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‘T20 bolke Test match dikha diya’ – Fans react as Hardik Pandya scores fighting fifty against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023

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‘T20 bolke Test match dikha diya’ – Fans react as Hardik Pandya scores fighting fifty against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023

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In the 30th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) faced Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the iconic Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Riding on skipper Hardik Pandya’s half-century GT posted a competitive total of 135-6 in 20 overs. At the slowish wicket, Hardik in his innings scored 66 runs off 50 balls with the help of four sixes and two boundaries.

Earlier, after winning the Toss GT opted to bat first considering the dry surface. However, GT got a shaky start as opener Shubman Gill was dismissed for a duck by Krunal Pandya. After his dismissal, Hardik promoted himself in the batting order at came at number three. He along with wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha added 68 runs off 55 balls for the second wicket.

Saha in his innings scored 47 runs off 37 balls with the help of six boundaries. He was dismissed by Krunal in the 11th over of the innings. After his departure, none of the other batters was able to build a partnership with skipper Hardik as Gujarat lost wickets at regular intervals. In the end, they finished with a competitive total of 135-6 in 20 overs. Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis clinched two wickets each to restrict GT to a below-par score.

KL Rahul’s bizarre captaincy costs Lucknow Super Giants

The pitch at the Ekana Stadium had a double bounce. In the day game, it went to become slowish as the match progressed. Till the end of the 17th over Gujarat Titans were steady at 102-4 with Hardik Pandya scoring 40 runs off 41 balls. In the meantime, LSG activated their Impact player as they substituted Amit Mishra for Prerak Mankad.

Notably, Mishra had a phenomenal game as he just gave nine runs in two overs whole clinching the wicket of Abhinav Manohar. KL Rahul’s decision of substitution didn’t go well with the team as in the next over spinner Ravi Bishnoi leaked 19 runs which helped GT to put pressure on LSG. Meanwhile, Bishnoi had a poor day at the office as he was hammered by GT batters. He gave 49 runs in four overs while going wicketless in the low-scoring game.

Here is how fans react to Hardik Pandya’s fighting half-century:

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