IPL 2023 Match 51: Gujarat Titans blow away Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs

Gujarat Titans blew away Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs today, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, in IPL 2023 Match 51.

Match Summary

Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 51, Indian Premier League

Gujarat Titans 227/2 (20 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants 171/7 (20 ov)

Result - Gujarat Titans won by 56 runs

SCORECARD

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— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 7, 2023

Match Analysis

Hardik Pandya got the better of his big brother Krunal on Sunday as holders Gujarat Titans thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

In the first ever IPL match with two teams captained by brothers, Lucknow's Krunal won the toss and elected to field at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.

The brothers joked and hugged at the start but things turned serious when a destructive opening stand of 142 between Wriddhiman Saha (81) and Shubman Gill (94 not out) powered Gujarat to their highest ever IPL total of 227-2.

Lucknow put up a spirited reply with Kyle Mayers (48) and Quinton de Kock (70) leading the charge but they ended on 171-7 to allow Gujarat to consolidate their top spot in the 10-team table.

Saha, a diminutive wicketkeeper-batsman, set up Gujarat's domination with sixes and fours to reach his fifty in just 20 balls before he fell to Avesh Khan.

Hardik, 29, and Gill extended the batting onslaught but the younger Pandya departed after Krunal, 32, took his catch. He made 25 off 15 balls.

The in-form Gill, who struck his fourth fifty of the season, put on another fiery stand with South Africa's David Miller, who smashed 21, as Gujarat finished on this year's fourth highest team total.

The left-handed Mayers began the chase strongly as he hit Hardik for a hat-trick of boundaries and then took on Mohammed Shami in a 19-run over.

India fast bowler Mohit Sharma sent back Mayers to break an 88-run opening stand and later took down dangerous Australian batsman Marcus Stoinis to dent the chase.

De Kock, a left-hand wicketkeeper-batsman, reached his fifty in his first IPL appearance this season but was bowled by Afghanistan spin wizard Rashid Khan as the Lucknow chase fell off track.

Krunal was out for a first-ball duck off Mohit, who returned figures of 4-29.

Match Stats

Gujarat Titans Fall of wickets: 1-142 (Wriddhiman Saha - 12.1 ov), 2-184 (Hardik Pandya - 15.6 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Kyle Mayers - 8.2 ov), 2-114 (Deepak Hooda - 12.2 ov), 3-130 (Marcus Stoinis - 14.5 ov), 4-140 (Quinton de Kock - 15.6 ov), 5-153 (Nicholas Pooran - 17.2 ov), 6-166 (Ayush Badoni - 18.5 ov), 7-166 (Krunal Pandya - 18.6 ov)

 

Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(WK), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(C), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock(WK), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya(C), Swapnil Singh, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan

 

Match Details:

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023 11:00

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Toss: Lucknow Super Giants elected to bowl