Overview
- Punjab Kings, which beat Gujarat Titans by three wickets on Tuesday in New Chandigarh, chased 163 in 19.1 overs behind Cooper Connolly’s unbeaten 72 off 44 on debut.
- Prasidh Krishna’s 3 for 29 briefly turned the chase as PBKS stumbled after a strong start, after GT had set 162 for 6 with Shubman Gill making 39 and Jos Buttler 38.
- The IPL fined PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer INR 12 lakh for a slow over-rate, the team’s first offence under Article 2.22 that brings harsher penalties for repeat breaches.
- Umpires stopped Rahul Tewatia mid-innings for failing the BCCI bat gauge, which enforces bat size limits, and he had to switch to a compliant bat.
- Analysts on Star Sports questioned Shubman Gill’s bowling plans and middle-order picks, citing the late use of Krishna and unused Siraj overs, as Connolly’s knock ranked among the highest IPL debut scores.