R Sai Kishore scored as Gujarat Titans eased past Kings XI Punjab by three wickets to register their fourth win in four overs in the IPL 2024 at Mullanpur on Sunday Shined with 4 points on 33 field goals. It was a dominant day for the spinners, with the trio of Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan (1/15) and Noor Ahmed (2/20) unmasking the ill-equipped Kings XI Punjab. trick, knocking them out with a sub-par 142. Liam Livingstone, who juggled leg break and spin with ease, struck twice in mid-off to keep Kings XI Punjab alive in the match. However, he did not get much support from spinner Harpreet Brar, who leaked 35 runs in four overs in a low-scoring match.

Titans scored 42 runs off 30 balls and won comfortably by 19.1 overs, helped by Rahul Tewatia’s cameo to relieve the pressure (36 runs in 16 not out).

This was the fourth win in eight games for Gujarat Titans while Kings XI Punjab suffered their sixth defeat in eight games.

The win helped GT team move up to sixth place, with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals falling one place each in the table.

Earlier in the day, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by one point at the Eden Gardens. KKR are second and RCB are at the bottom.

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Virat Kohli continues to remain in the Orange Cap as he tops the run-scoring charts with 379 runs in 8 games, while Jasprit Bumrah remains at the top of the run-scoring charts with 379 runs in 7 games Earned the Purple Cap with 13 wickets in the match.

Talking about PBKS vs GT, Shubman Gill (35 off 29) was in fine form at the top of the order but was caught in an untimely mid-air knock by Livingstone Defeated. Sai Sudharsan (31 from 33 games) also found the stroke difficult, while the dangerous David Miller was Livingstone’s second victim.

Kings XI Punjab were able to apply pressure in the midfield but Tewatiya neutralized their threat with timely strikes through six boundaries.

Early on, Spin got enough help and Kings XI Punjab made the task easier for the visitors with his surrender of Sai Kishore.

Kings XI Punjab, one of the worst batting teams in the powerplay this season, got off to a great start and reached an unbeaten 45 runs in five overs.

However, their innings went downhill thereafter as the spin trio of Sai Kishore, Rashid and Noor exposed their opponents with their shenanigans.

Prabhsimran Singh (35 in 21 games) has struggled so far but found some much-needed rhythm before falling in the sixth round, sparking drama collapse.

Soon after guiding Mohit Sharma (2/32) for a third-man six, Prabhsimran rushed down the wicket only to be caught behind .

The spin trio then broke the backbone of Punjab’s batting. Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore, who has led Tamil Nadu to the Ranji Trophy semi-finals this season, has effectively changed his pace to cause problems for the opposition batsmen.

The pressure was also maintained at the other end through Noor and Rashid.

Noor’s first victim was Rilee Rossouw (9 off 7), who was trapped lbw while trying to sweep. Skipper Sam Curran (20 off 19) caught a ball off Rashid and was ruled LBW by DRS, surprising him and his opponents.

Livingstone (6 for 9) tried to push Noor smartly towards mid-wicket but the lead was taken by Rahul Tewatia who was stationed at the first slip.

Sai Kishore also got rid of the out-of-form Jitesh Sharma (13 off 12) to score 86 for 5 in the 12th over.

As has often been the case this season, the uncapped duo of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma were asked to carry the load, but this time their failure made matters worse for Punjab Oops.

The home team crossed the 140-run mark thanks to Harpreet Brar (29 off 12).

(with PTI input)