LSG vs GT: W, W, W, W; An exciting win for Gujarat against Lucknow
Highlights:
- Indian Premier League T20 Cricket, which is currently taking place.
- Against Lucknow Supergiants, Gujarat Titans prevailed by 7 runs.
- Chasing a target of 136 runs, the Lucknow Supergiants team was limited to just 128 runs.
LSG vs GT Match Highlights: The 30th match of the 2023 IPL tournament between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants at the Ekna Cricket Stadium in Lucknow was full of excitement till the last ball. Lucknow Supergiants lost an easy chance to win the low-scoring match. Chasing just 136 runs, Lucknow lost by just 7 runs despite KL Rahul's half-century.
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Chasing the target of 136 runs given by Gujarat Titans at Ekna Stadium here, the Lucknow Supergiants team was expected to win easily. Accordingly, KL Rahul and Kyle Meyers scored 55 runs in 6.3 overs and gave the team a great start.
Kyle Meyers (24) and Krunal Pandya (23) got off to a good start and stumbled to finish the match. Despite this, KL Rahul scored 68 runs in 61 balls and brought the team close to victory. However, in the death overs, against the disciplined attack of Mohammad Shami and Mohit Sharma, Punjab suffered a severe setback.
Needing 23 runs in the last 3 overs, Mohit Sharma conceded just 6 runs in the 18th over, while Mohammed Shami controlled the KL Rahul force for just 5 runs in the 19th over. Thus, when 12 runs were required in the last over, Mohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Marcus Stoinis were dismissed. Along with this, Ayush Badoni and Deepak Hooda were run out.
Finally, Gujarat Titans won by 7 runs. Also, the credit for this victory should be given to the Gujarat Titans bowlers who gave only 19 runs in the last 5 overs of the low-scoring match.
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Noor Ahmed and Mohit Sharma took two wickets each for Gujarat Titans. Mohit Sharma took two wickets for 17 runs in just 3 overs and won the Man of the Match award.
Hardik Pandya's half-century
Earlier, Gujarat Titans, who had won the toss and batted first, scored 135 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Thereby, a modest target of 136 runs was set for the opponent Lucknow Supergiants. Apart from Hardik Pandya (66 runs) and Wriddiman Saha (47 runs), the rest of the batsmen failed. Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis took two wickets each.
The last over that changed the momentum of the match:
At one point, everyone believed that Lucknow would triumph in the game. However, the 20th overthrew everyone's calculations off balance. The Lucknow squad was defeated terribly by 7 runs since they were unable to score 12 runs in the final 6 balls. In his 20 over, Mohit Sharma captured 4 wickets. 2 wickets out of which were run out. Gujarat triumphed thrillingly in the final over as a result. Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan both captured two wickets.
IPL 2023: KL Rahul broke Virat Kohli's record by completing 7000 runs!
KL Rahul Completes 7000 T20 Runs: Lucknow Supergiants captain KL Rahul completes 7000 runs in CDC T20 format with a half-century (68 runs) in the sixteenth edition of the IPL tournament against defending champions Gujarat Titans on Saturday. By becoming the first player to reach this milestone for India in the fastest time, Royal Challengers Bangalore star batsman Virat Kohli has broken the record.
Lucknow: Lucknow super captain KL Rahul completed 7000 runs in T20 cricket by blasting a half-century (68 runs) in the 2023 IPL tournament match against Gujarat Titans at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekna Cricket Stadium here.
KL Rahul has taken 197 innings of 210 matches to complete 7000 runs in T20 cricket. By doing so, he became the first Indian batsman to complete 7000 runs in the fastest time. That, former RCB captain Virat Kohli, who had achieved this feat in 212 innings, has broken the record.
In the 2020 IPL tournament, Kannadiga KL Rahul, who is the holder of the orange cap, has scored 4151 runs with 4 centuries and 33 fifties from 116 IPL matches. He has scored 7054 runs with the help of 6 centuries and 61 fifties from a total of 210 matches. In this, he has scored 2265 runs in 72 international T20 cricket. In this, he has scored two centuries and 22 fifties. An unbeaten 110 runs are his personal highest.
KL Rahul is the third fastest player to score 7000 runs in world cricket. Pakistan's Babar Azam had set this milestone in 187 innings. By that, he has occupied the top position. West Indies legend and self-proclaimed universe boss Chris Gayle has reached this goal in 192 innings and is in second place.
Fastest Indian Players to 7000 Runs in T20 Cricket (Innings)
- KL Rahul-197
- Virat Kohli-212
- Suresh Raina-251
- Robin Uthappa- 271
Score details
Gujarat Titans: 135-6 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 66, Wriddiman Saha 47; Krunal Pandya 2 for 16, Marcus Stoinis 2 for 20)
Lucknow Supergiants: 128-7 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 68, Kyle Meyers 24, Krunal Pandya 23; Mohit Sharma 2 for 17, Noor Ahmed 2 for 18)
Man of the Match Award: Mohit Sharma
Both Teams Playing XI
Lucknow Supergiants: KL Rahul, Kyle Meyers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (VK), Ayush Badoni, Naveen Ul Haq, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (VC), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (captain), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmed, Mohit Sharma.
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