Shubman Gill hits half-century, but LSG restrict GT to modest 144/4
Pune, May 10: Opening batter Shubman Gill hit a fine unbeaten half-century but Lucknow Super Giants produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Gujarat Titans to a modest 144 for 4 in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Gill remained not out on 63 off 49 balls with the help of seven fours but lacked support from the other end. He was left stranded as GT's next highest scorer was David Miller (26).
Avesh Khan (2/26) picked up two wickets for LSG, while Mohsin Khan (1/18) and Jason Holder (1/44) scalped one apiece.
GT's decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired big time as they lost Wriddhiman Saha (5) and Matthew Wade (10) cheaply with the scoreboard reading just 24 inside five overs.
With wickets tumbling from the other end, Gill went about his business cautiously and in the company of skipper Hardik Pandya shared 27 runs for the third wicket before the latter departed, edging one to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps to give Avesh his second wicket of the day.
Once Hardik departed, Gill took the onus on himself and upped the ante, first chopping Avesh to the square boundary and then reverse-swept Krunal Pandya to the third-man fence in the next over.
But thereafter, both Gill and Miller failed to open their arms as Mohsin and Krunal bowled tight line and length to stem the run flow.
Miller finally broke the shackles in the third delivery of the 16th over with a huge six off Jason Holder over extra cover, in what was the first maximum of the innings.
Miller, however, perished in the final ball of the over, caught by Ayush Badoni as he slashed one straight to deep third man.
Gill, on the other hand, went about his innings in a smooth fashion and brought up his fifty in 42 balls with a single off Dushmantha Chameera.
Once he reached his fifty, Gill opened up and struck Chameera for back-to-back boundaries to pick up 14 runs from the 17th over.
Rahul Tewatia (22 not out off 16 balls) used the long handle to good effect in the final over, smashing Holder for three boundaries to take the score close to the 150-run mark.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 144 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 63 not out; Avesh Khan 2/26).
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Cargo vessel heading to Lakshadweep from Mangaluru port sinks, 6 crew members rescued
Mangaluru: A cargo ship identified as 'MSV Salamat', which was en-route from the Mangaluru port to Lakshadweep, reportedly sank on Wednesday morning, about 60 nautical miles southwest of Mangaluru on the Karnataka coast. The Coast Guard has rescued 6 crew members on board.
The vessel had departed from Mangaluru port on May 12, carrying cargo including cement and construction materials, and was scheduled to reach Kadmat Island in Lakshadweep by May 18. However, on May 14, at around 5:30 am Indian Standard Time, it was hit by a massive wave, which is believed to have caused the ship to sink.
However, The exact cause of the incident is yet to be confirmed.
According to reports, the crew managed to abandon the sinking ship and took refuge in a small boat. They were later spotted by the crew of another passing vessel, who alerted the Indian Coast Guard in Mangaluru.
The patrolling ICG ship Vikram rescued all the crew from the dinghy boat, provided first aid and brought them to the New Mangalore port on Thursday, Coast Guard officials said.
