handed the ball here, he hasn't bowled in this game at all. But he has done a big part of the job first ball by dismissing Ashutosh. Length delivery outside off, just under 110kph, Ashutosh has to reach and stretch for it, puts it into the hands of Rashid at long-on.

Ashutosh c Rashid b Nalkande 31 (17)

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Ashutosh Sharma doing justice to the term 'Impact Player' here. Mohit bowling the 19th, Ashutosh picks up the second delivery and sends it over deep midwicket for a six. Then another six off the last ball. Ashutosh has raced to 31 off 16, Shashank on 57 off 27.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 193/6 in 19 overs, need 7 to win off last over

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Well, well, well, what a comeback this is from the Kings. The Impact player Ashutosh Sharma hit fours off the first and second deliveries and then the last as well to race to 22 off 12. Shashank on 50 off 25.

PBKS need 25 to win off the last two overs.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 175/6 in 18 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Well, PBKS had bought him by mistake and it may just be the most fortuitous mistake of this season. Takes a single off the fourth ball of the 18th by digging out a yorker. He has got to the mark in just 25 balls.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 169/6 in 17.4 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Rashid Khan smashed for two back to back sixes by Jitesh Sharma but then the batter puts the third ball straight down the throat of deep midwicket. And that wicket came from a full toss! It was a nothing delivery and Jitesh made a meal of it. He knew that he missed the opportunity as well. Three singles off the rest of the over.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Well, well, what a hand Shashank Singh is playing here. Shashank has raced to 48 off 22, Jitesh on four off five and he will be on strike to Rashid Khan who will bowl out in the 16th.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 138/5 in 15 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Length ball from Mohit for the second of the 12th, Raza tries to send it over cover but gets a thin edge to the wicketkeeper.

Raza c Saha b Mohit 15 (16)

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: GT 111/5 in 12.2 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh giving PBKS some impetus. He cuts the fourth ball through point, the next one is swiped over fine leg for a six and then he gets a thick edge past short third man.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 100/4 in 11 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: 10 runs off it, with Shashank Singh sending the fifth ball over the leaping long-off fielder for a six. He is on seven off four, Sikandar Raza at the other end on seven off nine.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 83/4 in 10 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: 10 runs off it, with Shashank Singh sending the fifth ball over the leaping long-off fielder for a six. He is on seven off four, Sikandar Raza at the other end on seven off nine.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 83/4 in 10 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: 10 runs off it, with Shashank Singh sending the fifth ball over the leaping long-off fielder for a six. He is on seven off four, Sikandar Raza at the other end on seven off nine.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 83/4 in 10 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Noor Ahmad comes in for the sixth over and delivers first ball! Tossed it up and pitched on length outside off, Bairstow was on the move and completely misses the ball. Bails on the ground.

Bairstow b Noor Ahmad 22 (13)

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 48/2 in 5.1 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Omarzai returns for the second. First ball is full and wide outside off and Bairstow laces it through extra cover for a four. Four singles after that and Bairstow is on 19 off nine, Prabhsimran Singh is the new man at the other end and he is on seven off seven.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 27/1 in 3 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: A wicket off the first ball for Umesh Yadav! Length ball angling away from the Punjab captain who tries to punch it through cover, under edge on to the base of the stumps. Dhawan's walks off with a smile of frustration.

Dhawan b Yadav 1 (2)

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: PBKS 13/1 in 1.1 overs

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Dhawan got off strike first ball and Bairstow gets a thick edge off the second ball. It goes to deep third man who lets it slip and it goes behind him to the boundary. An excellent delivery after that from Omarzai, cutting Bairstow in half. However, he goes full next ball, Bairstow sends that through covers on the up. Then he drives the next ball between mid-off and extra cover. Dot ball to end it and Bairstow is on 12 off five, Dhawan on one off one.

IPL 2024 Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow walk out to open the innings for PBKS. Azmatullah Omarzai is bowling the first over.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Tewatia ends it with back to back fours and finishes on 23 off eight deliveries. Shubman Gill at the other end unbeaten on 85 off just 48. What a knock from the GT captain, he was expected to get a big one today and he has. Punjab Kings did a good job of keeping him off strike for long patches in the innings though, considering he has faced just 48 deliveries despite batting through the innings. Punjab Kings need to score 200 to win this though, and that will take some chasing.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: GT 199/4 in 20 overs

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: Tewatia ends it with back to back fours and finishes on 23 off eight deliveries. Shubman Gill at the other end unbeaten on 85 off just 48. What a knock from the GT captain, he was expected to get a big one today and he has. Punjab Kings did a good job of keeping him off strike for long patches in the innings though, considering he has faced just 48 deliveries despite batting through the innings. Punjab Kings need to score 200 to win this though, and that will take some chasing.

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: GT 199/4 in 20 overs

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: It had to be go big or go home at this stage of the innings and Shankar has no choice but to go home. Gill with a six and a four off the first two balls and then he gets off strike. Shankar puts the fourth ball straight into the hands of long-off.

Shankar c Harpreet Brar b Rabada 8 (10)

IPL Live Score GT vs PBKS: GT 164/4 in 17.4 overs