Gujarat recovered from their defeat against Delhi after beating Punjab by 3 wickets on Sunday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. With the win, Shubman Gill and Co. moved to sixth in the table with 8 points. The Kings, on the other hand, slumped to yet another loss and kept languishing at the bottom half of the table.
After being asked to bat first, PBKS got off to a brisk start thanks to their openers Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh. The duo put on 52 runs for the opening wicket off 5.3 overs. Prabhsimran was the one who injected momentum into the innings with a quick-fire knock of 35 off 21 balls with 3 fours and as many sixes.
But after
Mohit Sharma got the wicket of Prabhsimran, PBKS lost their way completely and struggled their way to 142. The hosts were reduced to 99 for 7 in 15.2 overs as none of the Punjab batters were able to make an impact.
It was Harpreet Brar, who used the long handle to good effect and made sure that PBKS put up a respectable total on the board. The left-handed batter scored 29 runs off 12 balls with 4 fours and a six, giving the PBKS innings the finishing kick that was needed.
Sai Kishore was the pick of the bowlers for GT after he finished with impressive figures of 4-0-33-4. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad kept a check on the run-scoring as they picked up 3 wickets and a combined economy rate of 4.37.