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Former India participant Mohammad Kaif expressed his shock at Punjab Kings not opting to make the most of IPL’s document wicket-taker Yuzvendra Chahal towards the Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Chahal bowled only one over within the match, conceding 13 runs as GT received the encounter by 4 wickets.
“It surprises me to see a highest wicket taker of ipl historical past Yuzi Chahal bowl only one over towards GT. Bear in mind he has 228 ipl wickets during which 139 have come on the flat Chinnaswamy throughout his 8 years with RCB. Okay, the pitch had grass however Chahal is an IPL nice he might have discovered methods to get wickets. Punjab must belief him extra,” Kaif stated on X.
After the match, PBKS participant Suryansh Shedge, who made his maiden IPL fifty on Sunday, stated the group opted to rely extra on tempo than spin, with the 7.5m size and two-paced floor on the Narendra Modi Stadium making strokeplay tough.
It surprises me to see a highest wicket taker of ipl historical past Yuzi Chahal bowl only one over towards GT. Bear in mind he has 228 ipl wickets during which 139 have come on the flat Chinnaswamy throughout his 8 years with RCB. Okay, the pitch had grass however Chahal is an IPL nice he might have…
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 3, 2026
“I believe all of it relied on the state of affairs. We went into the sport pondering we now have to bowl extra quick bowlers as a result of that seven-and-a-half metre size was tough to play. I believe it was a bit two-paced due to the grass and the black soil. So I believe that was the intention,” he stated within the post-match press convention.
“Typically it was sticking, typically it was skidding by. So I believe our bowling coach, simply earlier than the powerplay bought over, he despatched out a message to Vyshak saying that you need to bowl that size, and you’ll see how properly Vyshak bowled. So yeah, I believe the planning was proper,” he added.
Chahal has taken 228 wickets within the IPL along with his greatest season being 2022 the place he took 27 scalps. This season, he has 7 wickets in 9 matches.
On Sunday, opener Sai Sudharsan compiled a 41-ball 57 as Gujarat Titans defeated table-toppers Punjab Kings by 4 wickets. Despatched in to bat, PBKS had been diminished to 47 for five within the ninth over however Suryansh Shedge (57) steadied the ship with a 79-run stand off 44 balls with Marcus Stoinis (40).
Nevertheless, as soon as they departed, Punjab couldn’t get the momentum within the loss of life overs, managing a modest 163 for 9.
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In reply, Sudharsan set the platform with a 41-ball innings, whereas Jos Buttler (26) and Washington Sundar (40) additionally contributed as GT scored 167 for six in 19.5 overs. Arshdeep Singh (2/24) and Vijaykumar Vyshak (2/31) took two wickets every for PBKS.