Two new entrants in the IPL, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants produced a cracker of a game on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium. It was Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat, who had the last laugh, beating KL Rahul & Co by five wickets.

Lucknow got off to a flying start while defending 158 runs, dismissing Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar. However, Hardik steadied the innings to set up the run chase before the Super Giants made a swift comeback to put the Gujarat franchise on the backfoot.

Rahul Tewatia and David Miller threatened to take the game away but Avesh Khan induced a loose shot of the Proteas batter. It was a dolly for KL Rahul, who juggled thrice to complete the catch.

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya’s wife Natasa Stankovic, who was present in the stands, was disappointed by the dismissal and came up with a hilarious reaction. The video has now gone viral on social media.

Watch the clip here:

https://twitter.com/thesportsbash/status/1508500394489835520?s=20&t=bR3nGWm6CSxf44dT5JokKg

Gujarat Titans were at 138/5 in 17.3 overs with another 21 required with Rahul Tewatia and Abhinav Manohar in the middle. Both of them showed great presence of mind to take the game with two balls to spare.

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“I want to take some more responsibility for my batting” – Hardik Pandya on batting at No.4

Batter’ Hardik Pandya will be seen donning a key role in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 for Gujarat Titans. He will be seen predominantly batting at No.4 for the Titans this year.

Speaking after the game against Lucknow, the 28-year-old all-rounder said:

“Yeah, mostly I will bat at No.4. I want to take some more responsibility for my batting and make sure the guys around can play freely. We’ve spoken about winning as a team. The contributions we had today were good to see. That worked well for us.”

Gujarat will next face Delhi Capitals in their second game on Saturday.

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