GT vs PBKS Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! Punjab Kings get off to a winning start! Angling away, on a length, Shahrukh Khan gets under the ball and pumps it over extra cover for a biggie. The Kings win by 11 runs!

Nails the yorker, on off, Arshad Khan squeezes it out off the inner half of the bat to short fine leg for one.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! And that will do it for the Punjab Kings! Arshdeep Singh hurls it full, on off, Sherfane Rutherford crouches and looks to launch it downtown. Gets an inside edge that crashes back into the stumps.

Arshdeep Singh responds well after going for a six! Gets it right up there, very full, on off, Rutherford squeees it out to long off for a couple of runs.

SIX! Clean hit! Singh misses his mark here. Serves a length ball, around off, Sherfane Rutherford stands tall and smokes it over wide long off for a six.

OUT! RUN OUT! Rahul Tewatia falls and more than the wicket, it is a dot to start the over for the Punjab Kings. Low full toss, on off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to drill it away on the off side. The shot gets miscued towards the bowler. It goes on the bounce towards Singh, who sticks out his left hand. The ball grazes his left hand and goes on to hit the stumps at the bowling end. Tewatia is backing up too far and is caught well short.

SIX! An ideal end to the over for the Gujarat Titans! Low full toss, near the tramline on off, Rahul Tewatia predicts the line and walks across the stumps. Gets down on a knee and laps it over deep backward square leg for a six. The Titans go into the final over, needing 27 runs.

Swing and a miss! No signal from the square leg umpire and Rahul Tewatia has taken the review. He feels that the ball is over his waist. Going across, waist-high full toss, on off, Rahul Tewatia is beaten for pace as he swings to go big on the off side. The tracker shows that the ball is passing just below the waist. It will be a fair delivery. The Gujarat Titans need 33 runs from 7 balls.

Drags the length back slightly and well outside off, Sherfane Rutherford walks across his stumps and tries to swipe it away on the leg side. Gets an inside edge that rolls away on the leg side for a run.

FOUR! That has rocketed to the fence! Low full toss again by Vyshak Vijaykumar, around off, Sherfane Rutherford just angles the bat face nicely to get it away from the man in the deep. Beats deep backward point to his right for a boundary. 11 runs off the over so far. Gujarat Titans need 34 runs off 9 balls.

Low full toss, on off, driven wide of deep cover for a couple of runs by Sherfane Rutherford.

FOUR! Smart batting! Low full toss, near the wide guideline, Sherfane Rutherford just uses the pace as he opens the bat face and steers it past short third for a boundary.

Wide! Pushed beyond the tramline on off, Sherfane Rutherford reaches out but fails to connect. Wide given.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Marco Jansen gets his man! A massive blow to the Gujarat Titans. Slanting away, on a length, on off, Jos Buttler swings for the hills. Gets an inside edge that crashes back into the leg stump. Jos walks off with a shake of the head.

Off-pace delivery, on a nagging length, Jos Buttler swats it wide off deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FIFTY FOR JOS! Going has been really tough for Jos in the last few overs but the Gujarat Titans cannot afford to lose him at this stage and he needs to be there till the end for the team to have any chance. Full and pushed wide on off, Jos Buttler slices it towards deep third where the fielder in the deep dives but the ball drops short of him and rolls behind for a boundary.

Half a shout for LBW but that looked to be sliding down leg. Sherfane Rutherford will feel that he missed out there. Low full toss, straying onto the pads, Sherfane Rutherford misses the heave. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls off the pads on the off side.

FOUR! Clever shot! Near the tramline on off, very full, Sherfane Rutherford gets his bat down and opens the bat's face. Steers it to the right of deep third for a boundary.

Anging away from over the wicket, on a length, Jos Buttler smears it to long on for a boundary.

Talk about making an impact and Vyshak Vijaykumar has delivered as an Impact Player! Wide yorker, Jos Buttler cannot get under the ball and can only hit this one down to deep point for one.

Angling away, low full toss, Sherfane Rutherford slices it to deep backward point where Azmatullah Omarzai does well to cut it off. Just a single.

Superb stuff! Nails the yorker, well inside the tramline on off, Sherfane Rutherford fails to jam it out. So far, so good from Vyshak Vijaykumar. 3 runs off the first 4 balls.

Swing and a miss! Another review. This time, by Sherfane Rutherford for a no ball not given for height. Going across the left-hander, waist-high full toss, Rutherford is beaten for pace as he swings at it. The tracker comes up and shows that it is a fair delivery with the ball below the waist. After all the drama we have had in this over, only 3 runs have come off it so far.

Sneaks just inside the wide tramline, low full toss, Sherfane Rutherford tries to smash it away on the off side but misses.

Wide! Third wide of the over. Slanting away from over the wicket, beyond the wide guideline, Sherfane Rutherford lets it be. Wide given.

Wide given and the Punjab Kings review this time! Vyshak Vijaykumar continues the wide yorker ploy and Sherfane Rutherford again moves towards the off side. Tries to reach out and glide it down but misses. The replays show that the ball is inside the revised wide guideline. Good use of the technology.

Wide! Review taken by Sherfane for wide not given! Pushed near the tramline on off, very full, Sherfane Rutherford takes a step across his stumps and leaves the ball alone. The third umpire is called into action and the replays show that Rutherford had not moved much and the ball was well wide.

Wide! From over the wicket, wide yorker gone wrong for Vyshak. Low full toss beyond the tramline, Sherfane Rutherford moves across and swings but misses.

Marco Jansen bends his back and bangs it in short, over off, Jos Buttler drags the pull in front of square on the leg side. The deep mid-wicket fielder runs around to his right and mops it up. Two runs taken. 8 runs off the over. Good last two overs for the Punjab Kings. The required run rate has shot up to 15.5 with the Gujarat Titans needing 62 runs in 24 balls.

Missed out! A length ball, right in the arc, Sherfane Rutherford loses his shape as he swings. Gets it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for one.

And again! Nails the yorker, at the stumps, Jos shuffles but Jansen follows him. Buttler whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

This is excellent execution from the Punjab Kings! Another well-executed wide yorker, on off, Rutherford can only jam it out to point for a run.

Wide yorker, on off, Jos Buttler squeezes it out to extra cover for a run.

Going across the right-hander from over the wicket, low full toss, on off, Jos Buttler slams it back over the bowler's head. Glenn Maxwell is quick to get across to his left at long on and puts in a dive. Relays the throw to Shreyas Iyer converging from long off. Saves two runs for his side.

Superb first over from the Impact Player, Vyshak Vijaykumar! Keeps it full and wide, near the tramline on off, Jos drills it to extra cover and gets only one. 5 runs off the over. The Gujarat Titans need 70 off 30 balls.

And again! Very full, wide on off, Sherfane Rutherford digs it out in front of point for just one.

Excellently bowled! Executes the yorker to perfection, pushed across the left-hander, Sherfane Rutherford fails to glide it away.

Wide! Vyshak Vijaykumar attempts the wide yorker but ends up hurling a waist-high full toss, wide on off, Sherfane Rutherford flays but misses. Rutherford has a look at the square leg umpire for a no ball for height but there is no signal.

Nails the yorker, near the tramline on off, Rutherford digs it out beside the pitch on the leg side.

Another low full toss, near the tramline on off, Jos throws his hands at it. Gets a thickish outside edge that goes quickly on the bounce to short third. Chahal is quick to make the stop to his right. Just a single.

Goes searching for the wide yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, Sherfane Rutherford eases it to deep point for a single.

Goes fuller now and on the pads does Stoinis, Sherfane flicks it to deep square leg for a single to keep the strike. Gujarat Titans need 75 runs off 36 balls.

Hits the deck hard with a short-of-a-length ball, and outside off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to ramp it over short thirdman but fails to make any connection.

SIX! Not exactly where he intended but Sherfane Rutherford and the Gujarat Titans will take it! Stoinis bowls it short of a length and onto the right shoulder of the batter, Sherfane Rutherford swivels to hook it. Gets more of a top edge and it sails over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie.

Back of a length and outside off, Sherfane Rutherford waits for it and looks to cut it off late but gets beaten because of the lack of pace on the ball.

FOUR! SMART BATTING! Stoinis tries to keep it away from the batter as he bowls it wide outside off and on a hard length, but Sherfane Rutherford reaches out with his extended hands. He slices it in the gap towards backward point to his right for a boundary.

SIX! POWERFUL HIT! Stoinis bowls it on a good length with medium pace, around middle and off. Sherfane Rutherford swivels on his toes and pulls it for a 97-metre six over the deep square leg fence.

Full again but with pace on this time, outside off, Jos drives it again but finds the sweeper cover fielder in the deep. They take a couple of runs this time.

FOUR! Pierces the gap! Arshdeep bowls it slower and fuller, wide outside off, Jos Buttler leans on and drives it. The ball goes in the gap between sweeper cover and wide long off for a boundary.

On a good length, around off, Sherfane Rutherford drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A good catch by Shashank Singh, and that has ended the good inning of Sai Sudharsan! Arshdeep Singh provides the Punjab Kings a much-needed breakthrough. He bowls it on the pads and fuller, Sai Sudharsan picks it up and flicks it towards deep backward square leg. Shashank Singh runs in to his right and manages to hold on even as he tumbles over to his right. Sai falls for 74 (41). Gujarat Titans are 145/2 and they need 99 runs in the last 45 balls.

Full and well outside off, tries to keep it away from the batter, Jos reaches out and drives it to long off for a single.

SIX! EXCELLENT SHOT! Arshdeep offers it right in the slot, fuller and around middle, with pace off as he rolls his fingers on the ball. Jos Buttler comes forward for it a bit and slams it over long on for a massive six.

Dragged length, and slows it up, outside off, Sai waits for it and pats it down to cover point.

FOUR! Powerfully hit! Chahal offers a full toss, around middle, Sai Sudharsan dances down the track and slams it down the ground to the right of the bowler for a boundary.

SIX! SLOGGED! Chahal offers a flight but bowls it too full, in the slot, around middle, Sai Sudharsan goes on his knee and sweeps it. The ball sails over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive six.

Too full, right in the slot, around middle, Jos drills it to long on for another single.

Gives air to the ball, pitches up, around off Sai Sudharsan comes down the track and drives it to long off for a single.

WIDE! Quicker and wide outside off, on a nagging length, Sai Sudharsan doesn't offer any shot and it is called a wide.

FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Chahal sprays it on the pads, fuller in length, Sai Sudharsan just goes on his knee and sweeps it to deep fine leg for a boundary.

SIX! DISPATCHED! Floated it up, around off, Jos Buttler lunges and launches it down the ground over long off for a biggie.

DROPPED! Tossed it up, and outside off, Sai Sudharsan drives it aerially towards extra cover where Shreyas Iyer leaps but mistimes the jump. The ball bursts through his hands and rolls behind. The batters take a single. Iyer indicates that he lost it in the lights.

SIX! CLOBBERED! Maxi fires it from around the wicket, short and around leg, Sai Sudharsan makes room and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie.

Short and around off, Jos swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

In the air... but falls safely! On a nagging length and around off, Jos Buttler stands still and swings at it. He mistimes his lofted shot towards extra cover. Marco Jansen turns around and goes after it. Stretches his hands out in front but the ball falls out of his reach and the batters take a couple of runs.

From around the wicket, on a nagging length, around off, Sai Sudharsan goes on the back foot and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Chahal ends with a full toss and on the pads, Sai flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Gujarat Titans need 140 in the last ten overs.

Full and wide outside off, Jos Buttler extends his arms to reach out and works it to long off off the cue end of the bat. He takes a single.

Sai Sudharsan completes his FIFTY with this single! A low full toss, around middle, Sai Sudharsan flicks it with some power but straight to long on for a single. He has played a good hand but there is a long way to go in this chase.

Leg bye! A bit quicker and fuller, on the pads, Jos Buttler misses his flick shot and gets hit on the front pad. They run for a leg bye as the ball gets deflected towards short third.

Floated it up, around middle, Sai sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 100 comes up for Gujarat Titans.

SIX! TOP SHOT! Chahal offers flight on this googly and bowls it wide outside off, Sai Sudharsan comes down the track to get to the pitch of the ball. He lofts it inside out over wide long off for a biggie.

On the pads, slightly fuller than the previous one, Sai flicks it to deep square leg for a single to end the over.

WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side, on a good length, Sai misses the tickle. Called a wide.

Hard length, around off, Jos drags it this time with a pull shot to deep square leg for a single.

Marco hits the deck hard, short of a length, around middle and leg, Jos Buttler swivels to pull it but misses.

Back of a length, around off, Buttler looks to drag it towards long on but ends up chipping it back to the bowler.

FOUR! And another! Jansen is bowling that same line and length, short and around leg, Jos Buttler pulls it this time to the right of deep square leg for another boundary.

FOUR! DISPATCHED! Jansen bowls it a bit short and into the body, around leg, Jos Buttler makes room and lifts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Nagging length and around off, Jos pushes it to wide long off for a single.

Dragged length and touch outside off, Jos Buttler changes his stance for a reverse sweep but misses. The keeper Prabhsimran Singh dislodges the bails and appeals for the stumping but the square leg umpire is unmoved.

Slightly fuller and around off, Sai fetches it out to nudge it towards long on for a single.

Nagging length, around middle, Sai looks to flick it to the leg side but ends up wearing it onto his pads off an inside edge.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Chahal bowls it short again and on the pads, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and pulls it. The ball goes through the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.

Begins with a short ball, around off, Jos punches it to long off for a single.

SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai spills it at deep third man! Hard length by Stoinis and outside off, Sai Sudharsan swings at it as he looks to slice it. The ball takes the outer half of the bat and goes towards deep third man. Azmatullah Omarzai runs in to his right and leaps to catch it, but the ball bursts through his hand and goes over the ropes.

Back of a length, around off, Jos Buttler throws his hands at it and gets it off the splice of the bat. The ball lobs up towards mid-wicket and they pick up a quick single.

BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Jos Buttler looks to punch it towards mid off but misses.

Goes slightly fuller and on the pads, Jos Buttler leans on and uses his wrists to flick it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

Back of a length, into the body of the batter, Sai pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! A streaky boundary after the break! Stoinis bowls it on a good length, from over the wicket and outside off, Sai Sudharsan comes forward to drive it. He manages to get a thick outside edge that goes to the left of the keeper for a boundary.

Short and on off, Jos Buttler punches it to covers.

OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Maxwell gets the big fish, Shubman Gill! Maxi gives this one some air, full and around leg. Gill steps down the track to slog it over mid-wicket but only manages to get a leading edge. The ball loops in the air in front of covers where Priyansh Arya comes forward, stumbles a bit but manages to hold onto the catch in the end. Gill walks back for a quick-fire 33 off just 14 runs, and GT lose their first!

Flighted, full and on off, Shubman Gill slogs sweeps it high in the air but well wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Fine shot! Tossed up, full and around middle. Shubman Gill goes down across a bit and swipes it over square leg for a boundary.

Quicker, short and on middle, Sai Sudharsan looks to heave it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads over the keeper's head. A leg bye is taken.

Fires one full but down the leg side, Sai Sudharsan tries to paddle it away but misses. Wided.

Floated, full and on middle, Sai Sudharsan goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg. The fielder runs to his left and dives to make a good stop. Two runs taken.

SIX! Super shot! Marco Jansen pitches it up this time, on off, Shubman Gill just gets underneath it and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie. 50 up for Gujarat Titans!

Short of a length and on leg, slower too, Shubman Gill tries to pull it away but misses and gets hit high on the body.

Good length and on leg, Sai Sudharsan misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards mid-wicket. The batters cross for a leg bye.

SIX! Cheeky and effective! Marco Jansen bowls this on a hard length and down the leg side. Sai Sudharsan quickly shuffles down across and scoops it nicely over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

On a length and on middle, Shubman Gill tucks it to the right of the bowler for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, Sai Sudharsan looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. A single is taken.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Fuller one and around off. Shubman Gill goes inside out. Skips down the track and smacks it over extra covers for four runs. 19 runs off the over!

Pitched up and on middle, Shubman Gill drills it hard but straight to mid on.

SIX! Easy pickings! Azmatullah Omarzai goes short once more but down the leg side. Shubman Gill stays back and helps it on its way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.

Short of a length and on middle, Shubman Gill heaves it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

SIX! Skipper gets into the act now! Azmatullah Omarzai goes full again but angling into the pads. Shubman Gill picks it up and whips it nicely, using his wrists over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Fuller and on the pads, Sai Sudharsan clips it through mid-wicket for a single. Had the throw hit from Suryansh Shedge, Sai was gone.

Good length and on off, Sai Sudharsan pats it in front of covers and scampers across for a run.

Hard length and on off, Sai Sudharsan stabs it straight to covers. Four dots in a row now!

Another short ball but on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan takes a couple of steps forward and ducks under it.

Arshdeep Singh bangs this one into the pitch and around off, Sai Sudharsan sways away to ramp it but fails to connect.

Back of a length and on off, Sai Sudharsan punches it to extra covers.

Fuller and on off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards mid off for a single.

SIX! BANG! GT will hope that's the first of many in this chase! Pitched up and on middle and leg. Sai Sudharsan gets closer to the pitch of the ball and lofts it stylishly over the long on fence for a biggie.

Short of a length and on middle, Sai Sudharsan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Risky run! On a length and on off, Shubman Gill taps it inf front of covers and sets off for the run. Priyansh Arya picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A direct hit and he was a goner!

Full again and on off, shaping away, Shubman Gill drills it to mid off.

Fuller one and on leg, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Azmatullah Omarzai begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, on middle, nips back in. Sai Sudharsan gets cramped up and drops it on the pitch.

Just 5 runs off the first over then! Short of a length and outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it to deep point for a single.

Arshdeep Singh bangs this hard into the pitch, on middle, keeps a bit low. Sai Sudharsan tries to pull it away but misses and gets hit right on the box. That will sting a bit.

Three dots in a row now! Hits the length hard and outside off, shaping away, Sai Sudharsan slashes hard at it but misses.

On a length and on off, Sai Sudharsan pushes it to covers.

Back of a length and on off, Sai Sudharsan dabs it to point.

FOUR! Gujarat Titans are underway in good style! Arshdeep Singh starts with a good-length delivery but down the leg side. Sai Sudharsan glances it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.