Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans, 18th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

This match should have gotten over much earlier given the start Gujarat Titans were off to, but the Punjab Kings bowlers pulled things back considerably in the second half of the run-chase. Seemed a bit dragged, but Gujarat will be glad as they are back to winning ways. Punjab Kings need to sort their batting soon, else it's going to be the same old story for them. That's all from our side tonight, we'll be back tomorrow with the live coverage between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ciao for now!

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Mohit Sharma | Player of the Match: I have had a good time at this venue. I thought of sticking to my variations, had a chat with Hardik in the middle overs, luckily it paid off. You need to train hard, give your 100 percent. Need to bowl according to the situation, and stick to the basics. I was given a role to bowl after 10 overs. Credit goes to the coach who has defined everyone's role in the team.

Hardik Pandya | GT captain: To be very honest I would not appreciate for the game to go this deep. There was definitely a lot for us to learn from this game. That's the beauty of sports, it's never over till it's over. We need to go back to the drawing board. They bowled really well. Luckily all our batters are in good nick. We should take risks and play shots in the middle overs, need to make sure the game doesn't go so deep. The ball was getting dried up, but the wicket was a belter. Wasn't surprised when Mohit and Alzarri were bowling. He has done a lot of hard work, he has shown patience and his time has come [on Mohit]. It would have been a tough pill to swallow if the game had gone the other side. I would like to finish the game earlier, not a big fan of taking it to the last over.

Shubman Gill: Wicket got a bit challenging in the end. Was harder to hit sixes with the old ball. It's a big ground. Was important to keep hitting the gaps, run as hard as possible. I should've finished the match. Rahul Tewatia and Kings XI is a love story. In these type of games, there's definitely pressure on both teams. It's about trying to minimise dot balls. It was difficult for them also to score runs against old ball. Was important to have a good powerplay. We ticked that box. It wasn't a big score. Was important to keep hitting the singles. He looked good in the nets also (Mohit). He has a good yorker. He bowled magnificently with the slower one, using the boundaries. Was a great GT debut for him.

Shikhar Dhawan | PBKS captain: Agree with you on that thing. We did not put many runs on the board. We have to rectify that thing going forward. Absolutely - if you see the number of dot balls, if a team plays 56 balls, you end up losing the game. Losing early wickets puts you on the back foot and we need to work on that. Very proud of the bowlers, it was not a big total and taking the game till the end was tremendous. He came for practice yesterday, he pulled his muscle and another 2-3 days, he should be good to go [on Liam Livingstone's fitness].

23:22 Local Time, 17:52 GMT, 23:22 IST: Two ordinary batting performances from Punjab Kings and they have now lost back-to-back matches. Dhawan played a brilliant innings to save them from embarrassment against Sunrisers Hyderabad, but the Punjab captain failed to rise to the occasion tonight. Gujarat Titans bowlers bowled some tight lines and lengths to restrict PBKS in the middle overs, and although Shahrukh Khan struck a few late blows, they could only accumulate 153/8 in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma was pretty impressive on his IPL comeback, and as a result of his wily bowling spell, Punjab couldn't post a total that was threatening enough. In reply, Saha and Gill got them off a flying start, and although the former was dismissed within the powerplay, Gill anchored the innings till the final over. He was unfortunately dismissed by Curran in the final over, but Tewatia made sure to take them home with a nonchalant scoop over short fine leg. Stay around for the presentations..

Sam Curran to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR, Rahul Tewatia hits the winning runs! Goes down on his knee and scoops the length ball over short fine leg to seal the deal. Punches his chest to celebrate victory does the southpaw. Cool as a cucumber under pressure as the Titans get over the line. Was proving to be an excellent over by Sam Curran, but not enough on the day

Sam Curran to Miller, 1 run, brilliant yorker under pressure, Miller gets an inside edge on to the pads as the ball rolls back to the keeper. And they take a quick single

Killer Miller back on strike..

Sam Curran to Rahul Tewatia, 1 run, low full toss on middle and leg, almost a toe crusher, Rahul Tewatia lofts it to long-on for a single

Mohan: Not smart from Gujarat to take it so deep. 1-2 dot balls and things can get ugly in last over.

Rahul Tewatia, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Crowd getting behind the bowler, but Curran pulls off in his run-up

Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! And the crowd goes even louder. Length ball on off, Shubman Gill looks to heave this across the line, but the ball skids along the deck and strikes timber. Shubman Gill walks back after playing an excellent knock. Can the Kings pull it off? For Gujarat one big hits does it, but can Curran stop them? Shubman Gill b Sam Curran 67(49) [4s-7 6s-1]

Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Crowd cheering loudly for the home team as the big screen shows Preity Zinta and Sonu Sood

Sam Curran to Miller, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Miller smashes it to cover where Rishi Dhawan grabs it with a brilliant dive to his right. Fires in a throw at the keeper's end, but fails to score a direct-hit

Sam Curran [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

Equation: 7 required in 6 balls..

Arshdeep Singh to Miller, leg byes, 1 run, was a yorker on leg that was tailing in and Miller got beaten due to the huge swing. Struck on the shoe and replays confirm this was comfortably sliding down leg. Nothing more than a leg bye