Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans also locked horns in the 18th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023. Both teams played this match at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, the 13th of April. Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya won the flip of the coin and decided to bowl first against the Kings.
Batting first, Punjab Kings posted a total of 153 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the first 20 overs of the match which the Titans chased down with one ball to spare in the last over of the match.
The fans were also thrilled after another last-over thriller in the IPL 2023; they immediately took to Twitter and came up with a lot of interesting reactions for both Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Me to BCCI:- Yeh har match ko last over Tak jaana zaroori hai kya ??#PBKSvsGT #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/fHvj8rKVp5
— AZHAN (@azhansays) April 13, 2023
Rahul Tewatia 🔥#ACKOForTheFans#ACKOBoliBachchan @ACKOIndia #Contestalert #CricketTwitter #AavaDe #WelcomeChange #GT #GTvsPBKS #PBKSvGT #PBKSvsGT #meme pic.twitter.com/TpvhL7Gld9
— Dharam Malam (@ImDharam1210) April 13, 2023
#PBKSvsGT
— Vaibhav (@vrushv14) April 13, 2023
No one but only Rahul Tewatia... pic.twitter.com/pKO79ojF4k
Doesn't matter match kon jeeta, but dil toh madam lai gyi #PBKSvsGT #IPL23 #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/JaaqNJBE3d
— Harish Lamba🇮🇳🕉 (@harishlamba13) April 13, 2023
Appreciation tweet for @CurranSM.🫶🏻
— Rohit Jetnavare (@_JeRohit) April 13, 2023
Terrific death bowling.❤️#PBKSvsGT #SamCurran #rahultewatia #rabada pic.twitter.com/RMJdNKxLGk
"I would like to finish the game earlier, I'm not a big fan of taking the game it to the last over"
— Aditya (@Aditya90Y) April 13, 2023
- Hardik Pandya #GTvsPBKS #PBKSvsGT
2 points. We keep screaming #AavaDe #PBKSvsGT pic.twitter.com/IWdeK84ESK
— गुजरात टाइटंस समर्थक। ⚡ (@Oneofthemankind) April 13, 2023
Thrillers everyday !!!#IPL2023 #IPL #PBKSvsGT
— Manmeet Singh (@Manmeet45singh) April 13, 2023
Rahul Tewatia 🙌#rahultewatia #GTvsPBKS #PBKSvsGT #HardikPandya #gujrattitans #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/XBpnQTCKC6
— PrathamXD (@Pratham_XD) April 13, 2023
🤣🤣🤣
— KnightLord (@EternalBlizard_) April 13, 2023
No one can do it unless ofcourse it's KINGku with a Gawd level knock#PBKSvsGT pic.twitter.com/effKGeidXa
Ye Jo Dream11 Par 49Rs Ki Entry Ko Hami Se Lekar ; Baad Mai You Won 49 Rs Dikhate Ho Na .
— Saqlain Mustaque (@SaqlainHameeed) April 13, 2023
Bahut Dukh Deta Hai Ye 😕#IPL2023 #PBKSvsGT
Tewatia ki x punjabi thi pka 🥲 #PBKSvsGT
— Pawanpreet Singh (@ppsingh1313) April 13, 2023
RAHUL
— boAt (@RockWithboAt) April 13, 2023
🔥Naam toh suna hi hoga🔥
#PBKSvsGT
Shikhar Dhawan 😭🫢#PBKSvsGT Rahul Tewatia #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/NMwzwV3OLc
— ShYam PraTap Singh 🔯 (@_SPSB) April 13, 2023
Speaking of the action of the match, Matthew Short played a crucial knock of 36 runs off 24 balls with six boundaries and a six to his name. Other than that, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma also scored 25 runs alongside 22 runs each by Sam Curran and Shahrukh Khan. These knocks helped Punjab to pile up a respectable total of 153 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
The veteran right-arm pacer Mohit Sharma scalped two crucial wickets for Gujarat Titans in the first innings alongside one wicket each taken by his fellow mates who bowled.
While chasing the target, the opening pair of Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill provided a strong start of 48 runs for the first wicket in GT’s favour. Saha scored 30 runs off 19 balls with five boundaries. Whereas Gill kept on playing till the last over and contributed with an amazing knock of 67 runs off 49 balls with seven boundaries and a six on his credit.
Eventually, Rahul Tewatia finished the match with a four for the defending champions to win by six wickets and register the third win in the tournament.