The 21st match of IPL 2024 was played between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. Batting first, Lucknow scored 163 runs losing 5 wickets and gave Gujarat a target of 164 runs to win. The entire Gujarat team was limited to 130 runs. Lucknow won by 33 runs.
Big reasons for Gujarat Titans’ defeat
Gujarat needed 164 runs to win. The opening pair of Shubhman Gill and Sai Sudarshan gave a great start to the team. Both added 54 runs in the powerplay for the first wicket. After Gill’s dismissal, 7 runs were scored in 3 overs and 4 wickets fell.
LSG vs GT Highlights
Apart from Sai Sudarshan 31 and Rahul Tewatia 30, no batsman could cross the score of 20. Shubhman Gill scored 19, Vijay Shankar scored 17 and Darshan Nalkande scored 12 runs. 6 batsmen could not reach double figures.
Yash Thakur wreaked havoc on GT,
Except for Mayank Yadav, no bowler gave runs at an economy rate of more than 9. Mayank did only 1 over due to injury. Apart from this, Naveen Ul Haq gave runs at an economy of 9.2.