‘Rahul Tewatia Remember The Name’- Fans Hail GT Batting All-Rounder After Gujarat Titans Beat Punjab Kings

Gujarat were off to a flier as Gill eased into a cover drive off Arshdeep for four. Wriddhiman Saha launched into Arshdeep by driving, whipping, pulling and slicing with disdain to take four boundaries in the third over.

Mohali: Twitterati started hailing Gujarat Titans’ Rahul Tewatia after the batter smashed the winning runs against Punjab Kings on Thursday at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. The batting all-rounder goes down on his knees and scoops the long ball over short fine leg to seal the deal for GT.

This was Gujarat’s third win of the ongoing season and it took them to third place on the IPL points table, while Punjab were handed their second loss of the tournament.

The defending champions were on course for a comfortable win, thanks to Shubman Gill’s 49-balls 67. Punjab needed seven runs in the final over to win the game. For the hosts, Sam Curran took the responsibility to bowl the final over and after conceding a single on the first ball, he shattered Gill’s wicket on the second to put Punjab on front. With six runs needed off four balls, Rahul Tewatia arrived at the crease and he took a single on the first ball.

David Miller also took a single on the next ball and the equation was brought down to four required from two deliveries. On the penultimate ball of the match, Tewatia who has hurt Punjab twice in the past goes down on his knee and scoops the length ball over short fine leg to seal the deal for defending champions. With his two ball five, Tewatia once again became the unlikely hero.

After Tewatia’s boundary Gujarat Titans’ fans started hailing the batting all-rounder and here are the viral tweets:

Rahul Tewatia, just remember the name.#PBKSvGT pic.twitter.com/ltX2MJMLsS

— Sir BoiesX ? (@BoiesX45) April 13, 2023

The winning celebration by Rahul Tewatia. pic.twitter.com/JfCSrYokdI

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 13, 2023

Iceman of Gujarat – Rahul Tewatia.

Gujarat needs 4 runs from 2 balls and he smashed a four. What a player. pic.twitter.com/pgmdXx9sNT

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 13, 2023

Rahul Tewatia is a nightmare of PBKS. pic.twitter.com/MyltTbwCTY

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 13, 2023

Brief scores: Punjab Kings 153/8 in 20 overs (Matthew Short 36, Jitesh Sharma 25; Mohit Sharma 2-18, Rashid Khan 1-26) lost to Gujarat Titans 154/4 in 19.5 overs (Shubman Gill 67, Wriddhiman Saha 30; Harpreet Brar 1-20, Sam Curran 1-25) by six wickets

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