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Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings, T20, 5th Match, March 25, 2025 - Full Commentary

5th Match

Indian Premier League 2025

Status:Punjab Kings won by 11 runs
Result:Punjab Kings won by 11 runs
Toss:Gujarat Titans chose to bowling

Live Score

Score: 232/5

Overs: 19.6

Current RR: 11.6

Batsman: Arshad Khan (1)

Bowler: Vijaykumar Vyshak (N/A-28)

Last Wicket: Sherfane Rutherford b Arshdeep Singh 46(28) - 225/5 in 19.4 ov.

Recent Overs: ... | Wd 4 2 4 1 0 6 | W 6 2 W 1 6

Commentary

- 16 sixes hit by GT today is the most they scored in an IPL innings, bettering the 14 sixes they hit against LSG at Ahmedabad in IPL 2023. \n- 232/5 runs is GT’s highest total while chasing and the second highest total after 233/3 they scored against MI at Ahmedabad in 2023.
23:18 Local Time, 17:48 GMT, 23:18 IST: What a weird game. 244 with some amazing batting. GT started slow but they knew if they had wickets in hand anything is chasable here. Sai and Buttler set a solid base and were even almost running away with the game but Arshdeep broke that stand getting Sai. Rutherford came in and hit quick runs but suddenly had brainfade moments. He let PBKS boss him with one ploy - bowl wide of off and away from the arc. And the response from the batter was to only slice or loft through the off-side despite fielders in the deep on the on-side. There was no deep square leg, no deep backward square leg, no fine leg. And there were about 10 balls that Rutherford could have easily stepped across the line and look to scoop or sweep or slog and just throw the bat at it to hit leg-side but he chose not to till the very end. To think they lost only by 11 runs they mind cannot go beyond that phase where GT lost the plot. Take nothing away from PBKS.
Arshdeep Singh to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, and he finishes off in grand style but PBKS somehow squeeze home! Wide yorker, but SRK moves across and nails a lovely lofted drive over cover

Over Summary: W 6 2 W 1 6

Score: 232/5

Arshdeep Singh to Arshad Khan, 1 run, yorker outside off stump, Arshad digs it out to short fine leg
Arshad Khan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Arshdeep Singh to Rutherford, out Bowled!! It's not happening! Rutherford swings so hard but drags this onto the stumps. PBKS should boss this game now. Off-side yorker outside off stump, Rutherford swings hard and gets an inside edge. Rutherford b Arshdeep Singh 46(28) [4s-4 6s-3]
Arshdeep Singh to Rutherford, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Need three sixes now to extend this game
Arshdeep Singh to Rutherford, 2 runs, he's missed nailing the wide full delivery, long-off mops up and they get only two
Arshdeep Singh to Rutherford, SIX, nailed! He's doing alright against the left-arm pacers so don't write him off just yet! Arshdeep Singh offers a slot ball, Rutherford goes aerial over cover and gets the maximum
Shahrukh Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Arshdeep Singh to Rutherford, out Rahul Tewatia Run Out!! Oh so unlucky for Rahul Tewatia. Rutherford mistimed a yorker back to the bowler. Arshdeep Singh tried to stop it in his followthrough but he got a finger on it. Ball went and hit the stumps at the bowler's end when Rahul Tewatia was outside the crease keen to get the strike back. Rahul Tewatia run out (Arshdeep Singh) 6(2) [6s-1]
Arshdeep Singh to Rutherford, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Arshdeep Singh [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
27 needed
Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rahul Tewatia, SIX, this is what Rutherford should have done. Just move across and scoop the ball over backward square leg. Tewatia is a master at it. Shows how it's done. Vijaykumar Vyshak has been offering full tosses and this shot was always on but Rutherford just didn't give it a try at all apart from one instance when it got too late

Over Summary: Wd 4 2 4 1 0 6

Score: 217/3

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rahul Tewatia, no run, now Tewatia swings and misses! Full toss angling away outside off stump, Tewatia slogs and misses. He asks for a waist high no ball so reviews. This looks tight. Just under the waist height. Both reviews lost now for GT
Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rutherford, 1 run, finally Rutherford tries to move across and access the leg-side. He was convinced to do only after mid-wicket was called in. But he only manages to drag it to the on-side off the inside edge
Wow. Even deep mid-wicket has been called in and the only man deep on the on-side is long-on. Third man and deep backward point back
Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rutherford, FOUR, manages to slice this quick enough to beat backward point to the right. Low full toss again as Vijaykumar Vyshak misses the wide yorker