Ahmedabad: Opener Sai Sudharsan compiled a 41-ball 57 as Gujarat Titans defeated table-toppers Punjab Kings by four wickets in their IPL match Sunday.
Sent in to bat, PBKS were reduced to 47 for 5 in the ninth over but Suryansh Shedge (57) steadied the ship with a 79-run stand off 44 balls with Marcus Stoinis (40).
However, once they departed, Punjab couldn’t get the momentum in the death overs, managing a modest 163 for nine.
In reply, Sudharsan set the platform with a 41-ball innings, while Jos Buttler (26) and Washington Sundar (40) also contributed as GT scored 167 for 6 in 19.5 overs.
Arshdeep Singh (2/24) and Vijaykumar Vyshak (2/31) took two wickets each for PBKS.
Brief Score:
PBKS: 162 for 9 in 20 overs (Suryansh Shedge 57; Jason Holder 4/24).
GT: 167 for 9 in 19.5 overs (Sai Sudharsan 57; Arshdeep Singh 2/24, Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/31).
