IPL 2023 Match 30: LSG implode in the final over losing out to Gujarat Titans by 7 runs

LSG imploded in the final over, bowled by Mohit Sharma, losing by 7 runs, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow - needing 12 runs off the final over, the home side lost 4 wickets in 4 balls, and with it, the match.

 

Match Summary

Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, Match 30, Indian Premier League

Lucknow Super Giants 128/7 (20 ov)

Gujarat Titans 135/6 (20 ov)

Result - Gujarat Titans won by 7 runs

SCORECARD

TAKE. A. BOW Mohit Sharma ????

A sensational final over that!

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Match Analysis

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul's dogged chase fell just short Saturday in a nailbiting seven-run Indian Premier League defeat to defending champions Gujarat Titans.

Rahul (68) and his opposite number Hardik Pandya (66) both made quick half-centuries to prop up their respective innings in the low-scoring captains' duel. 

Veteran Mohit Sharma took two wickets and facilitated two run-outs as the home side dramatically crashed in the final over on 128-7. 

Gujarat had earlier opted to bat on a slow and low wicket and their 135-6 was testament to Pandya's sharp execution.

Shubman Gill was out for a duck off his second ball, but Pandya propelled Gujarat forward with four sixes before Marcus Stoinis sent him back in the final over.

Rahul started the chase slowly after earning the dubious distinction of becoming the first opener in IPL history to play out two first-over maidens in consecutive innings. 

But he soon put paid to recent chatter on his lagging strike rate, reaching his half-century off 38 balls.

The dismissal of fellow opener Kyle Mayers hit the brakes and Rahul failed to add to the eight boundaries he had already struck.

Only 18 runs followed off his next 23 balls, sucking the momentum out of Lucknow's innings despite a formidable 23 from Hardik's brother Krunal.

Rahul was still at the crease with 12 needed as the final over began but he was dramatically caught out at square leg off the second ball. 

Stoinis was out for a duck the next ball and Lucknow then suffered back-to-back run-outs as they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. 

Match Stats

Gujarat Titans Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Shubman Gill - 1.2 ov), 2-72 (Wriddhiman Saha - 10.3 ov), 3-77 (Abhinav Manohar - 11.4 ov), 4-92 (Vijay Shankar - 14.6 ov), 5-132 (Hardik Pandya - 19.2 ov), 6-135 (David Miller - 19.6 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Kyle Mayers - 6.3 ov), 2-106 (Krunal Pandya - 14.3 ov), 3-110 (Nicholas Pooran - 16.5 ov), 4-126 (KL Rahul - 19.2 ov), 5-126 (Marcus Stoinis - 19.3 ov), 6-127 (Ayush Badoni - 19.4 ov), 7-128 (Deepak Hooda - 19.5 ov)

Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (captain), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma; Subs: Joshua Little, Jayant Yadav, Shivam Mavi, R Sai Kishore, Srikar Bharat

Impact player: Jayant Yadav for Shubman Gill (1st innings, 19.6 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wicket-keeper), Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra; Subs: Jaydev Unadkat, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Karan Sharma

Impact player: Prerak Mankad for Amit Mishra (1st innings, 16.6 ov)

 

Match Details:

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 11:00

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Toss: Gujarat Titans elected to bat