Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans match highlights
Today on 25th March 2025, in the 5th Match of Tata IPL 2025 between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PK), GT won the toss and elected to field first in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Punjab Kings scored 244-5 in 20 overs, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 97*(42 balls, 4×5, 6×9), Shashank Singh 44*(16 balls, 4×6, 6×2) and Priyansh Arya 47(23 balls, 4×7 6×2). Maxwell 0(1) and Stoinis 20(15) failed to make a noticeable performance. Sai Kishore took 3-40 in his 4overs. The key highlights from this article is In Tata IPL 2025, Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans Match Live, Punjab Kings win the match by 11 runs.
GT needed 244 in 20 overs to win this match and had a firing opening pair of Jos Buttler, Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill. GT scored 68-1 in the power play and captain Shubman Gill departed at a score of 33(13) and got out on Glenn Maxwell. Sai Sudarshan 74(41 balls, 4×5, 6×6) got out. He was looking strong at the crease with Jos Buttler at 54(33).
GT scored 232-5 at the end of the 19.4 overs at CEAT Tyres strategic timeout. Sherfane Rutherford is hitting hard with 46(28), the impact substitute in place of Priyansh Arya. He is looking strong at the place and hitting hard with 2 sixes and one four. Vijaykumar Vyshak was the impact substitute from the Punjab Kings, who did effective bowling to help the Punjab Kings win this match. GT need 12 runs from 1 ball to win their first match.
This match was yet another critical encounter which went in the final over after the Yesterday DC vs LSG match. Sherfane Rutherford and Jos Buttler failed to reach GT win this match and tight bowling from Arshdeep Singh 36-2 (4 overs) and Vijaykumar to get tight overs in the finals. Earlier, the captain played the Man of the Match knock 97*(42) and set the strong foundation to win the match for Punjab Kings alongside crucial 44 runs from Shashank Singh.
After the buttler departure, Rahul Tewatiya 6(3) got runout when Arshdeep figure touched the ball and the wicket hit. Arshdeep bolded out Sherfane Rutherford and led the Punjab Kings win the match by 11 runs. This was an interesting match to see from two IP teams that look very strong on paper and today Punjab Kings performed well at the ground.
Selfless Shreyas Iyer’s captain knock 97*(42)
Shreyas Iyer played a selfless inning of 97 not out while not taking the strike away from Shashank Singh in the final over of the Punjab Kings innings. As a captain, his priority was to get more and more runs considering the flat batting pitch. It helped ultimately to Punjab Kings while the winning margin was just 11 runs. Social media is buzzing about Shreyas Iyer’s selfless inning for his team while not taking the strike to complete his century even though Punjab Kings was already at 225 runs.
Emerging stars from IPL 2025
Indian cricket’s future looks safe, while finishers like Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh are proving themselves fit for the international stage with their consistent IPL performances. So far in IPL 2025, players like Vignesh Puthur (MI), Ashutosh Sharma (DC), Vipraj Nigam (DC), Shashank Singh (PK), Rajat Patidar (RCB), M Siddharth (LSG), Digvesh Singh (LSG) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (KKR) has performed exceptionally well for their team in the very first match. In the upcoming matches, the RR’s 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a player to watch if he plays against KKR in the upcoming IPL match for RR.
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