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IPL 2022 Match 16: Shubman Gill knock and Rahul Tewaita’s magic gives Gujarat Titans last ball win

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 Gujarat Titans registered a thrilling last-ball win against Punjab Kings in high scoring thriller played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Friday. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Mayank Agarwal’s poor form continued dismissed cheaply by Hardik Pandya. Shikhar Dhawan looked in decent touch putting pressure on the GT bowlers. Jonny Bairstow replacing Rajapaksa fell cheaply caught by Tewaita to leave PBKS in trouble at 34 for 2. Liam Livingstone came to the crease and looked cautious enough against disciplined GT bowling. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS made 43 for 2. After the field restrictions, Liam Livingstone destroyed Gujarat Titans bowling. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS scored 60 for 2. Livingstone and Dhawan kept the opposition bowlers hitting boundaries at will. Rashid Khan struck a big blow dismissing Dhawan with a good catch by Wade. Dhawan and Livingstone added 52 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jitesh Sharma also pl...

IPL Match 16: Delhi Capitals win a high scoring encounter

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  Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in a high scoring encounter played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Saturday. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik won the toss and decided to field first. Delhi Capitals openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan started off briskly putting the KKR bowlers under pressure right from word go. Shaw created enough pressure with boundaries with ease while Dhawan took fall balls before taking on KKR bowlers. Dhawan was dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy trying to sweep but giving a simple catch to Eoin Morgan. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals scored 57 for 1. DC captain Shreyas Iyer played with intent right from word go and put KKR bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first timeout, DC made 75 for 1. Shaw and Iyer made the batting quite easy with positive stroke play. It was an amazing knock by young Shaw completing his fifty off just 35 balls. Iyer and Shaw kept on piling runs with attacking strokes. Kamle...