IPL 2024, Match 17 Stats Review: Second highest successful chase at Ahmedabad and other stats from GT vs PBKS

In another thriller played put by these two teams, Punjab Kings looked down and out at one stage in the chase, but held on to their nerve and finally managed to defeat Gujarat Titans by three wickets chasing a mammoth 199. 

Punjab Kings put the Titans in to bat, who on the back of an inspired performance by skipper Shubman Gill (89 off 48) put up 199/4. Sai Sudharsan (33 off 19) and Rahul Tewatia (23 off 8) also helped in the cause. 

In reply, PBKS never really got going at the top and were reduced to 70/4 in the ninth over with the most significant contribution coming from Prabhsimran Singh (35 off 24). Even then the Punjab Kings took things steady despite losing Sikandar Raza. Jitesh Sharma (16 off 8) was struggling at the start but his two consecutive sixes off Rashid Khan made it easier for debutant Ashutosh Sharma (31 off 17) to complement the true shining star of Punjab Kings in this match, Shashank Singh (61 off 29). Coming in when 110 runs were needed in almost 11 overs, he guided the chase even while both Raza and Jitesh Sharma were struggling. 

Also read: IPL 2024 Who is Shashank Singh? Everything you need to know about Punjab Kings star

With this win, Punjab Kings have broken a two-match losing streak and now both teams have two wins from four matches each. 

Here are all the stats and milestones from the game:

50 - Rashid Khan became the first player to take 50 wickets for Gujarat Titans in the IPL. He is also now the highest wicket-taker in the team's history. Mohammed Shami is close on his heels, but he is not playing this season so the record will likely be with Rashid Khan for a while.

4 - Rashid Khan became the fourth player to take 50 or more wickets for two different teams in the IPL. The other three are Piyush Chawla, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal. Prior to his Titans stint, Rashid Khan had taken 93 wickets in 76 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

1 - This season is yet to see any hundreds, but Shubman Gill's 89* is now the highest individual score of this season.

2 - The target of 200 that PBKS successfully chased was the second-highest ever at Ahmedabad, it was also the second-highest chase to date against Gujarat Titans.

6 - The chase of a target of 200 was the sixth highest by Punjab Kings, this means that Punjab Kings have now chased targets of 200 or more 6 times in IPL, beating the record of 5 times by Mumbai Indians.

61 - Shashank Singh's score of 61, is the second-highest by a PBKS batter at No.6 and the highest for the team at that position in a run chase.