Live Cricket Score - GT vs PBKS, Match 48, IPL 2022

Livingstone wraps up chase with aplomb

What a statement victory for the Punjab Kings, downing table-toppers Gujarat Titans by chasing down the target in just 16 overs! Excellent morale-boosting outing for an otherwise inconsistent side. Livingstone decided to just fast track the chase in the 16th over when Shami came back. He sent one six out of the ground, and hit two more of them and two fours in a 28-run over that brought a crashing end to the chase.

87-run stand broken...

Lockie Ferguson finds a way through. It was starting to look like Dhawan and Rajapaksa would take this game away. They added 87 off 58 balls to keep the team ahead of the eight-ball but Rajapaksa is gone now, trapped leg before.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa on song...

...after quite a while. He's moved to 20 off 10 with some violent swishing of the bat and Dhawan in his company is doing well to retaliate against GT's fine fast bowling on a surface with true bounce.

No unshackling for Bairstow tonight

The chance to open doesn't bring big runs for the big Englishman as he falls for 1 in the third over.

A fiery start on the cards?

Jonny Bairstow has walked out to open in place of Mayank Agarwal... and with him is Shikhar Dhawan who has thesenumbers against Mohammed Shami!

Dhawan vs Shami: 108 Runs | 69 Balls | 0 Outs | 156.52 SR

GT end on 143 for 8

They'd have liked a little over 150 but they'd probably take this too. And it's come inspite of a middle-order implosion and an overall lack of batting impetus is because of their 20-year-old #3 Sai Sudharshan, who dragged on to finish with an unbeaten 64 off 50. He says he could've avoided a few dots - he had 12 in all - but batting looked rather tough. 29 off the last three overs will still count as a mini-win for GT and they'll back their strong bowling attack to make a match of this.

What are GT at the death without Miller, Tewatia and Rashid?

We'll find out shortly as all three have been dismissed. Tewatia and Rashid off successive balls from Rabada. Sai Sudharshan has struggled all through but has carried on and is batting on 48 off 41. His innings could be a bigger success if he can shift gears and GT get more than 30 in the last three overs. They're currently down to 114 for 6 in 17!

Slow goings for Gujarat Titans

Punjab haven't taken their foot off the pedal all through. There's just been no let off even after Hardi Pandya's dismissal and the runs have just not come easy. GT have limped to 66 for 3 in 11 overs with Sai Sudarshan and David Miller in the middle.

One of the many reasons for GT's great start to life in the IPL?