Shashank Singh starred with the bat as Punjab Kings (PBKS) chased down 200 runs against Gujarat Titans (GT) to get back back to winning ways in IPL 2024.
Asked to bat first, GT rode on their captain Shubman Gill’s unbeaten knock of 89 to post a daunting total of 199/4 in the allotted 20 overs. Gill and Wriddhiman Saha added 29 runs for the opening wicket before the latter was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for 11.
Gill and Kane Williamson then took the score past the 50-run mark. Harpreet Brar broke the stand by dismissing Williamson for 26. Sai Sudharsan got the start once again but he failed to convert it into a big score again and returned to the pavilion for 33. Gill, however, stood firm at one end and remained till the end to take his team to almost 200.
IPL Points Table after the GT vs PBKS game:
With the win, PBKS have moved to the fifth spot in the points table with 2 wins and 2 defeats. On the other hand, GT are at the sixth spot. Kolkata Knight Riders are currently at the top of the table followed by Rajasthan Royals.
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.518 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.249 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.976 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.483 |
| Punjab Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.22 |
| Gujarat Titans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.58 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.204 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.876 |
| Delhi Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.347 |
| Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.423 |
IPL Orange Cap after the GT vs PBKS game:
| Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr | 4s | 6s |
| Virat Kohli | 4 | 4 | 203 | 67.67 | 140.97 | 17 | 8 |
| Riyan Parag | 3 | 3 | 181 | 181 | 160.18 | 13 | 12 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 3 | 3 | 167 | 83.5 | 219.74 | 5 | 17 |
| Rishabh Pant | 4 | 4 | 152 | 38 | 158.33 | 12 | 9 |
| David Warner | 4 | 4 | 148 | 37 | 143.69 | 15 | 9 |
IPL Purple Cap after the GT vs PBKS game:
| Player | Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Runs | 4-fers |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 3 | 12 | 72 | 7 | 15.14 | 106 | 1 |
| Mayank Yadav | 2 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 6.83 | 41 | – |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 10 | 60 | 6 | 9.17 | 55 | – |
| Mohit Sharma | 3 | 12 | 72 | 6 | 15.5 | 93 | – |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 16 | 96 | 6 | 21.83 | 131 |
