Mohit Sharma was excellent with his variations to pick 3-31 while Rashid Khan ended a three-game wicketless run to take 2-38 as Gujarat Titans keep their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Playoffs hopes alive with a comfortable 35-run win over Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
With this win, GT has set up the title clash with four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Sunday in Ahmedabad.
Opener Shubman Gill notched up his second half-century of IPL 2023 while fast bowler Mohit Sharma marked his comeback in the tournament with a stellar spell to lead the way for Gujarat Titans to beat Punjab Kings by six wickets at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium on Thursday.
Before Mohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra had stated that saliva and sweat are the required components to maintain the shine of the ball.
Mohit Sharma had made his international debut under Dhoni and played for the Chennai Super Kings for three seasons in the IPL.
The right-arm, medium-pacer came into the limelight in the 2012-2013 Ranji season, following which he was signed on by Chennai Super Kings. He impressed, taking 20 wickets from 15 matches.
Punjab cannot afford to falter an inch in their last two matches to be in contention.
