Hardik Pandya in disbelief after he edges Avesh Khan’s wide delivery

Gujarat Titans’ Hardik Pandya was in disbelief after he was dismissed cheaply against Lucknow Supergiants on Wednesday, May 10 at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

Gujarat Titans have won the toss and opted to bat first. But they didn’t have a bright start as they lost opener Wriddhiman Saha in the third over. Later Matthew Wade, who made a return to playing XI also faltered. He got dismissed for 10 off 7.

But it was another opener Shubman Gill who scored an unbeaten 63 runs from 49 balls by smashing seven fours. And he was supported by Rahul Tewatia who had smashed three fours and scored 22 runs in 16 balls.

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Hardik Pandya in disbelief after dismissal

Hardik Pandya had walked out to bat at number 4. He didn’t look much better then but, in the 10th, over of the match, he tried to break the shackles.

But Avesh Khan bowled a short one wide off the stump. Hardik attempted to put in away, went hard at the ball. But in that process, he got a top-edge and it wasn’t difficult for Quinton de Kock to grab an easy catch.

Hardik Pandya certainly wasn’t happy after scoring 11 off 13 balls. He was completely in disbelief and stood on the ground for a couple of seconds before making the long walk back to the dug-out. He was also seen sitting in the dugout, wearing helmet with sad expressions on his face as he struggled to come out of what just happened to him.

So far, Hardik Pandya has scored 333 runs in 11 matches including three half-centuries. And on many occasions, he saved the Titans from danger.

In the match against Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants, the former had scored 144 runs. It was a very easy target for LSG but they failed to score, and miserably, got bundled out for a mere 82 runs.

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