GT vs LSG – IPL 2022 Report: Battle of debutants

GT vs LSG – Match 4 – IPL 2022 Report: Gujarat Titans clinched a last over thriller against Lucknow Super Giants in a closely fought debutant battle. Both teams playing their first match saw performances by uncapped Indian cricketers who proved crucial to the result.

Toss: Hardik Pandya won the toss and elect to bowl

Playing XIs:

Gujarat Titans:

Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami

Lucknow Super Giants:

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

GT vs LSG Highlights:

Mohammed Shami picked the wicket of KL Rahul off the first ball he bowled in IPL 2022 edition. He picked 3 wickets in the powerplay which reduced LSG to 29/4 in 4.3 overs. Deepak Hooda and IPL debutant Ayush Badoni put on a 87 run stand for the fifth wicket to rescue the team. Badoni registered a half-century on debut which helped Lucknow to 158-6 in 20 overs.

Amidst speculation, Hardik Pandya bowled his full quota in the match.

Chasing 159 runs to win, Gujarat Titans lost Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar in the first 13 balls – thanks to an exceptional spell by Dushmantha Chameera. Captain Hardik Pandya walked in to bat with the score at 15/2 and put on a 57-run stand with Matthew Wade (30) to put his team in a commanding position. Krunal Pandya picked the wicket of Hardik Pandya and that quickly followed with Deepak Hooda getting rid of Matthew Wade that pushed Titans on the back foot again with the score at 78/4 in 11.5 overs.

David Miller and Rahul Tewatia put on a 60 run stand in the next 5.4 overs to stamp Gujarat’s authority over the game. Debutant Abhinav Sadarangani who walked in with equation at 21 to win in 15 balls, scored 3 boundaries in his 7-ball 15 run cameo. Rahul Tewatia hit the winning boundary off Avesh Khan to seal the deal with 2 balls remaining.

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

GT vs LSG – Match 4, IPL 2022 – Match Summary:

LSG 158-6 in 20 overs

Deepak Hooda 55 (41) – 6 fours & 2 sixes

Ayush Badoni 54 (41) – 4 fours & 3 sixes

Krunal Pandya 21*(13) – 3 fours

Mohammed Shami  4-0-25-3

Varun Aaron 4-0-45-2

Hardik Pandya 4-0-37-0

Rashid Khan 4-0-27-1

GT 161-5 in 19.4 overs

Matthew Wade 30 (29) – 4 fours

Hardik Pandya 33 (28) – 5 fours & 1 six

David Miller 30 (21) – 1 four & 2 sixes

Rahul Tewatia 40*(24) – 5 fours & 2 sixes

Abhinav Manohar Sadarangani 15*(7) – 3 fours

Dushmantha Chameera 3-0-22-2

Avesh Khan 3.4-0-33-1

Krunal Pandya 4-0-17-1

Deepak Hooda 3-0-31-1

Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-34-0

Result: Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets

Player of the Match: Mohammed Shami