Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants in their first match of IPL 2022IPL 2022 GT vs LSG Live Cricket Score: Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni smashed belligerent half-centuries to help Lucknow Super Giants post 158 for 6 against Gujarat Titans in their maiden Indian Premier League match on Monday.
Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Shami (3/25) bowled a fiery opening spell to knock the wind out of the Super Giants’ top order before Hooda (55 off 41 balls) and Badoni (54 off 41 balls) smashed fifties to help their team cross the 150-run mark. Varun Aaron picked two wickets (2/45) while Rashid Khan (1/27) accounted for one batter.
Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 158 for 6 in 20 overs (Deepak Hooda 55, Ayush Badoni 54; Mohammed Shami 3/25).
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade(w), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Gujarat Titans
161/5 (19.4)Lucknow Super Giants
158/6 (20.0)Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets
A change of team has not necessarily changed the fortunes of KL Rahul. Few teams have lost as many close-finishes as Punjab Kings—two defeats in the super-over last edition alone—in his reign. He began his Lucknow Super Giants reign on a similarly frustrating note, losing a match his team seemed to win before the Rahul Tewatia-David Miller duet. Rahul could not hide his dismay. He looked crestfallen and downcast as he plodded back to the dug-out. During the last few overs, when a defeat seemed inevitable, he cut an agitated figure, yelling at the erring bowlers and gesturing frantically at the sloppy fielders, and often cursing his wretched luck. When the game was finally over, he stood at the edge of the circle, near mid-off, where he was fielding and kept stroking his chin like a man who has lost all his hopes.
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Krunal Pandya veiled his joy with his palms after he ejected his brother Hardik. As soon as Manish Pandey completed the skier, and a crushed Hardik swiped his bat in the air in rage, Krunal turned away from his brother and covered his face in his arms. It was only after his brother trudged past him that he unveiled and flashed half a smile, reluctantly, almost like a formality. The feeling might have been strange—may have rekindled memories of backyard cricket when they were kids. Since then, they have almost always been inseparable, on the domestic circuit as well as in the IPL, where until last year, both had worn the Mumbai Indians jersey. Hardik, though, was in a fit of rage, not so much perhaps for giving his wicket to his brother as getting out at a crucial juncture of the match. Before the game, they had wished each other success. “He said he will win, I said I will win, and then we decided to let the best man win,” Krunal said before the toss. In the first bout between the brothers, Krunal, the elder one, bested his younger sibling. But there’s more to come.
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Last over now. They need 11 and that's a boundary. Is it a 4 or a 6? Very very tough call for the umpire. A four is given and another 4 to follow. Abhinav Manohar is just hitting them everywhere. Avesh does not know what to do. That's a single to fine leg. Tewatia on strike. He hopes to finish this one off himself. And that's the winning runs. A boundary to boot. Gujarat Titans win.
Chameera back to bowl the 19th over. Abhinav Manohar promptly hits him for a straight four!!! Just clears out his front leg and swings. Another slower one and it's inside edged and a single off it. This is going down the wire now. Another four now. Mishit and gone to third man for a boundary. 9 off the over. GT 148/5 after 19 overs.
Avesh Khan in to bowl the 18th and the result is the same. Miller just hits that slower delivery out of the park!! How high has that gone??? But but but!!! Miller is gone!!! He tries to hit another one and holes it out to Rahul. Huge wicket!!! GT 138/5 after 17.3 overs.
That has been swept for a 6!!! Ravi Bishnoi gets the same treatment from Tewatia. And a four, this time over short fine leg and into the boundary ropes. What an innings by Tewatia. Tewatia sweeps once again, and once again quite easily gets it over. Same ball, same result. A four!! Very expensive, given the circumstances. 17 off this over. GT 130/4 after 17 overs.
Tewatia gets the memo and hits a 6 right off the second ball of Hooda. Goes downtown again and hits a four straight down the ground. Now there!! Is that a run out? Umpire referral. No, not out. He is safe. Miller hits a four now. The floodgates have opened now. What a sixxxx by Miller. Off the last ball of the over. That's travelled quite some distance. 22 off this over. GT 113/4 after 16 overs.
15th over to start now and Gujarat Titans need to get going. They have been rattled by this LSG bowling attack. 33 balls since the last boundary. GT 91/4 after 15 overs
Hooda in the bowl the 14th over. Two new batters in the crease now. No wonder the run rate is going down. LSG bowlers are bowling some tight overs. Just 5 off this over. GT 88/4 after 14 overs.
BOWLED!!!! Wild swing by Matthew Wade as he is cleaned up Deepak Hooda. What a day he is having. Pulled LSG out of trouble with the bat and now gets the all important wicket of Wade. GT 78/4 after 11.5 overs
I spoke too soon about the battle of the brothers going to Hardik and Krunal makes me eat my words as he snares his brother. Hardik went for it, could not get the right connection and the ball comfortably lands in the grasp of Manish Pandey. GT 72/3 after 10.1 overs.
Hardik got the upper hand on his brother in the previous over as he hit the last ball for a boundary. Mohsin Khan brought back into the attack now for the 10th over. That's a two off his second ball and the 50 partnership comes up for Hardik and Wade. And the next ball is driven to the offside for a four. 10 overs gone. GT are 72/2.
What a sixxx by Hardik to Bishnoi. Too much flight on that ball and it is promptly punished for a huge six. Hardik looks to be in good knock tonight. The LSG will be desperate for his wicket. GT 55/2 after 8 overs.
Pandya to Pandya now as Krunal bowls to Hardik. Not the dramatic over everyone was waiting for. Just 2 off tis over as brother vs brother is set to continue down the line. GT 46/2 after 7 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi to bowl the last over of the powerplay. Looks to deal a little more damage to this Titans lineup. 3 dots to start. But the fourth ball is exquisitely timed for a four by Wade. 6 overs gone. GT 44/2 as powerplay concludes.
Avesh Khan now to bowl and gets the same treatment by Pandya. Right off the bat, that's a four to deep mid-wicket. And what do we have here? There's a review for LBW. The original decision stands though. No bat confirms the Ultra Edge and it is missing leg by a fair distance. Not out. GT 39/2 after 5 overs.
Hardik Pandya has taken charge of the innings and hits two fours off the dangerous Chameera in the third over. Mohsin Khan also gets the same treatment as he is hit for a four by the Gujarat Titans captain. And a four by Wade to end the over. GT 35/2 after 4 overs.
That's gone!!!!! Chameera strikes as he completely cleans up Shankar. Chameera is absolutely on the money tonight. Gujarat Titans reeling now. GT 15/2 after 2.1 overs.
Avesh in to bowl the 2nd over. Big appeal but Rahul did not seem convinced. Decides against the review. And that's a four by Wade to end this over. GT 15/1 after 2 overs
That's the first wicket down for Gujarat Titans as LSG draws early blood. Chameera gets the big wicket as GT lose early wicket. GT 4/1 after 0.3 overs.