- Gujarat Titans win by 7 wickets
- Prasidh Krishna Purple Cap holder
- Jos Buttler scores 100th T20 50
Gujarat Titans climbed into fifth place in the IPL standings with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants, sealing the win with eight balls to spare. The result continues their recent resurgence, as the Titans secured back-to-back wins to build momentum in the tournament.
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New Purple Cap Holder
Prasidh Krishna produced a standout spell, taking 4-28—his best-ever figures in the IPL—to continue his impressive start to the season. He now has 10 wickets in four matches, moving one ahead of Ravi Bishnoi of the Rajasthan Royals in the race for the leading wicket-taker.
Buttler’s Milestones
Jos Buttler brought up two significant milestones during his 60 off 37 balls. He reached 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket and passed 14,000 runs in the format. As a result, the innings lifted him to fifth in the Orange Cap standings with 176 runs. That comes after back-to-back fifties.
His teammate, Shubman Gill also passed a milestone in this game. He became the youngest player to pass 4000 runs in IPL, with his 56 off 40 balls and is up to 7th in the Purple Cap race with 165 runs.
Next matches
Gujarat Titans will be looking to continue their winning run, when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday (17th April), who are currently bottom.
Lucknow Super Giants face Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Wednesday (15th April), hoping to return to winning ways.
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