Lucknow Super Giants endured an embarrassing 7-run defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans on Saturday, bottling what appeared a straightforward chase after they restricted Hardik Pandya’s side to a total of 135 runs. Having won the toss toss on a tricky surface, GT struggled to put runs on the board, but after Mohit Sharma successfully defended 12 runs from the last over, taking two wickets, including that of LSG skipper Rahul who was batting at 68, and two run-outs, Gujarat pulled away with a win from the jaws of defeat.
Lucknow appeared to be heading towards the top of the table after starting their chase with breathtaking pace, Kyle Mayers and Rahul stitched together an opening stand of 55 runs, LSG dominated the powerplay until the death overs came around.
LSG vs GT Highlights, IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans Beat LSG by 7 Runs After Mohit Sharma’s Heroics
First Mohammed Shami kept KL Rahul quiet in the penultimate over of the match before Nicholas Pooran departed, which put Lucknow under pressure, coming into the final over, Rahul took a single on the first ball, taking the equation to 10 needed from five balls but from there it was all Gujarat.
Rahul departed trying to hit the ball for a six, Marcus Stoinis fell on a golden duck, Ayush Badoni was run out on the next ball before Deepak Hooda was dismissed making it Gujarat Titans team hat-trick as they got four wickets in the last over, Mohit Sharma deserved full credit and GT won the game by 7 runs.
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After the match, KL Rahul’s side was brutally trolled as Venkatesh Prasad and Virender Sehwag led the reactions to Lucknow’s unbelievable collapse.
Check how the cricketing fraternity reacted to LSG’s defeat:
Bottling a run chase when 30 needed of 35 balls with 9 wickets in hand requires some baffling batting. Happened with Punjab in 2020 on few ocassions losing games they should have won easily. As brilliant as Guj were with ball & Hardik smart with his captaincy, brainless from Lko— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 22, 2023
Ufff , how could you lose that.Brilliant from Gujarat. Outstanding bowling and captaincy to defend that . #LSGvGT— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 22, 2023
Accurate summary of that 20th over from Mohit Sharma ????#IPLonJioCinema #TATAIPL #LSGvGT #IPL2023 | @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/9bhnW2R9im— JioCinema (@JioCinema) April 22, 2023
That is why it is said, Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat ???? #LSGvGT pic.twitter.com/PkHcQ0VCDk— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) April 22, 2023
KL Rahul has played 50+ balls in an IPL innings 26 times.12 of those have resulted in defeats for his team – 46% !! #LSGvGT #Rahul pic.twitter.com/AbLmdsd6Mi
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 22, 2023
Summary. #LSGvGT pic.twitter.com/i1G9UhmypQ— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 22, 2023
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Gujarat Titans rose to fourth place in IPL 2023 points table after their thrilling win in the edge-of-the-seat classic, whereas Lucknow Super Giants remain in second place.
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