“Next poster boy for India”- Twitter erupts as Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha’s assaults power GT to massive total against LSG

Netizens are applauding Saha and Gill's knocks as well as lamenting over the latter's not being able to slam his maiden century in IPL.

“Next poster boy for India”- Twitter erupts as Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha’s assaults power GT to massive total against LSG

Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were left stunned after the assaults from Gujarat Titans’ (GT) Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill, for both of them fired on all cylinders to take their team to a massive 227/2 (their highest in Indian Premier League (IPL) in their 20 overs, on Sunday (May 7) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both Saha and Gill slammed their respective half-centuries and owing to only these two batters, GT reached that total.

After winning the toss, LSG skipper Krunal Pandya chose to field first. But they had no answer in front of the GT openers, Gill and Saha. They stitched a 142-run stand before Avesh Khan was able to finally give the first breakthrough by dismissing the Saha in the 12th over. But it was too late as GT perfectly used that powerful start to drive toward a mammoth total. 

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Saha racked up a 43-ball 81 with 10 fours and four maximums at an impressive strike rate of 188.37. Gill remained unbeaten on 94 off 51 balls, and his knock was laced with two boundaries and a whopping seven sixes, at a strike rate of 184.31. This was Gill’s fifth half-century of this season, and 19th overall, while Saha hammered his second half-century this season and 13th one in his career. 

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Check how Twitter reacted to Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha’s knocks 

Netizens are applauding Saha and Gill’s knocks as well as lamenting over the latter’s not being able to slam his maiden century in IPL.

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Apart from this destructive duo, GT captain Hardik Pandya, with a four and two sixes, added 25 runs from 15 balls, while finisher David Miller, who remained unbeaten, quickly added 21 runs from 12 balls with a six and two fours to steer the defending champions to 227/2 in their 20 overs. Among the LSG bowlers, only two could scalp wickets. Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan bagged one wicket each.

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