IPL 2024 Match 21: Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by 33 runs

by CricDirect Staff Sunday 7 April 2024

Lucknow Super Giants' captain KL Rahul plays a shot during the IPL

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Indian seam bowler Yash Thakur took the first five-wicket haul of this year's IPL as he led Lucknow Super Giants to victory over Gujarat Titans on Sunday.

Match Summary

Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans, Match 21,

Lucknow Super Giants 163/5 (20 ov)

Gujarat Titans 130/10 (18.5 ov)

Result - Lucknow Super Giants won by 33 runs.

SCORECARD

Match Highlights - Thakur claims first five-wicket haul of IPL season as Lucknow win

Thakur returned figures of 5-30 to help bowl out Gujarat for 130 in their chase of 164 as hosts Lucknow won by 33 runs in the 21st match of this edition of the T20 tournament.

The 25-year-old Thakur, who is yet to play an international, wrapped up the match with two wickets in the 19th over as Lucknow beat Gujarat for the first time in five attempts in IPL.

Marcus Stoinis hit 58 to guide Lucknow to 163-5, a total which looked below-par but the Lucknow bowlers, including spinner Krunal Pandya who took three wickets, made sure it was enough.

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi took a stunning return catch off his own leg-spin to dismiss Gujarat's impact substitute Kane Williamson for one.

Left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya, elder brother of Mumbai's Hardik Pandya, struck twice in one over including the wicket of Sai Sudarshan for 31 to derail the opposition chase.

Thakur then bowled a double wicket maiden over to flatten the batting and went to take his first-ever five wicket haul in T20 cricket.

Match Stats

Lucknow Super Giants Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Quinton de Kock - 0.4 ov), 2-18 (Devdutt Padikkal - 2.2 ov), 3-91 (KL Rahul - 12.4 ov), 4-112 (Marcus Stoinis - 14.5 ov), 5-143 (Ayush Badoni - 18.1 ov)

Gujarat Titans Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Shubman Gill - 5.6 ov), 2-56 (Kane Williamson - 7.2 ov), 3-58 (Sai Sudharsan - 8.1 ov), 4-61 (BR Sharath - 8.5 ov), 5-80 (Darshan Nalkande - 12.1 ov), 6-93 (Vijay Shankar - 14.2 ov), 7-93 (Rashid Khan - 14.5 ov), 8-102 (Umesh Yadav - 15.6 ov), 9-126 (Rahul Tewatia - 18.3 ov), 10-130 (Noor Ahmad - 18.5 ov)

Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants