Punjab Kings scored a huge 243/5 against Gujarat Titans© AFP
Shreyas Iyer shone with an unbeaten 97 while the Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 11 points in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. Chasing 244 To win, the Gujarat titans fought hard to make 232 for 5, but the target turned out to be beyond their strikers despite the fact that Sai Sudharsan is 74, Shubman Gill striking a quick 33 and Jos Buttler marking 54. Sherfane Rutherford also played a quick blow of 46 but his effort was not enough.
The victory saw the Punjab Kings starting his campaign with a victory. They are third in the point table. Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings are the other teams of the first four.
Earlier in the first rounds, Shreyas Iyer missed a first IPL CENTURY, but its 97s are not on 42 balls (9 six, 5 four) and the 44 Shashank Singh not on 16 balls (6 four, 2 six) helped Punjab Kings after 243 for 5.
Sai Kishore was the choice of quisors for the Gujarat titans with 3/40, but the team’s quisors at home generally had trouble keeping the running flow.
At the top, the young Priyansh Arya struck seven four and two to make 47 out of 23 balls.
In short, scores: Punjab Kings: 243 for 5 out of 20 Overs (Priyansh Arya 47, Shreyas Iyer 97 not out, Shashank Singh 44 not out; R Sai Kishore 3/30).
Gujarat Titans: 232 for 5 in 20 Overs (Sai Sudharsan 74, Shubman Gill 33, Jos Buttler 54, Sherfane Rutherford 46; Arshdeep Singh 2/36).
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