PBKS vs GT, IPL 2023 Live Score and UpdatesJitesh Sharma departs after a great review from Saha behind the stumps. The GT bowlers have been right on the money tonight on a track that looked like a good batting wicket.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2023 clash between PBKS and GT.
Strategic break!
14.6Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, 1 run.
14.5Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, No run.
14.4Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, This is bowled back of a length and outside off. Sam Curran looks to pull but mistimes his shot to mid off.
14.3Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Bhanuka Rajapaksa shimmies down the wicket and knocks this towards long off for one.
14.2Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, This is short and outside the off pole. Sam Curran slaps this straight to the fielder at deep cover for a single.
14.1Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside off. Sam Curran hits this straight to mid off.
13.6Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, How has that missed the stumps? Rashid Khan flights this full and outside the off pole. Gets sharp turn into the batter. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to push forward but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball misses the stumps by a fraction.
13.5Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tosses this full and outside the off pole. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to dab this fine but gets beaten.
13.4Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Goes a touch fuller and straight. Bhanuka Rajapaksa tucks this towards mid-wicket and looks for a run but is sent back.
13.3Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Continues to bowl short and outside off. Sam Curran goes on the back foot and cuts this to deep point for one.
13.2Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Bowls this short as well and in line with the stumps. Sam Curran rocks back and knocks it back to the bowler.
13.1Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gujarat have lost both their reviews now! Rashid Khan bowls this on a shortish length and into the stumps. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to play this leg side but misses and the ball hits the pads in front of the stumps. Rashid Khan is convinced this is out and Hardik Pandya takes the review once again. UltraEdge show there is not bat involved but Ball Tracking shows the ball pitching outside leg. Bhanuka Rajapaksa survives this close call.
Reviewed! A loud appeal from Rashid Khan for LBW but it is turned down. Skipper Hardik Pandya is convinced to take the review at the last moment yet again, this time by the bowler. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside the leg stump. The on-field decision of NOT OUT stands and Gujarat are now out of reviews.
Rashid Khan (2-0-15-1) is back into the attack.
12.6Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Ends the over with a good-length delivery outside the off pole. Sam Curran knocks this straight to the fielder at extra cover.
12.5Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Angles this away from the batter outside off and on a good length. Sam Curran looks to play at this but gets beaten.
12.4Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, This is bowled wide outside off on a shortish length. Bhanuka Rajapaksa cuts this towards deep cover-point and takes one.
12.3Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Bowls this one slightly short and outside the off stump. Sam Curran punches this to deep cover and gets off the mark with a single.
Sam Curran walks in at number 6.
12.2Mohit Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This is definitely Wriddhiman Saha’s wicket! A lovely delivery from Mohit Sharma and he breaks this partnership with an absolute beauty! This is bowled on a good length and really close to the off pole. Jitesh Sharma looks to play this into the off side but plays inside the line of the ball. The ball goes past the outside edge and Wriddhiman Saha collects this behind the wicket and appeals. The bowler is unmoved and so is the umpire but the wicket-keeper convinces Hardik Pandya to go upstairs just in time. UltraEdge shows a faint nick and Jitesh Sharma has to depart. Punjab lose their fourth wicket here.
12.1Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa strokes this on the up towards deep cover for a single.
11.6Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, Delivers this one wide outside the off pole on a fuller length. Jitesh Sharma looks to play an expansive drive but gets beaten all ends up.
11.5Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, Goes a tad bit fuller and delivers this outside off. Jitesh Sharma knocks this back towards the bowler.
11.4Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! A fortuitous boundary for Jitesh Sharma but he will take this gladly! This is bowled on a good length and angled into the stumps. Jitesh Sharma looks to hit hard through the line but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for four runs.
11.3Mohammad Shami to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowls this back of a length from ’round the wicket, angled in from outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets on his toes and dabs this through mid-wicket for a run.
11.2Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, This is bowled on a good length and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma looks to heave across the line and miscues his shot towards deep square leg for a single.
11.1Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Mohammad Shami bowls this on a length and just outside off. Jitesh Sharma stands tall and whacks this past the bowler for four runs.
Mohammad Shami (2-0-19-1) is back on.
10.6Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Decides to bowl this on a good length outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa taps this towards cover-point and looks for a single that is not there. Jitesh Sharma sends him back and just 6 runs come from this over.
10.5Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Easy pickings for Bhanuka Rajapaksa and he collects a boundary for himself! Mohit Sharma goes back to bowling short but sprays this down leg side. Bhanuka Rajapaksa helps this down to fine leg to add four runs to his kitty.
10.4Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Bhanuka Rajapaksa dabs this towards point.
10.3Mohit Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, Bangs this in short as well and outside the off pole. This is slower in the air and Jitesh Sharma mistimes his pull towards deep square leg for one more.
10.2Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowls this slightly short and in line with the stumps. Bhanuka Rajapaksa pulls this towards deep square leg and takes a run.
10.1Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and on a leg-stump line. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to play across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. Mohit Sharma appeals but this seems to be pitching just outside leg.
9.6Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Back of a length and over off stump, Jitesh Sharma hops back and gets behind the line of the ball to make the block.
9.5Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Beaten! Perfect line and length around off stump and bowled at 148.4 clicks as well. Jitesh Sharma looks to stand tall and drive on the up but the ball zips past the outside edge.
9.4Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Hard length on leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa tucks this one toward deep mid-wicket and picks up yet another single.
9.4Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, WIDE! Steams in and bowls a length ball at 148.2 clicks but down the leg side. Bhanuka Rajapaksa misses the flick and a wide is called.
9.3Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Back of a length and over middle, Jitesh Sharma with a short-arm jab in front of mid-wicket for a single.
9.2Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Full and outside off at almost 143 clicks, Jitesh Sharma gets a bit ambitious and steps out looking to smack it over extra cover but is well beaten.
9.1Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Just short! Short of a length around off and angling across. Bhanuka Rajapaksa hangs back and bends his back a bit before ramping it down to third man. The ball falls just short of the onrushing Rahul Tewatia there and he does well to get his body behind it. Just the single then.
8.6Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, And again! A touch shorter around off, Jitesh Sharma fails to get it past Rashid Khan.
8.5Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Flatter one around off, pushed away to the left of the bowler who makes a good stop.
8.4Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Short again around off and this is the leg-break, Jitesh Sharma rocks back and picks it up before pulling it powerfully in between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
8.3Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, A tad shorter around middle and it is the wrong’un, Jitesh Sharma works it off the back foot toward mid-wicket.
8.2Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Easily in! Floats it up now on middle, Jitesh Sharma opts for the reverse paddle this time but hits it straight to short third man. Jitesh looks for the one but is sent back. The throw from short third man is fired in at the keeper’s end and Wriddhiman Saha whips off the bails but the replays show that Jitesh managed to get back in time.
8.1Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Nicely done! Pushed through fuller and on leg stump, Jitesh Sharma sits down and gets inside the line of the ball before paddling it fine into the fine leg fence for a boundary.
7.6Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, On a hard length over middle, tucked away toward square leg for a run.
7.5Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Another shortish delivery, at 146.7 clicks and outside off. Jitesh Sharma looks to slap it over covers but is beaten for raw pace.
7.4Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Full and on leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa works it away in front of mid-wicket and rotates the strike.
7.3Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, On a hard length outside off, cut away off the outer half of the bat down to third man for a single.
7.2Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, A real sharp bumper this from Alzarri Joseph. Bowls it quick and bangs it into the deck over middle stump. The ball just shoots off the deck and Jitesh Sharma does well to get out of the way.
7.1Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, On a good length around leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa stays in his crease and nudges it toward square leg for a quick single.
6.6Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Drags it down now and bowls it around the pads. Jitesh Sharma rocks back and pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary to end the over, 7 runs and a wicket off it.
6.5Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Fuller and around off, this is kept out on the off side.
Jitesh Sharma is the new batter out in the middle.
6.4Rashid Khan to Matthew Short, OUT! TIMBER! Doesn’t pick the googly and pays the price! Rashid Khan just adjusts his length a bit and pulls it back. This is bowled on off stump and Matthew Short fails to read it off the hand. Short rocks back and looks to punch it through cover but reads it incorrectly off the deck as well. The ball turns in and beats the inside edge by a long way before crashing into the stumps. Short departs after a blistering start and Rashid has a wicket in his first over.
6.3Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tossed up around off, it is the wrong’un, Bhanuka Rajapaksa drives it on the up and through mid off for yet another single.
6.2Rashid Khan to Matthew Short, Floats it up a bit on middle and leg, Matthew Short leans on and knocks it down to long on for one more.
6.1Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Starts off with a shorter delivery around middle, Bhanuka Rajapaksa stays back and pulls it behind square leg for a single.
Strategic break! Punjab got off to another poor start losing Prabhsimran Singh in the first over and their in-form skipper soon after. Gujarat were in control of the Powerplay with the wickets but Matthew Short played a good counter-attacking knock to wrench the initiative slightly back in the favor of the hosts. The visitors will want to see the back of the Aussie as soon as possible and hope it leads to more wickets. In the quest for those wickets, Hardik Pandya has turned to the magician Rashid Khan.
5.6Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, On a good length and angling into the pads, Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets an inside edge off the pads toward backward square leg and picks up a run.
5.5Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Fullish length on the fifth stump line, this is driven firmly toward mid off for a quick single. Mohit Sharma there picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler’s end but misses. The replays show that Matthew Short would have been in anyway.
5.4Joshua Little to Matthew Short, FOUR! Hammered away! Pitched up around off, Matthew Short hits through the line of the ball and drills it right past the bowler into the long off fence for a boundary. The 50 is now up for Punjab.
5.3Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Full and outside off, Matthew Short with a crunching cover drive in front of the man at deep cover-point for just a single. The throw there from Rashid Khan is a bit wide and they scamper through for an extra run.
5.2Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gets away with it! Joshua Little sees Bhanuka Rajapaksa advancing and angles in a short ball on the body. Bhanuka forces the pull short awkwardly over the mid-wicket region and collects a single.
5.2Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, WIDE! Looks to go full and attack the pads but spills it well down the leg side. Wide called.
5.1Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowled back of a length and on a tight line around off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa hangs back and punches it toward point.
4.6Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, SIX! That has been dispatched out of sight! Alzarri Joseph bangs this in short and outside the off stump. Matthew Short pulls this away with disdain and clears the deep mid-wicket fence for six runs. 4 dots balls in the over but still 12 runs coming off it.
Joshua Little (2-0-10-1) to continue.
4.6Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, WIDE! Goes a touch fuller and angling down leg. Matthew Short misses his flick and it will be another wide.
4.5Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, Bowls this one at 149.9 clicks on a good length, outside the off stump. Matthew Short punches this towards point.
4.4Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, On a good length and just outside the off pole. Matthew Short is watchful as he taps this towards backward point.
4.3Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, FOUR! Matthew Short helps this one on its way and collects yet another boundary! Alzarri Joseph bowls this on a length but strays onto the pads. It is easy pickings for Matthew Short as he glances this down to fine leg for four more runs.
4.2Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, Slightly short and outside the off stump. Matthew Short hits this hard on the up towards the cover fielder.
4.2Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, WIDE! Gets his line wrong this time as this is bowled down leg on a good length. Matthew Short misses and the umpire indicates that it is wide.
4.1Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, Alzarri Joseph starts off with a good-length delivery outside the off stump. Matthew Short pushes this towards mid on.
Alzarri Joseph comes into the attack now.
3.6Joshua Little to Matthew Short, On a shortish length this time and in line with the stumps. Matthew Short looks to pull this away but misses and the ball rolls into the leg side off his body. They steal a leg bye.
3.5Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Goes fuller this time and outside the off pole. Matthew Short knocks this straight to the cover fielder.
3.4Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Bowls this on a good length as well and in line with the stumps. Matthew Short dabs this to the right of the bowler.
3.3Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Joshua Little bowls this on a good length and outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa dabs this towards point and sets off for a quick single to get off the mark.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new man in.
3.2Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! Big, big wicket for Gujarat as the skipper of Punjab has to make the long walk back to the shed! Joshua Little bowls this full and into the stumps, Shikhar Dhawan looks to go aerial on the leg side but ends up chipping this into the air over wide mid on. Alzarri Joseph runs back from mid on and keeps his eye on the ball before judging the catch to perfection. Punjab lose their second wicket and the smile on Hardik Pandya’s face shows how big this wicket was for Gujarat.
3.1Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls full this time and into the stumps. Shikhar Dhawan looks to work this leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. Joshua Little appeals but the umpire is walking away. Wriddhiman Saha runs up to the bowler and says that it should be hitting the stumps so Hardik Pandya decides to take the review. UltraEdge confirms that there is an inside edge before the ball hits the pads and Gujarat lose a review early in the game.
3.1Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Joshua Little bowls this on a good length but misses his line as this goes down leg. Shikhar Dhawan misses his glance and the umpire calls wide.
2.6Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Bowls this on a good length and just outside the off pole. Matthew Short looks to work this leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pads. A stifled appeal from Mohammad Shami but this seems a bit too high and there could also be an inside edge.
2.5Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Matthew Short once again! Mohammad Shami bowls this short and offers width outside off. Matthew Short stands tall and slaps this towards deep cover-point for four more runs.
2.4Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Matthew Short has shown that he can play the cover drive as well with ease! Mohammad Shami goes full this time and outside the off pole. Matthew Short drills this towards deep cover for four runs.
2.3Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Continues to bowl on a good length and delivers this in line with the stumps. Matthew Short knocks this towards deep mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs.
2.3Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, WIDE! Strays down leg on a good length. Matthew Short looks to flick this fine but misses and the umpire calls this wide.
2.2Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, BEATEN! Mohammad Shami bowls this on a good length and gets it to nip back in from outside off. Matthew Short pushes at the ball but gets beaten on the inside edge.
2.1Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Mohammad Shami bowls this back of the length and outside the off stump. Matthew Short punches this to the cover fielder.
1.6Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! What a cracking shot from a man who has been in sublime form! Joshua Little bowls full once again and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan gets his front foot forward and strokes this beautifully towards deep cover for four runs.
1.5Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls this just outside the off stump on a good length. Shikhar Dhawan looks to play at this initially and pulls out at the last moment.
1.4Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Angles this one into the pads on a good length. Shikhar Dhawan taps this towards the mid on fielder.
1.3Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan opens his account with a boundary as well! Joshua Little bowls full and wide outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan shimmies down the wicket and lofts this ball over the infield towards deep cover for four runs.
1.2Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, This is bowled back of a length and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan dabs this towards point.
1.1Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Joshua Little gets swing straight away as he serves this full and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan feels for this and gets beaten.
Joshua Little to operate from the other end.
0.6Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Continues to drop the ball short and attacks the stumps once again. Matthew Short dabs this towards mid on. Eight runs and a wicket in the first over.
0.5Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Two boundaries in a row and Punjab are up and running! This is bowled slightly short as well and at the stumps. The ball sits up nicely for Matthew Short to pull this towards deep square leg for four more runs.
0.4Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Matthew Short is off the mark in cracking fashion. This is bowled back of a length as well and outside the off stump. Matthew Short gets on his toes and punches this towards deep cover point for four runs.
0.3Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Pulls his length back a fraction and delivers this straight. Matthew Short looks to pull this away but the ball is not short enough and hits him on his body.
Matthew Short is in at number 3.
0.2Mohammad Shami to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Prabhsimran Singh departs on a duck once again and Mohammad Shami draws first blood on the second ball of the inning! This is bowled on a good length as well and in line with the stumps. Prabhsimran Singh clips this towards the leg side but the ball seems to have got stuck in the wicket. He is early into the shot and the ball lobs towards Rashid Khan at short mid-wicket who takes an easy catch over his head. Punjab are off to a poor start once again and they need to make sure they do not lose any more wickets in the Powerplay.
0.1Mohammad Shami to Prabhsimran Singh, Mohammad Shami begins with a good-length delivery served just outside the off stump. Prabhsimran Singh gets across the line and dabs this towards mid-wicket.
All in readiness for the game to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the players of Gujarat. It will be Prabhsimran Singh to open the innings alongside skipper Shikhar Dhawan for Punjab. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let’s play…
Shikhar Dhawan the skipper of Punjab says that batting first does not bother him but they were looking to bowl as well. Adds that there should not be much dew so bowling second shouldn’t be a problem. Mentions that they had an off day and it is common to go through that in the tournament. Claims that they do want to learn from their mistakes but they are also happy with the good things that they have done. Shares that it is good to be home and it always helps with the crowds behind them. Informs that they have a couple of changes to their playing XI.
Hardik Pandya the captain of Gujarat says they will bowl first and mentions that it looks like a good wicket and the general norm has been to chase here. On the last game, he says that it was once in a million game and after the match, they had a get-together. Adds that they could have done things a lot better but it is a fresh game and they aren’t a team that gets demoralized easily. Mentions that he isn’t sure about any other changes other than himself and jokingly adds that it is all there in the paper.
Impact Players for Gujarat – Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat.
Gujarat (Playing XI) – Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (C) (In place of Abhinav Manohar), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma (In place of Yash Dayal), Joshua Little (In place of Vijay Shankar).
Impact Players for Punjab – Harpreet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Gurnoor Brar.
Punjab (Playing XI) – Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (In place of Rahul Chahar), Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada (In place of Nathan Ellis), Rishi Dhawan (In place of Mohit Rathee), Arshdeep Singh.
TOSS – The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Gujarat. They have elected to BOWL first.
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