PBKS Vs GT, IPL 2022 Highlights: Tewatia's last ball six helps GT win in epic thriller

In what ended as a nail-biting thriller, Gujarat Titans defeated the Punjab Kings by six wickets to continue their unbeaten run in IPL 2022. The Hardik Pandya-led side has won all their three games so far.

Jonny Bairstow runs out Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya for 27 runs off 18 deliveries.

Much to the agony of Shubman Gill and his fans, he was dismissed for 96 runs off 59 deliveries by Kagiso Rabada. With GT having scored 171 runs at the end of 19 overs, they require 19 runs to win off the final over that would most likely be bowled by Odean Smith.

Arshdeep conceded just five runs in the 18th over, resulting in Gujarat Titans still having to score 32 runs off the final two overs.

Sai Sudharsan was dismissed by Rahul Chahar after scoring 35 runs off 30 deliveries. At the end of 14.4 overs, GT's score is 133/2. Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya is now the new man in.

Despite all the heavy-hitting by Gujarat Titans, it is still anyone's game as they still require 50 runs to win off the final four overs. Opener Shubman Gill is at the crease and he has batted beautifully as he has smacked 90 runs off just 53 deliveries. He is joined by skipper Hardik Pandya at the other end.

Gujarat Titans seem to be keeping up with the asking rate as they have scored 119 runs for the loss of just one wicket in 13 overs. As a result, they require 71 runs to win off the final seven overs of the match.

Despite getting to his fifty, Shubman Gill has shown no signs of slowing down as he continues to attack the Punjab Kings bowlers. Gill has scored 67 runs off 38 deliveries, while GT have scored 103 runs for the loss of a wicket after 11 overs.

Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill smacked an impressive fifty off just 29 deliveries. At the end of 9 overs, GT's score is 88/1.

Odean Smith had a fantastic opportunity to dismiss in-form batter Shubman Gill off his own bowling when he dropped a catch. Gill has looked in outstanding form as he has scored 47 runs off just 27 deliveries and is just three runs away from a well-deserved half-century. After 8 overs, GT's score is 76/1.

Despite the wicket of Matthew Wade, Gujarat Titans seem in complete control in the early stages of their innings as they have scored 53 runs in the powerplay. Shubman Gill is batting exceptionally well, having smacked 33 runs off just 19 deliveries. He is joined by Sai Sudharsan, who has scored 12 runs so far.

After Gujarat Titans got off to a blistering start, star pacer Kagiso Rabada was brought into the attack to pick up a breakthrough. And he did not disappoint as he dismissed Matthew Wade for just six runs.

Star all-rounder Rashid Khan dismissed Liam Livingstone finally after the Englishman had escaped earlier on in the innings. Livingstone's fantastic knock came to an end as he smacked 64 runs off just 27 deliveries, an inning that included seven fours and four sixes. In the same over, Rashid also dismissed Shahrukh Khan for 15 runs. At the end of 16 overs, PBKS' score is 155/7.

Shubman Gill has made a fantastic start to Gujarat Titans' innings as he has raced away to 22 runs off just 10 deliveries. At the end of 2 overs, GT's score is 24/0.

At the innings break, Darshan Markande explained the nerves he had on his Gujarat Titans debut as he stated, "I was nervous but Ashish sir and Hardik gave me good confidence before the match. I have gotten an opportunity after many years, and am looking to do well for the team. I was just looking to execute whatever Hardik was telling me. The wicket is very good for batting and it is coming nicely onto the bat."

Despite the regular fall of wickets, the Punjab Kings ended their innings on a high as they set the Gujarat Titans a target of 190 runs in 20 overs. Rahul Chahar played an impressive cameo as he smacked 22 runs off 14 deliveries towards the end of the innings. Meanwhile, the stage was set after Liam Livingstone smashed 64 runs off just 27 deliveries.

Mohammed Shami dismissed Vaibhav Arora for just two runs to leave the Punjab Kings with just one wicket remaining. At the end of 18 overs, PBKS have scored 164 runs for the loss of nine wickets.

Gujarat Titans made another breakthrough as Kagiso Rabada was run out due to the quick work of Mohammed Shami and Matthew Wade. At the end of 17 overs, PBKS' score is 160/8.

Despite the dismissals at the other end, Punjab Kings' batters are continuing to attack the Gujarat Titans bowlers as star pacer Mohammed Shami was smacked 18 runs in the 15th over. Shahrukh Khan smacked him for two sixes, while Liam Livingstone ended the over with a four. At the end of 15 overs, PBKS' score is 152/5.

Darshan Nalkande dismissed Jitesh and Odean Smith in his first two deliveries. At the end of 14 overs, PBKS' score is 134/5.

With Gujarat Titans desperate for a wicket, skipper Hardik Pandya attempted to change the bowling line-up by getting Rahul Tewatia into bowl. However, the change proved extremely costly as the duo of Jitesh and Livingstone smacked him for 24 runs in the 13th over. After 13 overs, PBKS' score is 124/3.

Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed by Rashid Khan for 35 runs off 30 deliveries. At the end of 11 overs, PBKS's score is 90/3.

Even though Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya got a fantastic catch, because he was deemed as touching the boundary ropes, it was deemed as Liam Livingstone smacking a six rather than getting a wicket. At the end of 9 overs, PBKS' score is 70/2.

IPL debutant Darshan Nalkande bowled the eighth over of the match for GT and bowled three good deliveries, before Liam Livingstone hit him for a huge six. PBKS scored 11 runs in total from the 8th over and took their score to 60/2.

Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone exchanged singles and double in the seventh over and scored six runs in total of it. 

Rashid Khan came in to bowl the final over of the powerplay and gave away just five runs. Punjab scored 43 runs in total after losing two wickets in the powerplay.

Shikhar Dhawan finally found his rhythm against Gujarat as he started the fifth over by hitting Lockie Ferguson for two consecutive fours. However, Ferguson removed Bairstow in the fifth delivery of the over, while the batter looked to play a cheeky shot. Liam Livingstone came in as the next batter and hit Ferguson for a four to start off his innings. PBKS stand at 38/2 in 5 overs.

Punjab Kings opener Shikhar Dhawan has had two narrow escapes after edging the ball off pace bowling in the first few overs. Despite scoring 11 runs off nine deliveries at the end of 4 overs, Gabbar has not had the best of starts to the game. PBKS stand at 25/1 in 4 overs.

Hardik Pandya almost looked like making a statement about his rejuvenated fitness and form as he bowled the second over of the match. Shikhar Dhawan soon got off the mark by edging the second ball of the over, which went for a four behind the batter. Pandya ended the over with celebrations as Mayank Agarwal was caught by Rashid Khan in the mid wickets. PBKS stand at 11/1 after 2 overs.

PBKS debutant Jonny Bairstow is the new man in after captain Mayank Agarwal was dismissed by Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya.

While Mohammed Shami bowled three beautiful balls to start the first over, Mayank Agarwal scored the first runs for PBKS by hitting the fourth ball for a lofted four. Agarwal took a single to finish the over with KKR on 5/0.

Punjab skipper Mayank Agarwal faced the first ball of the PBKS vs GT match, as Mohammed Shami kicked off the proceedings for Gujarat.

England cricketer Jonny Bairstow is up for hit PBKS debut tonight and shedding his thoughts ahead of the match, Bairstow said his time with Punjab has been great so far and he is excited about everything starting again. He mentioned that the brand of cricket played by the team has been great so far and he wants to set his best foot forward. He also said he has trained well and is not sure if he will keep the wickets against GT.

While speaking before the toss, Matthew Hayden said that he believes the Brabourne pitch will be a batting wicket as he stated, "We are in for another batting-frenzy. We've got a little bit of grass on this wicket which is going to be very consistent. It's going to play nicely for the quicks. Lots of even pace and bounce and a very good wicket. The middle-overs could be a struggle for both teams. I think it's going to be plenty of runs."

Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow(w), Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh

Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande

While speaking at the toss, Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya said, "Going to bowl first because I think dew might be a factor later. We had a couple of good games where things went on our side. A lot of courage is shown by the boys. Two forced changes. Vijay misses out, Varun as well. Two debutants - Sai Sudarshan and Darshan."

Hardik Pandya won the toss for the Gujarat Titans and decided to bowl first.

While speaking in a pre-match interview, Gujarat Titans' opening batter Shubman Gill explained how Hardik Pandya has led the side as captain so far as he stated, "The environment in the dressing room is excellent. Hardik and Ashu Pa (Nehra) have ensured that the mood is always kept light. Not just in one game but in all the matches. It's been really good so far. Haven't done anything different this season (in batting). Just kept it simple. He (Hardik) gives everyone the freedom to express themselves and gives you a lot of confidence as a player."

Despite having got some decent starts, Punjab Kings opener Shikhar Dhawan has failed to produce a big score in his first three matches. Could tonight be the night Gabbar scores big when PBKS take on debutants GT?

Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa/Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh

Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar/Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami.

Gujarat Titans' official social media handle released a video, where star spinner Rashid Khan revealed who he idolised while growing up:

Ahead of the Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans clash, PBKS released a video of Jonny Bairstow training hard in the nets, suggesting that the Englishman may make a return to the squad.

Punjab Kings' official Twitter handle released a statement, confirming that Jonny Bairstow will be available for the clash against the Gujarat Titans after serving his three-day mandatory quarantine. He is expected to replace in-form Bhanuka Rajapaksa,who has been outstanding with the bat so far in IPL 2022.

With the arrivals of Liam Livingstone and Odean Smith on the side, the Punjab Kings have some big hitters in the team. PBKS' official Twitter handle released some images of players they believe might smash the biggest maximums against the Gujarat Titans.

Cricket fans in India can watch IPL 2022 live on the Star Sports Network. As for the PBKS vs GT live stream, fans can tune in to the Disney+ Hotstar app or website. Meanwhile, fans can also track the live updates and scores on the official social media handles of the two teams and the IPL.

Ahead of match 16 of IPL 2022 between the Punjab Kings and the Gujarat Titans, here is a look at our PBKS vs GT Dream11 predictions:

Keeper – Matthew Wade

Batsmen –  Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shubman Gill

All-rounders – Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya (VC), Odean Smith

Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Rahul Chahar, Mohammad Shami, Lockie Ferguson

Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Benny Howell, Sandeep Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Singh, Writtick Chatterjee, Prerak Mankad, Ishan Porel, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ansh Patel, Raj Bawa

Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade (w), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami, Wriddhiman Saha, Pradeep Sangwan, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Alzarri Joseph, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dominic Drakes, Sai Sudharsan, Yash Dayal, Noor Ahmad

The captains winning the toss are likely to want to have a bowl first. From the three matches that have been played at the Brabourne Stadium, it seems that the pitch has not changed must. As for the results, the team chasing a total has won on two occasions, while the team defending a target has just won once.