NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans' star opener Shubman Gill played a magnificent role in his team's six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in Mohali. He scored a brilliant knock of 67 off 49 deliveries, also his second fifty of IPL 2023.
After his spectacular knock, Gill garnered a lot of praise from former Australia batting legend Matthew Hayden.
1/10:IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans sink Punjab Kings in last over thriller
ANI
2/10:Shubman Gill
<p>Shubman Gill starred in a six-wicket win for defending IPL champions Gujarat Titans over Punjab Kings in Mohali on Thursday. </p>AFP
3/10:Sam Curran
<p>Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat were cruising towards victory until Sam Curran removed Gill for 67 in the final over of the chase to raise hopes for Punjab. </p>AP
4/10:Rahul Tewatia
<p>Curran tried to defend seven off the last off but Rahul Tewatia smacked the penultimate ball for four to win the game. </p>AP
5/10:Shikhar Dhawan
<p>Punjab, captained by Shikhar Dhawan, could only score 153/8 after they were put in to bat by their opponents.</p>PTI
6/10:Disciplined bowling performance
<p>None of the Punjab batters managed to convert their slow and scratchy starts into a bigger score against a disciplined bowling performance from Gujarat.</p>PTI
7/10:Mohit Sharma
<p>Mohit Sharma, who made his debut for Gujarat Titans, bowled tight lines and took a tidy 2/18 in a man-of-the-match display.</p>PTI
8/10:Rashid Khan
<p>Mohit Sharma was well supported by Rashid Khan (1/26), Alzarri Joseph (1/32) and Josh Little (1/31). </p>PTI
9/10:Prabhsimran Singh
<p>Punjab lost Prabhsimran Singh for a second-ball duck and Dhawan (8) soon followed.</p>IANS
10/10:Matthew Short
<p>Matthew Short steadied the innings with 36 off 24 balls before falling to Rashid Khan's spin.</p>PTI"Gujarat Titans needed someone to take responsibility and bat deep in this run chase against a quality Punjab Kings bowling attack, and Shubman Gill did just that."
"Some of the shots that he played were pleasing to the eyes. He's such a class player and he's going to dominate world cricket for the next decade or so," Hayden said.
