The Gujarat Titans’ next Indian Premier League 2024 matchup will now take place against the Lucknow Super Giants.
Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings squared off in Indian Premier League 2024 match 17 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Shubman Gill, the skipper, lost the toss and had to bat first, using the flat surface to his advantage. With an incredible 89 runs off of 48 balls, he led his team to a huge 199 runs, making him the game’s top scorer.
In response, Punjab Kings lost their captain during the second powerplay over. Leading the attack were Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh, but both were defeated by Noor Ahmed. The pursuit was disrupted by the team’s frequent wicket losses. With a fantastic knock under duress, Shashank Singh managed to keep it alive. With one ball remaining, PBKS ultimately emerged victorious in an incredible fashion. Let’s examine the ways in which the Gujarat Titans may get better before their upcoming matchup with the Lucknow Super Giants.
To resume their winning ways, the Gujarat Titans should implement these three adjustments.
3. Replace Vijay Shankar with Shahrukh Khan.
The Gujarat Titans team has had Vijay Shankar since the 2022 Indian Premier League season. Throughout the second season, he played his position brilliantly and was expected to make a return to the Indian team. His 2024 season performances, though, have been dubious. The standards held for him have not been met by him.
Shahrukh Khan should be given a chance at this role due to his expertise and adaptability in the lineup. In addition to being the franchise’s ideal power batter, he has the ability to be a useful bowler on spinning tracks. The Titans paid a premium to choose the all-around player, therefore it would make sense for the team administration to award him
2. Give Darshan Nalkande more overs.
The Gujarat Titans’ team management has not used Darshan Nalkande well in the squad’s last two games. He replaced their foreign speedster Spencer Johnson in the starting lineup. In their previous match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, he did not, however, receive more than two overs of Darshan. He was able to get his team back into the game by bowling just the last over against PBKS.
The team management would have been severely impacted by this outstanding performance under duress, suggesting that he ought to bowl his entire allotment of overs. With the variety of skills he possesses, he can pose a significant risk to the hitters.
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The Gujarat Titans’ devastating defeat to the Punjab Kings is solely their own fault. Their catching could have been much better, even though they were tight in the field and did not take any for granted in keeping the ball from touching the boundary ropes. They missed four catches today in all, and that was a major factor in the outcome of the game.
There were four dropped receptions, and two of them may have ended the match. The first of such was when Azmatullah Omarzai dropped Sikander Raza in the eleventh over, which would have been disastrous for the Punjab Kings’ batting order. In the second one, Umesh Yadav dropped Player of the Match winner Shashank Singh in the 17th over. The result of the game might have been drastically different if these two catches had been made.
