GT vs LSG, Match 51 IPL 2023 Stats Review: Pandya brothers’ unique feat, GT’s record total and other stats

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Openers Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha struck 94* and 81 runs respectively as Gujarat Titans (GT) registered their highest-ever score of 227/2, eventually winning Match 51 of IPL 2023 by 56 runs against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Ahmedabad. Quinton de Kock, who played his first game of the season, scored 70 off 41 while Kyle Mayers smashed 48 but the target proved too much for the visitors at the end.

Speaking about how the match unfolded, skipper Krunal Pandya won the toss and opted to field first. Gill and Saha shared the highest opening partnership of 142 for the Titans, surpassing their own 106-run stand against Mumbai Indians (MI) last year. Captain Hardik Pandya and David Miller scored 25 and 21* respectively as the home side also posted the highest score in an IPL game in Ahmedabad.

Chasing 228, Mayers and De Kock put up an 88-run partnership for the opening wicket before the former got dismissed against Mohit. The middle order failed to contribute for the Super Giants as they crumbled chasing the big target. With this victory, GT kept their 100% record against LSG intact as they have played four and won all of them. For his sparkling innings right at the top of the order, Gill won the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 51 between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2023:

1 – For the first time in the history of the IPL, two brothers played against each other as captains.

227/2 – GT registered its highest total of 227/2 in the IPL. Their previous best of 207/6 came against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the same venue (Ahmedabad) this season.

20 – Wriddhiman Saha smashed the fastest half-century in 20 deliveries for GT. He broke the record of Vijay Shankar’s 21-ball fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) this campaign.

142 – Shubman Gill and Saha recorded the highest opening partnership of 142 for the Titans. Previously, the same pair shared a 106-run stand against MI in Mumbai (Brabourne) in 2022.

78/0 – GT scripted its highest-ever total of 78/0 in the powerplay. They managed to post 65/1 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in this season’s opener at the same venue.

7 – Gill has now slammed the most sixes (seven) by a GT batter in an innings. He surpassed David Miller’s tally of six maximums against CSK in Pune last year.

4 – GT has played four matches against LSG and they have emerged victorious on all four occasions.

7.11 – Deepak Hooda has scored just 64 runs in ten innings at a mere average of 7.11 and with the highest score of 17 this season.

75.14 – Gill has amassed 526 runs in ten innings at a solid average of 75.14 and a strike rate of 152.46 with one century and three fifties in all T20s in Ahmedabad.

227/2 – The Titans also posted the highest total of 227/2 against LSG in the league. They bettered CSK’s score of 217/7 which came in Chennai this season.

9 – LSG has now lost nine out of the 13 games while chasing in the IPL.

94 – Gill also registered the joint-second-highest individual score of 94* for the Titans. Miller also scored 94* against CSK in the last edition. Gill himself is at the top for notching up 96 runs against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mumbai (Brabourne) in 2022.

2 – GT scripted their second-highest victory (in terms of runs) by 56 runs in the league. They defeated the same LSG side by 62 runs in Pune in 2022.

2 – Saha slammed his fastest fifty in 20 deliveries in the IPL. Previously, he scored a 22-ball half-century for PBKS against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2014 edition.

2 – Gill and Saha also recorded the second-highest opening partnership of 142 in IPL 2023. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli shared a 148-run stand against MI in Bangalore.