Gujarat vs Punjab Match Stats

A quick bumper this outside off and around head height, Jitesh Sharma watches it well and decides to let it go.

Pitches this one up at the stumps, Jitesh Sharma goes for the heave but ends up mistiming it much squarer to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Well disguised by Mohit Sharma and just one run so far in this over. Dug in halfway down the track, around off and it is the slower one. Shashank Singh attempts the ramp but is well beaten.

FOUR! Up and over! Hard length around off stump, Shashank Singh holds his shape brilliantly and lifts it with a high elbow over the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Good length angled into middle, Shashank Singh shimmies across to the off side and whips it away in between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs. Moves on to 48 from 21 balls.

Cleverly bowled! Shashank Singh pre-meditates a bit and comes down the pitch, Mohit Sharma sees this and takes pace off, bowling it wide of the off stump as well. Singh goes through with the shot and gets an inside edge that goes just past the stumps and to the keeper.

SIX! Jitesh joins the party now! Rashid lands it on off and on a length, Jitesh Sharma stands tall and slaps it over the bowler's head for a maximum. 

SIX! What a run chase this has been so far! Two in two for Jitesh! On the fuller length on the stumps, Jitesh Sharma slogs it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. This game is far from being over.

OUT! TAKEN! Rashid Khan gets his man this time and Jitesh Sharma is in disarray after striking two consecutive sixes. A poor delivery again on offer, there to be hit. On a fuller length, right into the arc of the batter. Jitesh Sharma shuffles across a bit, and again goes for a slog hit over the deep mid-wicket region but he tries to hit it a bit too hard and ends up losing his shape totally in this process, which results in the mistiming of the shot straight towards Darshan Nalkande in the deep. Rashid Khan, the mystery man does the trick and finally gets a wicket here. Another twist in the tale in this contest.

Full in length on off, Ashutosh Sharma leans ahead and looks to drive but slices the ball off the thickish outside edge to short third for a single.

A googly on offer this time on a length, Shashank Singh looks to tuck it away off the back foot but it takes a brush off his pad instead toward short fine. They cross for a leg bye.

On a flatter trajectory on off, Ashutosh Sharma nudges it to deep square leg for just one. End of a successful over for Gujarat. Punjab need 47 off the last 24 deliveries.

Begins with a quicker one on the length around off, Ashutosh Sharma pulls it with no real timing on it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Oh, wait, the Umpire has called for a short run here. So just a single then.

Short and on the stump line, Ashutosh Sharma looks to ramp it over but fails to connect.

DROPPED! Oh, dear! Umesh Yadav is having a really hard time in the field tonight, first with the ball and now with this drop! Mohit bowls on the back of a length on off, Ashutosh Sharma swipes across uppishly with no real foot movement. The ball swirls up in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Umesh Yadav runs to his left and dives to take the catch but he fails to hang on it on the momentum. Two were taken in the meantime.

On a hard length, outside off, Ashutosh Sharma chops it to point for a quick single.

Slower one this time on a length outside off, Shashank Singh punches it to deep point for one.

Another good variation from Mohit as he bowls a slower one on a length, just around off, Ashutosh Sharma mistimes his pull uppishly but it lands safe in the no man's land somewhere in the front of deep mid-wicket. Just a single taken. 41 needed off the last 3 overs now. What a superb over from Mohit Sharma as he concedes just 6 off it.

FOUR! Oh, hello! Outside off on a shade fuller length, Ashutosh Sharma detects the line and shuffles outside off before ramping it over square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Clever and innovative! Poor short delivery on the top of the middle, Ashutosh Sharma climbs on the bounce and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary on a couple of bounces.

On the off stump line on a length, Ashutosh Sharma swings hard at it but gets it off the toe-end toward long on for a single. 32 off 15 required now.

Fifty for Shashank Singh! An innings of absolute nerves of steel from him. A low full toss on the off stump line, Shashank Singh squeezes it to the off side and gets a single.

Another attempt for the catch but puts it down. A good effort though by Sai Sudharsan. Length ball outside off, Ashutosh Sharma launches it high down the ground with no real timing on it. Sai Sudharsan runs forward from long off and puts in a dive ahead but fails to hold onto the ball as he falls. Two taken.

FOUR! Crucial four this! Short and on off, Ashutosh Sharma swivels hard and top edges it over short fine for a boundary. 25 needed off the last couple of overs.

A low full toss to start with on the stumps, Shashank Singh flicks it to widish long on where Vijay Shankar swoops in and just allows them to taken a single.

SIX! Oh, what a cracking shot! Ashutosh Sharma is playing an absolute blinder as an Impact sub here. Slower back-of-the-hand ball outside off on a length, Ashutosh Sharma waits for it and drags it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. He is making a real impact here.

In the air...just short! Slower one again on the top of off, Ashutosh Sharma pulls it aerially over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 16 off 9 needed now.

Fires in right on the pads in an attempt to york it, Ashutosh Sharma shuffles way across off but fails to connect it and rolls it to deep square leg for two leg byes.

On the back of a length outside off, Ashutosh Sharma lofts it over covers for just a single. 

SIX! He clears the ropes and this just might be the game for Punjab! Short in length, and outside off, Shashank Singh shuffles across off a bit and stands tall before dragging it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Last over remaining now and Punjab are just 7 runs away from a thrilling win.

OUT! TAKEN! What a sea-saw of emotions here for the fans! Darshan Nalkande bowls a slower one on the back of a length, Ashutosh Sharma hits it uppishly with the bottom half of the hand and the ball dollies straight into the safe hands of Rashid Khan who is patrolling the long on boundary. He doesn't move an inch and takes an absolute sitter of a catch. Another twist in the story here. But what a scintillating knock from Ashutosh Sharma as he has provided a glimmer of hope for his team out of nowhere.

WIDE! Oh, dear! Too short, over the top of the southpaw's head. Harpreet Brar fails to ramp it away and the Umpire signals for a Wide. Just 6 needed off the 5 legal deliveries now.

Oh, no! Another extra! Would you believe it? Wriddhiman Saha thinks otherwise and challenges the Umpire's decision. Nalkande bowls it short in length, on the leg stump line, Harpreet Brar arches back underneath the ball with his bat in the air. The ball carries to the keeper and the Umpire stretches it to signal it as a Wide. Replays come in from a couple of angles and the split-screen shows that it's not going over Brar's head. A fantastic review by Wriddhiman Saha as the on-field decision has been overturned now.  But more importantly, a crucial dot delivery for Gujarat.

Slower one, on the back of a length, Harpreet Brar pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 5 off 3. Tighten your seatbelts, folks. This is going down to the wire.

EDGED AND FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Punjab will take it with open arms.  On a shade fuller length attacking the stumps, Shashank Singh swings the bat wildly to flick it over the leg side, but it catches the leading edge that flies over short third for a boundary. What an absolute turnover this has been, courtesy of the two youngsters.

PUNJAB WIN A FAMOUS GAME HERE AT AHMEDABAD, and it has been the two youngsters who have turned the tables for them absolutely out of nowhere! On a fuller length, sliding down the leg stump line, Shashank Singh misses to flick it away and the ball brushes off his pads before trickling down to short fine. They take a leg bye and that will do it for Punjab. A review though, has been taken by Gujarat for LBW in their final resort. UltraEdge shows that the ball has clearly passed through the bat with no scratch, and the Ball Tracker confirms two greens as the ball misses to hit the stumps and also, the impact is outside leg. Punjab register their second win of the season and execute a huge upset against Gujarat in their backyard. Also, this has been the highest successful run chase in this edition of the Indian T20 League.